Women's health is a multifaceted field that extends beyond reproductive concerns, encompassing mental, gynecological, and hormonal health. It is important to recognize the normalcy of stages like menopause and not treat them as diseases.
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In this episode, Hannes Toivanen, Lead, Global Digital Ecosystem Engagement at Takeda, and Jesus Jeronimo, Director of New Digital Services & Products at Sanitas + BUPA ELA. Jesus and Hannes talked about how pharma, insurance companies, and healthcare providers work with startups, and what makes a successful partnership.
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For a few years now, Germany has in place a clear workflow for making digital health apps reimbursable. Requirements to achieve that status are, however, quite demanding for vendors.
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Two things are important to keep in mind when assessing the current state of digital health investments: the pandemic changed the habits of clinicians who now know the potential of technology in reaching their patients in a more convenient way. Secondly, the global economy is in flux at the moment, so healthcare isn’t the only sector experiencing caution in investing.
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Looking at digital health investments in the APAC region, according to Galen Growth Asia, in 2021 China took the highest amount of funding (58.6%) for digital health, followed by India (22.3%), Australia (5.6%), Soth Korea (4.3%), and Singapore (3.8%). Healthcare expenditure differs a lot among countries: According to the World Bank, China attributed 5,3% of its GDP to healthcare, India 3%, Australia 9.91 %, and Singapore 4%. How do these healthcare systems differ and does healthcare expenditure relate to investment in digitalization?
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WHO estimates a projected shortfall of 18 million health workers by 2030, mostly in low- and lower-middle-income countries. What do doctors want and what kind of careers can they have?
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Is it time to stop talking about digital health and just focus on health? Where, in which department, do digital health innovations fit within Pharma? Do we expect too much in terms of the speed of digital health innovation in Pharma?
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EIT Health, a network of best-in-class health innovators backed by the EU, partnered with the Polish Medical Mission - a 22 years old Polish humanitarian organization that provides medical aid to the countries most in need in the world.
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Startup Health - the US-based organization supporting digital health innovators across the world is 11 years old. It currently supports 400+ companies in 27 countries across the world. 80% of startups still come from the USA, but that will hopefully change, with a higher percentage of innovators coming from other parts of the world, hopes co-founder and President of Startup Health Unity Stoakes
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Which innovations are reasonable to implement in healthcare today? And which technologies are currently not ready for prime time just yet?
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In this episode, founders of four very different companies talk about their fundraising experiences. Speakers: Luc Henry – CEO and co-founder – Limula, Kei Wieland Müller - Co-Founder & CEO at Ebenbuild, Fouad Al-Noor - Co-Founder & CEO of ThinkSono, Hans Juergen Stein - Managing Director of mentalis.
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Great design comes together when the designer takes into account viability, feasibility and
desirability. “When we think about human-centered design and what we call design thinking, we have three pillars that we weigh. We weigh that desirability piece, the piece that most people associate with design, but we also weigh the viability piece, making sure whatever is being made is profitable or funded and definitely sustainable over time,” says Tim Peck, Executive Portfolio Director of Health at IDEO - probably the most prominent global design company.
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Marie Johnson talks about healthcare in Australia, how can we make AI solutions such as coaches more human, and her thoughts regarding the future development of AI for healthcare.
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Nina Capital and Level 20 recently published a report about gender diversity in the PE/VC space on the Spanish market. Research showed that in aggregate, women represent 30% of the workforce. Only 17% of senior roles positions are held by women.
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Integrated Health and Social Services University Network for West-Central Montreal (CIUSSS West-Central Montreal) covers 345,000 people, with a staff of over 12,000 and over 600 doctors. In 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Connected Health Innovation Hub inside the network was formed to further leverage technologies and innovation for increased healthcare improvement and sustainability.
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All the basics you need to know about SPACs in healthcare.
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In developing countries, explanations for health problems or general human biology can be heavily influenced by traditional beliefs. Some communities still believe that during their period, women are cleansing of evil spirits or that a woman giving birth to twins is a bad omen. The solution to these misconceptions is education. But to provide it, health education companies face infrastructure challenges and technology affordability issues.
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In a world where everything is personalized, it is only natural to match caregivers with the elderly based on personality profiles.
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4 digital health Japanese startups, directly and indirectly, addressing healthy aging.
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AI is complex and when introduced to the clinical practice, adoption is anything but easy. “On the one hand, there's the hype machine that provides these very extravagant articles about magical things that you can do it with AI. Then there's the reality of what can be achieved and what can be done. At Hacarus we’re addressing this with a training program for the medical industry, which we call the Hacarus AI Academy. This is a full course program, where we train doctors, medical professionals, researchers in pharmaceutical companies, the basics of how to work with AI. “
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