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2020
July
"GIANT Health annouced today the 2020 event on the 1-2nd Decmeber will be a virtual gathering! Bayer G4A is in search of digital health startups who are driving change in the digital health and care industry.
If you are passionate about healthcare technology and innovation and would like to advertise an opportunity on our website check out GIANT's Talent Network.
The GIANT Health Inbound Trade Mission: delivering opportunities for foreign health-tech businesses to enter the UK market will be held as planned, virtually.
Christophe Jauquet from Healthusiasm has produced a document which uncovers opportunities to do good for the planet, society and more importantly our own health and happiness. Read more here.
Check out the shows at Giant section on the GIANT website if you want to get involved in this years event and do not forget to join the discussion on digital health at https://twitter.com/gianthealthevnt "
July
One of the main issues coming out of the US is the interoperability between various Electronic Health Records, which we now can see a shift in post covid -19. Read more here. In funding news Truepill has secured $25 million series B funding, to help them build API connected healthcare infrastructure. Co-founder and CEO Umar Afridi built a B-2-B model to create a direct to patient experience across the whole healthcare ecosystem. Kindbody a fertility and gynaecology based company has raised $32 million in series B funding and Mission Therapeutics, a Cambridge based, English drug discovery and development company has raised £12 million. Bayer is looking to partner with digital health companies developing novel approaches to the unique needs of women’s health. Sound interesting? Read more here. GIANT Health is very excited to introduce our new Job Board Network. Exciting developments from engineers and researchers at MIT, who have made headway in designing a "brain-on-a-chip". Read more here. GIANT Health event 1-2nd of Decemeber 2020!!!
July
"Digital Social Care have set up a helpline to support the adult social sector with harnessing technology during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have covered issues including: NHSmail, MSTeams, remote care monitoring software and general support understanding digital tools. If you are a digital health start up or a company with traction in the didgital health and care industry already, join Bayer G4A, and read about the opportunity here. Amateur (ham) radio use in the UK has seen a ""significant"" rise during the coronavirus lockdown as people seek new ways of staying connected. If you want to get involved check out the website here. Join the GIANT Health discussion on twitter - Tweet us: @gianthealthevnt. Covid-19 Test Kits available at the National Health and Medical Service. Become a ""5000 Women"" Campaign Champion!
If you are interested in becoming a Champion for the campaign sign up to our newsletter and email us here. We look forward to hearing your innovative ideas. "
June
Bayer G4A Partnerships 2020 Open for Applications! Be part of the diverse and vibrant ecosystem of digital health companies. Closing date June 30th, click here for more information. Our partners at Vinehealth have been announced as winners of DigitalAgenda's Impact Award 2020, for health. Do as ISLA did and reape the rewards of having your company and products showcased on the GIANT weekly newsletter. If you are creating health technology products and services for the future and want to be featured in the GIANT newsletter... click here! International Collaborative Grand Rounds Summit on Sunday the 28th of June, will be a virtual event. Head over to their website for more information: www.icgrx.online. Head over to twitter to follow @gianthealthevnt and join in the discussion with leaders in health technology innovation! GIANT Health has partnered with National Health and Medical Service (NHMS) to give you access to the Covid-19 swab test for a new price of £139. This is the lowest test price in the whole of the UK. Reason to be cheerful - Staff at Central Middlesex Hospital completed their 250th procedure using robotic surgery for knee replacements. Read more here. Become a "5000 Women" Campaign Champion! If you are interested in becoming a Champion for the campaign sign up to our newsletter and email us here. We look forward to hearing your innovative ideas. GIANT Health is passionate about encouraging diversity in health and technology. For a limited period of time we are offering discounted tickets for our "5000 women".
