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Posted: 08 september 2020

4th GIANT Thinking #podcast episode is LIVE!

In this episode GIANT Health CEO Barry Shrier welcomes Sameer Kothari; Chief Executive of Zilico which is a UK based company which specialises in the design and manufacture of real-time medical diagnostics to address specific clinical needs. Subjects covered in…

The UK looks to healthtech startups during the pandemic

The UK’s healthtech sector has rallied its world-class talent and skills to help in the fight against coronavirus, as startups work side by side with big tech companies to provide new services and technology. From tracking cases to supporting front-line staff; loaning vital equipment and resources; providing online patient care; and gathering and analysing data; tech companies large and small across the country are rising to the challenge to help the government and the NHS. Healthtech is now the second biggest sub-set of the UK tech sector after fintech and there are more than 100 healthtech companies that are on track to become $1bn businesses. The rapid switch to digital communication and tools across the sector, in the face of the crisis, is likely to have a profound impact on how quickly digital healthcare becomes part of the healthcare system in the next few years. During 2019 the sector received $2.3bn in venture capital backing, almost double that of France, the next highest recipient. The companies in the sector have a combined turnover of £24 billion and employ more than 127,400 people across 3,860 businesses. This comes as the Chancellor announced UK businesses driving innovation and development hit by coronavirus will be helped with a £1.25 billion government support package.

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Announcing new speaker | GIANT’s Inbound Trade Mission

Hello Health Tech Community! We honored to announce GIANT's valuable speaker Hassan Chaudhury, who is a Digital Health Specialist at Department for International Trade. Hassan has kindly agreed to give a presentation and contribute his knowledge and expertise at the conference on " How to sell into the UK market". Join us on 1-2 December. Secure your ticket: https://www.giant.health/tickets Get involved in the Inbound trade Mission programme: https://www.giant.health/inbound-trade-mission

GIANT Health is a proud supporter of NHS Charities Together

Did you know that £95 could fund a counselling session for NHS staff? GIANT Health is a proud supporter of NHSCharities Together, for everybody who buys a ticket to attend GIANT Health, we make a donation to NHS Charities Together. Buy…

Are you ready for a new GIANT Thinking podcast episode?

We are super excited and we can't wait to listen to MedicalChain CEO Dr Abdullah Albeyatti - "The Healthcare System is Fragmented". Today, 10:00 am. Click here to download and listen.

Longevity Series webinars by R42 Institute

Starting from 30th September until 16th December. We can share a 20% discount code on a limited number of tickets. Find out more here or contact Anastasiya.

Brills Partnership with GIANT 2020 to enable and encourage your network to take part in our two-day health-tech event for enthusiasts, innovators, leaders, helpers, drivers, and enablers.

What we are offering One complimentary ticket to the partner's organization (worth up to £495) A discount code to offer your network 25% off tickets Promote partner's organization both online (event website, a newsletter with 177k subscribers, social media promotion) and offline (event brochure, banners) using your logo and short intro What we would ask in return Promote GIANT Health event and other GIANT's initiatives online / offline on your events page, website, newsletter, social media, Slack or whatever medium works best for you Tweet at least 12 mentions before the event at your cadence, that will always include tracked link, the #GIANTHealth2020 hashtag and @gianthealthevnt tag Where possible, reposts from GIANT Health social media accounts

Doctorpreneurs is a non-profit organisation and global community for doctors

Doctorpreneurs is a non-profit organisation and global community for doctors, medical students and individuals passionate about healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship. They interview established healthcare innovators and entrepreneurs, organise and promote healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship themed events, and provide career…

GIANT Thinking podcast is LIVE NOW!

Please can you support us and download the first episode at the same time to try and get iTunes to take notice. Download here

What is Hospify?

Ill-served by inefficient, out-dated communication, over 600,000 NHS professionals are currently using consumer messaging services like WhatsApp to supplement communication. But the arrival of GDPR regulations in May 2018 rendered healthcare institutions whose employees use these consumer tools to handle…

Humanity Inc. launches with $2.5m fundraise

Humanity Inc, a new HealthTech app, has officially launched from stealth mode with a $2.5m seed funding round. The investment round was led by US fund, One Way Ventures, and featured a total of 46 investors including HealthTech Angel investor Esther Dyson, Seedcamp, Jane Metcalfe (co-founder of Wired Magazine), and Michael Acton-Smith and Alex Tew (co-founders of Calm app). Developed by serial entrepreneurs Peter Ward and Michael Geer, Humanity is on a mission to help people live healthier, longer lives. Through tracking key ageing biomarkers, alongside personal characteristics and lifestyle choices, the freemium subscription service uses AI and scientific algorithms to uniquely allow users to monitor their rate of ageing and show them what actions they can take to slow it down, or even reverse it. Humanity is Peter Ward’s latest venture after founding WAYN.com (Where Are You Now?), which was sold to lastminute.com after growing its user base to 20 million. Michael Geer previously scaled Badoo to over 70 million users as part of the founding team, and as COO helped lead AnchorFree to 900m users and a $310m exit. Aubrey de Grey commented: “There has been more focus on the science of agieng in recent years causing an acceleration of breakthroughs. However, we still need ways to deliver these discoveries directly to the people.

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