The global healthcare landscape is rapidly converging upon a singular, undeniable crisis point regarding musculoskeletal (MSK) health, creating a definitive "before and after" scenario centered around the year 2026. For decades, MSK disorders, encompassing conditions ranging from non-specific low back pain (LBP) to complex post-surgical rehabilitation, have served as the silent epidemic of the industrialised world. However, as we approach the latter half of the 2020s, the con

The Specialist Boutiques: Firms like Nelson Advisors and Clipperton offer highly targeted, domain-specific expertise. They often cater to founder-led exits and specific verticals like Health IT, MedTech, and AI, providing a level of operational empathy and sector nuance that larger firms cannot provide.

European HealthTech this week is dominated by EU-level moves to unlock health data for AI, ongoing NHS digital transformation in the UK, and continued momentum around EU‑wide digital health initiatives and summits.​ European MedTech this week is defined by three themes: regulatory moves around data and devices, imaging and diagnostics innovation (largely via RSNA spillover), and fresh capital forming for growth-stage and infrastructure-heavy plays in Europe.​

Nelson Advisors Partner Lloyd Price has been invited to Judge the PitchFest Awards at ReWired 2026. This is the third time Lloyd has judged the prestigious awards, highlighting the pedigree of UK Digital Health and MedTech companies. Unlike standard "demo days," PitchFest is specifically designed to break down the barriers between start-ups and the NHS. The judges are not just venture capitalists but also Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Clinical Information Office

Nelson Advisors invited to Chair the 'Health Data Under Attack: Emerging Vulnerabilities in Healthcare' Panel at Health Tech Forward 2025 Nelson Advisors Partner Lloyd Price Chaired the 'Health Data Under Attack: Emerging Vulnerabilities in Healthcare panel' at Health Tech Forward 2025 in Barcelona this week. The  panel focused around 5 main questions debated by the guests Laura, Alberto and Naoufal. 1) Laura Busquet Raich, Head of Data Protection and ComplianceConsorci de Sa

Nelson Advisors Partner Lloyd Price was invited to Chair the discussions at the IESE Business School Healthcare Club event on the 3rd December in Barcelona. Lloyd was joined on the panel by Javier Matacàs, Investment Director at Careventures and ⁠Ilan Misano, CEO of X-Applied and former Head of the StartUp Growth Lab - Google Israel's startup accelerator.

The European healthcare technology landscape is currently navigating a period of profound structural transformation. Historically characterised by extreme fragmentation, a patchwork of national regulations, localised reimbursement models and legacy on-premise software, the sector has become the primary target for a new breed of operator: the "Platform Consolidator." Bending Spoons, an Italian technology company, has become the archetype for this model in the consumer app spac

The United Kingdom’s Healthtech and Medtech sectors are approaching a definitive inflection point as the market transitions into 2026. Following a period characterised by post-pandemic market corrections, valuation compression and capital scarcity between 2023 and 2025, the outlook for 2026 is one of strategic acceleration and structural evolution. This report predicts that 2026 will not merely represent a cyclical rebound but a fundamental shift in the operating logic of

This report articulates the emergence of the "Rule of Data," a valuation framework that prioritises the defensibility, quality and exclusivity of the underlying data assets over the scalability of the software wrapper. We predict that in 2026, the only truly defensible data asset is high dimensional, proprietary data that cannot be scraped from the public web, with biological data emerging as the gold standard of this asset class. Through a rigorous analysis of market trends

The first week of December 2025 was defined by two major themes: the domination of RSNA 2025 by European imaging giants and a landmark public private investment partnership to fuel the continent's life sciences sector. The first week of December 2025 highlighted a pivotal shift in European HealthTech regulation, with the European Commission moving to unlock patient data for AI training, a long-awaited reform for the sector. In the UK, the NHS continued its digital integratio

Nelson Advisors has been invited to mentor and judge the MedTech Innovator 2026 programme alongside a panel of esteemed US and European industry executives. Now in its 13th year, MedTech Innovator, the world’s largest medtech accelerator continues to identify the most promising medical device, diagnostic, and digital health startups developing innovative tools to improve patient care.

The European HealthTech and MedTech M&A landscape in 2026 is poised for significant strategic acceleration, marking a transition from cautious, volume-driven dealmaking to high-value, transformative transactions. Deal flow is consolidating toward fewer but substantially larger deals, with market participants prioritising scalable technologies with robust clinical validation and AI integration capabilities.

This report provides an exhaustive analysis of the leading boutique M&A investment bankers advising European Digital Health, HealthTech and MedTech founders. It challenges the traditional "league table" hierarchy, positing that for high-growth, innovation-led companies, specialized sector expertise and deep industrial connectivity often outweigh the balance sheet capabilities of global bulge bracket firms. The analysis distinguishes between the "Industrial MedTech" and "Digit

The healthcare sector is currently witnessing a paradigm shift of historical magnitude, transitioning from a reactive, hospital-centric model to a proactive, continuous, and patient-centric ecosystem. At the heart of this transformation lies the "Internet of Health" (IoH), a term that describes the convergence of consumer electronics, clinical diagnostics and cloud computing. Unlike the broader Internet of Things (IoT), which encompasses everything from smart refrigerators to

Join Future Health Intelligence for an end of year market insight webinar to review the key changes that have shaped 2025 and to gain insights into the key trends that will drive the NHS and UK health IT market in 2026 and beyond, identifying the key emerging market opportunities from the three left shifts set out in the NHS 10-year Plan: Fit for the Future.