June
The latest in health tech news, individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) who are at a higher risk from coronavirus are being given spirometers to measure their lung capacity. VIRTI is mobilising an immersive training platform to rapidly upskill the NHS workforce to tackle COVID-19. The company has been awarded funding as part of the NHSX's TechForce 19 challenge. Read more here. The 4th International VR Awards is taking place on 27th October 2020. More information and registration can be found here: https://vrawards.aixr.org/. In funding news, Bio Strand raises €2M, the funds will be used to help commercialise their platform. Read more here. The Israeli medical imaging company Nano-X has received €20 million in funding in addition to an initial €5 million investment that was made a year ago. Read more here. A new test to help identify people more at risk from liver cancer has been developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, to find out more click here. GIANT Health is passionate about encouraging diversity in health and technology. For a limited period of time we are offering discounted tickets for our "5000 women".
June
This week we farewelled a dear friend and leading member of the global health-tech innovation community, Michael Seres. Farewell Michael; and thanks for your enormous legacy: patient-centered healthcare. 11 Health is the organisation and community founded by Michael. His family will continue to carry out his inspiring work. The latest in healthtech news a new survey says that 6 in 10 would download NHS contact tracing app. Read more here. NHS Highland have commissioned Skysports to partner with them and use their drones to deliver essentials required to fight the pandemic. The initial two week trial will include delivery of PPE and test kits to the beautiful, yet remote, Isle of Mull. Read more here. GIANT Health has partnered with National Health and Medical Service (NHMS) to give you access to the Covid-19 swab test for a new price of £139. This is the lowest test price in the whole of the UK. The global, crowdfunded, venture-investment platform (headquartered in Israel) will create an innovation fund. The fund will invest in new startups and pre-exisitng companies tackling the pandemic. Read more here. The Irish Pharma company raised $8.3 million in series A funding for women's and paediatric cancer. The round was led by Seroba life sciences and funding will support the advancement of the product pipeline. Read more here. The 'digital divide' has become increasingly prominent in light of the recent pandemic, especially in countries with significant ageing populations. A child has been given the worlds first drone-delivered vaccine in Vanuatu. A registered nurse, Miriam Nampil vaccinates the child with a BCG vaccine to prevent tuberculosis and Hepatitis B. For a limited period of time we are offering discounted tickets for our "5000 women".
June
"Mental health not only affects individuals’ quality of life, poor mental health exacts a significant economic toll: by some estimates depression alone costs the British economy in the region of £100 billion a year through lost productivity and the cost of treatment. An example of a product in digital health fighting mental health issues which has attracted significant funding and attention is PReDicT, click here for more information. If you would like advice on protecting your digital health innovation or developing your branding strategy, please get in touch with an attorney from our MedTech or Trade Marks teams via gje@gje.com. In this paper thought leaders and researchers touch on how COVID-19 has escalated the mental health crisis on a global scale. GIANT Health has partnered with National Health and Medical Service (NHMS) to give you access to the Covid-19 swab test for a new price of £139. This is the lowest test price in the whole of the UK. In mental health funding news: MindTech have received an engagement award to research how digital technology can help young people with mental health problems. Read more here. Scottish government providing £3.8 million to expand support
This funding will be for digital mental health services to help services cope with the increase in demand as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here. Digital Metnal health company Meru Health secured $8.1 million in Series A funding. Read more here. SilverCloud Health, used by 70% of the NHS mental health services, secures ~ £13 million in Series B funding. Read more here. All the mental health related mobile apps available on the NHS website: here. If you are developing a mental health tech application or service we would love to hear from you: Drop us a line. Thrive GULU is a mental health support system in Uganda who have started innovative radio and tele-counselling initiatives in Uganda, during Covid-19. Come and join us on the 1st and 2nd December at GIANT Health's main event! "
May
Health coaching, while still a nascent market globally & young in its scientific outcomes, is gaining incredible momentum. @YourCoachHealth has released a new report that sheds light on the current market. To gain access and key industry insights subscribe and download here. Founder shareholders of fast fashion retail giant BOOHOO.COM are to launch a COVID-19 testing company. Read more here. In order to ease the burden on frontline staff against an increase in calls by frontline staff and patients anxiously awaiting COVID-19 test results; the Scottish NHS board launched a proactive messaging solution. The solution is triggered by the patient's results being uploaded to their Netcall Patient Hub module. Read more here. GIANT Health has partnered with National Health and Medical Service (NHMS) to give you access to the Covid-19 swab test for a new price of £139. This is the lowest test price in the whole of the UK. In funding news, Detact Diagnostics a UK-Dutch biotech, based in Ipswich and the Netherlands, has secured up to £10 million in funding to accelerate their pre-clinical trials.The system involves a reaction occurring with the coronavirus enzyme and the detection of the reaction with a portable near infrared light detector. The company states that the test occurs surfacing results within 30 seconds. Read more here. Amwell, a Boston MA-based, telemedicine company, raises $194 million. The company intends on using a large part of the funds to expand and invest in its technology and telehealth services. Read more here. GIANT Health is passionate about encouraging diversity in health and technology. For a limited period of time we are offering discounted tickets for our "5000 women". The UK's first Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre will open a year early to tackle COVID-19. The centre is a state-of-the-art facility which will eventually expand to manufacturing other UK vaccines. More here.
