Being the change in global healthcare

The global health IT and medical technology conference held by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a key date in the calendar of any healthcare professional. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the pressures faced by healthcare organisations…

Israeli stroke therapy tech startup raises $40m funding round

Israeli stroke therapy technology startup, BrainQ, has announced a $40m funding round led by Hanaco Ventures, along with Dexcel Pharma, and Peregrine Ventures, bringing the total raised by the company to over $50m, adding to support already secured from existing investors OurCrowd, Norma, Sailing…

Using IoT to keep medical factories running during the COVID-19 pandemic

Olympus Corporation, Japanese manufacturer of optics and reprography products with headquarters in Tokyo, has deployed in its Japanese factories the ‘Tracking Solution for Infectious Diseases (COVID-19)’ provided by Macnica Networks, a global network, security and cloud solutions provider with headquarters in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture,…

IoT in healthcare continues to grow despite regulation update

The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is expected to grow to £409bn within the next decade. The integration of the Internet of Things (IoT) into the healthcare environment is accelerating, especially as the coronavirus pandemic has increased demand for the roll-out…