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'Virtual Accident & Emergency' : Scotland at the forefront of HealthTech Innovation
Exec Summary: Scotland has been at the forefront of innovation in healthcare with its "Virtual Accident & Emergency" (A&E) service, also...
Feb 28, 20245 min read


2024: The Year all the 'Tourist" Investors leave the HealthTech markets?
Exec Summary: Tourist investors defined as 'generalist' and 'crossover' investors have slowed down their funding of Healthcare Technology...
Feb 24, 20246 min read


Key Takeaways from the JP Morgan Global Healthcare Conference 2024
Exec Summary: The JP Morgan Healthcare Conference 2024 was a whirlwind of news, trends, and insights for the healthcare industry. Here...
Jan 13, 20247 min read


Google Care Studio: Creating a Longitudinal Health Record
Exec Summary: Google Care Studio is a cloud-based healthcare data management platform that enables healthcare providers to create and...
Dec 5, 20236 min read


Bridges and Tunnels: Future High Value Assets in Healthcare Technology
Exec Summary: The bridges and tunnels in healthcare technology are the infrastructure and systems that enable the efficient and reliable...
Oct 20, 20238 min read


LLM's in Healthcare AI: does the evidence match the hype?
Exec Summary There is a growing body of evidence that suggests that large language models (LLMs) can be effective in a variety of...
Oct 14, 20236 min read


Patient Engagement and Patient Portals by 2030
Exec Summary Patient engagement and patient portals are expected to play an increasingly important role in healthcare by 2030. As...
Oct 12, 202311 min read


In Vitro Diagnostics: emerging HealthTech sub sector is 'one to watch in 2024'
Exec Summary: In vitro diagnostics (IVD) is an emerging HealthTech sub sector that is expected to see significant growth in 2024 and...
Oct 3, 20238 min read


Five potential HealthTech IPO's in 2024: Omada Health, Hinge Health, Sword Health, Doctolib, Aledade
Exec Summary: The HealthTech IPO market is expected to recover in the summer of 2024 with a number of factors now starting to build and...
Sep 6, 202313 min read


What exactly is HealthTech? What is the difference between Digital Health and HealthTech?
Exec Summary: HealthTech is defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as ‘the application of organised knowledge and skills in the...
Jul 22, 20237 min read


HealthTech M&A multiples: current trends and variables driving valuations
Exec Summary: The average revenue multiple for HealthTech companies in 2023 is 4.5x. This is down from 6.5x in 2022, but still higher...
Jul 22, 20238 min read


Is Generative AI ready for Mental Healthcare?
Exec Summary: Generative AI has the potential to be a powerful tool for mental healthcare, but it is not yet ready for prime time. There...
Jul 12, 20238 min read


Doctolib to IPO in 2024? Europe's first $10Bn public HealthTech company?
Exec Summary: There is no official announcement yet about Doctolib's IPO date. However, there have been reports that the company is...
Jun 22, 20238 min read


IBM's Watson was once heralded as the future of healthcare - what went wrong?
IBM's Watson was once heralded as the future of healthcare - what went wrong? Exec Summary: IBM's Watson was once heralded as the future...
Jun 11, 20239 min read


Google Care Studio and Google Bard: Google's best chance to impact healthcare?
Exec Summary: Google Care Studio and Google Bard are two different products from Google that can be used to improve the quality of...
May 21, 20239 min read
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