May
RemindMeCare is a digital care platform to aid carers and families. At this time more than ever, we need to better know the person that we’re caring for. Click here to get ReMe. Non-acute health providers will be supported with technology and resources from eBay to enable PPE requests. eBay will work with the NHS Supply Chain, the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Army and Ministry of Defence (MoD) to create an online portal to help ease the pressure of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) distribution. Click here to read eBay's partnership with NHS announcement. The Government of Jersey set the challenge for a new portal to be created to help with PPE distribution. An online technology provider, TSG, managed to create one in 48 hours. Read more here. In funding news, Joint initiative between the UK and European space agencies has resulted in a drone delivering £2.6 Million in PPE. Read more here. Azul 3D, a Skokie based, 3D company in USA recently raised $8 million from an undisclosed set of investors. Read more here. In episode 88 of Dr James Somauroo's health-tech podcast we hear tips on how to get your innovation in front of the NHS to aid the battle against COVID-19. GIANT Health is passionate about encouraging diversity in health and technology. For a limited period of time we are offering discounted tickets for our "5000 women". An online platform has been developed that enables multidisciplinary research scientists to collaborate more effectively. Co-founders of SynSapien are hoping it will be used to help solve other global challenges live the Coronavirus Pandemic. Read more here.
May
Digital Health startup ISLA have closed a pre-seed funding round of £250k to develop a ‘visual patient record’. The Isla platform is free to support with Covid-19 responses, if you are a health professional and would like more information, email hello@islacare.co.uk. With countries beginning to emerge from lockdown, governments have been introducing ways to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. One of the most abundant is the introduction of smartphone contact tracing apps. Read more here. Helium Health is one of the first Lagos based, Nigerian health technology ventures. They digitises data, formalises monetisation and enables telemedicine. This is all for healthcare systems in Nigeria, Liberia and Ghana. Read more here. GDPQ is a London-based, UK multi-channel doctor-on-demand service. The company led by Paul Roberts, CEO, and Dr Anshumen Bhagat, CMO, GDPQ is delivering primary healthcare services that are CQC-qualified. Read more here. Become a "5000 Women" Campaign Champion! If so, sign up to our newsletter and email us here. Apple and Google are joining forces to create contact tracing technology that is interoperable on iOS and Android. They have collaborated and released joint APIs in the first step of their partnership. More here.
May
This week we would love you to take part in one of our partner's twitter polls around Covid-19 testing in the UK, here. The Royal Air Force (RAF) is joining the NHS at the forefront of testing via the NHS smartphone app which could help minimise the spread of Covid-19. The software is being trialed by personnel at RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire. Click here for more info. The National Health and Medical Service (NHMS) can provide immediately the medically valid Covid-19 swab test. Available to anyone in the UK. Use the coupon code GIANT to save £10. In funding news, UK Research and Innovation emergency fund £UNK M has been rolled out and will be used to promote business led innovation and accelerated R&D in a direct response to Covid-19. Read more here. Robocath a Rouen, French company that design and commercialises cardiovascular robotics has raised €40 million. The funding will enable the company to expand its sales and marketing efforts for the first robotic-assisted platform. With the aim of developing and starting their first procedures. Read more here. TestChest® a physiologically accurate lung simulator is being used to monitor, manage and train health-care professionals in the battle against Covid-19. The simulator can replicate the evolution of Covid-19 as well as the recovery process. More here.
