Would you volunteer to get yourself infected with flu in Canary Wharf? December 3, 2024 For £3,000 you can opt to spend a week helping to create the next generations of vaccines at the world’s largest human challenge trial and quarantine facility – a minute’s walk from Canary Wharf, says Phoebe Arslanagić-Little In October I wrote in City AM about human challenge trials – a medical research study that sees [...]
Could the digitisation of social care pave the way for a better NHS? November 19, 2024 The system, as it stands, is struggling – and the debate over what should or can be done to fix it is still ongoing.
Is your business about to feel the Ozempic squeeze? November 4, 2024 Reshaping stomachs with weightloss drugs like Ozempic likely means reshaping some markets (and probably your strategy), says Paul Armstrong Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are driving a subtle but undeniable shift in obesity rates across the U.S, showing a 2 per cent drop so far. While it’s too soon to crown these drugs the cure-all, their [...]
Howard de Walden opens leading Healthtech hub November 1, 2024 The Howard de Walden Estate has taken a notable step in its healthcare innovation strategy after it announced its £52m investment in a new Healthtech hub centred on Hale House. Partnering with Spacemade, the flexible workspace provider, Walden said it aimed to make the Harley Street Health District the leading global destination for health technology [...]
Bellevue Healthcare hit by ‘surprise’ shareholder exodus October 15, 2024 The £670m Bellevue Healthcare trust has been plunged into turmoil today after more than a third of its shareholders said they wanted to pull their cash from the fund. As the fund launched its annual redemption scheme, which allows investors to cash out for the price of the trust’s underlying assets, some 36 per cent [...]
AI companies are racing to rescue the NHS September 23, 2024 An official review by Lord Darzi revealed recently that the NHS is in “critical condition” following years of underfunding. The review found that the NHS is battling soaring demand, poor productivity, financial pressures and low staff morale. “It’s not just the state of our National Health Service in crisis – it’s also the state of [...]
The Debate: Should firms use our data to issue health advice? September 19, 2024 Do you want Tesco to start giving you healthy food recommendations?
Advanced Medical Solutions: Strong US sales boosts revenue for wound-closure tech firm July 15, 2024 Advanced Medical Solutions (AMS) has announced a 10 per cent revenue hike for the first half of 2024 after sales for wound-closure tech in the United States took off. The company, which develops and manufactures tissue-healing technology, announced first-half revenue of £68m. Based on these numbers, the firm said it expected to report adjusted profit [...]
BATM: Tech firm partners with mystery defence group to target global markets July 2, 2024 Tech firm BATM Advanced Communications has entered a partnership with a mystery technology and defence group in a move the company says will allow it to sell its advanced cybersecurity solution to global commercial markets.
Wilmington: Specialist data provider sells UK healthcare unit for up to £26.3m June 27, 2024 Information and data firm Wilmington has sold its UK healthcare unit for up to £26.3m, completing the divestment of its European healthcare businesses.