April
Do you know of someone who needs to know, if they have the Covid-19 virus? If anyone in your network is self-isolating, and needs a proper, medically valid answer to their concerns, there is a Covid-19 swab test now available immediately to everyone in the UK. National Health and Medical Service (NMHS). Laparoscopic surgery simulator specialists Inovus Medical has converted its manufacturing lines to develop parts for ventilators and personal protection equipment (PPE) as part of two new projects to help battle Coronavirus. Read more here. How are start-ups tackling issues related to Covid-19? From wearables that urge users not to touch their faces, to remote conferencing tech for events, here are some of the start-up solutions helping to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak. More info here. The National Health and Medical Service (NHMS) can provide immediately the medically valid Covid-19 swab test. Available to anyone in the UK. In funding news, Digital health continues to captivate venture capitalists around the world. 2019 was the second largest ever year for funding in this sector, totalling $7.5bn globally – a fraction below the 2018 record of $8.1bn. More info here. The UK government today announced that it will issue £20 million ($24.5 million) in grants of up to £50,000 each to startups and other businesses that are developing tools to improve resilience for critical industries. More info here. GIANT Health is passionate about encouraging and supporting diversity. To encourage more women to attend The GIANT Health Event 2020, we're offering a special event ticket (FULL price ticket £895) to women for only £39. In Italian hospitals, patients are receiving respirators produced by hacked scuba gear. Big hugs to Isinnova and their team, Massimo Temporelli, Fablab Milano and all the people involved in this! More here.
March
Healthcare enterprises around the world are turning to telemedicine to facilitate remote diagnosis and patient monitoring as the disease spreads. “Much like it has done for doctors assessing and treating patients for influenza – where its use has hit an all-time high – televisits can help doctors combat a coronavirus outbreak, even reaching patients in remote locations who have limited access to care,” explained by Dr. Samat Virk of MediSprout. Read more here. The European Commission put out a call Friday for startups and small businesses which are developing technologies that could help combat the COVID-19 outbreak to apply for fast-track EU funding. More info here. AI vs. Coronavirus: How artificial intelligence is now helping in the fight against COVID-19. The COVID-19 Open Research Dataset initiative uses natural language processing to analyze scientific papers about coronavirus. The goal is to help researchers better analyze and understand a growing set of scholarly articles about coronavirus. Read more here. Africa’s largest innovation incubator, CcHub, will offer funding and engineering support to tech projects aimed at curbing COVID-19 and its social and economic impact. Read more here. Announcing a new module at GIANT Health 2020, looking at technology innovation regarding viruses and their threat to humanity. Please see here for more info. In funding news, The European Investment Bank (EIB) will use its InnovFin Infectious Disease Finance Facility, to finance research on halting the spread of COVID-19, but also on cures and vaccine development. More here. €30 million has been allocated by the Spanish government to research projects on coronavirus, with €24 million going to the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII). The institute will develop an urgent aid programme for projects that aim to generate knowledge about the infection. More info here. Are you a student, analyst, or researcher in academia and want to get into health technology communications? Or, are you carrying out exciting health technology research that you want the community to hear about? If so, we would love to hear from you. Contact us here. Medical workers in Wuhan reveal smiles behind their masks after the city closes its last temporary hospital that was built to accommodate overflow coronavirus patients. More here.
March
Startups and Founders urged to prepare for virus-related disruption. There has been a significant number of articles, facts and infographics distributed regarding COVID-19 and coronavirus. What measures are you taking to minimise and manage the impact that COVID-19 may have on your colleagues, staff and/or business? Let us know here. We are announcing a new module at GIANT Health 2020, looking at technology innovation regarding viruses and their threat to humanity. Please click here for more details. In funding news, Cera Care, an assisted home care provider has raised $70 million. The company uses digital services and artificial intelligence to improve the care of the elderly. More about the company here. Inovio Pharmaceuticals, is a biotechnology company based in Pennsylvania, who has won a grant of $9 million. Inovio concentrates on discovery and development of synthetic DNA products for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Read more here. For a reason to be chearful, We found an interesting and heartwarming blog from the couple that were stuck on a ship affected by Coronovirus. This post is on their first day, finally, back at home. Read the post here.
February
"Matt Gould, NHSX CEO, recently convened CEOs and 12 heads of regulatory bodies to determine a list of priorities that could encourage innovation whilst maintaining compliance in the UK. It was highlighted that the NHS AI Lab would aim to play a crucial role in this journey. The summary of the session can be found in Matt Gould's blog post here. Unmind, a London-based workplace mental health platform, was founded in 2016 by Dr. NickTaylor. The company has raised € 9.1M. The platform provides small to large companies with a way to help manage and measure employees mental wellbeing through assessments that are scientifically-backed. Oxford VR, a company based in Oxford closes £10M in series A funding. The company was founded in 2017, as a spin out from Oxford University’s department of Psychiatry. They provide automated VR therapy that translates cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) through virtual reality to provide evidence based treatment. Giant is excited to announce an amazing Leadership Team for the GIANT Health's ""5000 Women"" campaign. Find out the list here. Are you someone that works at Google Health? If so, we would love to get in touch with you regarding an exciting opportunity. Drop us a line here. Surgeons have successfully treated a brain aneurysm using a robot! A robot was used to treat a brain aneurysm for the first time which could lead to remote brain surgery.
Read more here. "
February
A reminder, Super Early Bird tickets for GIANT Health 2020 are now on sale. If you don't want to miss out, please head over to our website and save over £800. The NHS 111 Directory of Services (DoS) and the e-Referral Service (e-RS) are migrating to the cloud. This has come in a move to save public money, whilst ensuring the services are more secure and efficient. Read more at HealthTech Digital. In funding news, Inato, raises $14 million in series A funding. The Paris-based platform, helps biopharmaceutical companies increase their pool of available patients in clinical trials. OncoDNA secures €19 million in Series B funding. OncoDNA, a Gosselies-based health-technology company, focusses on precision medicine. To all the amazing women in healthcare, what would you like to see in our GIANT "5000 Women" Campaign 2020? Email us at: info@giant.health. Dogs could really be a person's best friend! Researchers have discovered that using existing treatments to cure glioma in dogs could lead to advances in treating the cancer-related condition in humans. Read more.
February
"Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered chatbots have been used to screen people for coronavirus. Currently, the chatbots have revealed a large number of people with the flu. In line with this the parent company Bespoke has launched an AI powered chatbot advisor Bebot to keep passengers informed about the coronavirus outbreak. Read more. Ancestry recently followed in the footsteps of 23andMe and decided to cut 6% of their workforce. With sales of consumer DNA tests slowing down it is thought that consumer privacy is one of the main driving factors. Read more. Iora Health, a Boston-based, primary care provider that serves U.S. patients with a relationship-based care model has raised $100 million in Series E Financing. Nurvv secures $9 million in
Series A funding. Nurvv, is a London based, biomechanics and wearables startup. The company is led by husband and wife Jason and Ulrica Roberts who founded this startup and Tech21. To all the amazing women in healthcare, what would you like to see in our GIANT ""5000 Women"" Campaign 2020? Email us at info@giant.health. Gill Jennings & Every (GJE) - is a leading intellectual property firm based in London and Munich. GJE has specialist patent, design and trademark attorneys who are able to advise across the full range of intellectual property rights. Want to know more about GJE's services contact them here. World Cancer day was just last week on the 4th February. If you head over to worldcancerday.org you can read some of the most inspiring global stories. "
February
New innovative ways to combat coronavirus, DNA tests and the current market and taking part in our AI healthcare outcomes poll on twitter
February
The battle over U.S. patient medical records, NHS Trusts using digital e-observation tools and a podcast about digital health
January
A summary of the latest health-technology and funding news, upcoming Health-Tech events and more
January
A summary of the latest health-technology and funding news, upcoming Health-Tech events and more.