New Enterprise Associates just led a $35 million Series B round for British gene therapy startup NightstaRx, which is developing a viral vector-based therapy for inherited vision loss.
Can a London-based digital health startup successfully deliver an employer wellness program to help U.S. employees recover from lower back pain and other musculoskeletal problems?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Surfers might have a unique contribution when it comes to addressing the threat of drug-resistant bacteria.
Biotechs may be flush with cash, thanks to the ol’ bullish IPO market and an uptick in venture funding. But startups remain on the lookout for alternative funding models – with crowdsourcing front and center. This makes British biotech startup Cell Therapy particularly interesting, it just raised £689,246 – or a bit over $1 million – to launch a stem cell therapy […]
British startup Andiamo is in the midst of a crowdfunding effort on Indiegogo to develop 3D-printed, custom orthotics for disabled children. It’s working toward a £60,000 – or $100,000(ish) goal – by Oct. 20. The idea here is to reduce wait times from six months to just a few days for back braces, hand splints and ankle-foot […]
The National Health Service in England has come out with a very cool infographic that helps explain risk to patients. The NHS Atlas of Risk puts conditions or situations into perspective – comparing the likelihood to die from murder to, say, a lack of sufficient fruits and vegetables in one’s diet. As far as risk analysis runs […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
It's clever packaging but the Isansys Lifecare's video illustrating its wireless patient monitoring device -- Patients Status Engine -- shows in several steps the simplicity and complexity of the system in action.
As hospitals are financially incentivized to improve the patient experience or face reduced reimbursement over poor customer satisfaction scores, they have taken several approaches to the problem. It is frequently small gestures that make the most difference — extending visiting hours for patients, making it easier for visitors with questions to get assistance, or maps […]
Woundchek Laboratories, a British developer of diagnostic tests that gauge a wound’s severity and its ability to heal, plans to soon begin U.S. clinical trials.The goal is Food and Drug Administration clearance so it can market its products stateside. It is working with the SerenaGroup network of 20 clinics to complete two clinical trials this year, […]
“You only live once” — “YOLO” for short — leaves most people thinking about how to spend our time living. What about the other end, though? For 2014, Britain’s fifth annual Dying Matters Awareness Week is following the motto, “You only die once,” or “YODO” for short. The “Before I Die Festival” in Yorkshire is featuring […]
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
Another digital health sleep product will land in the U.S. later this year via a London-based company that’s just gotten its first venture round to expand. Big Health delivers personalized cognitive behavioral therapy programs through web and mobile platforms. Its first offering, Sleepio, is a six-week sleep improvement program that teaches people techniques to overcome […]
In England, consultants uploaded the country's entire healthcare dataset – inpatient, outpatient and emergency room records - to Google servers outside Britian.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxdf7MCv8mk Nietzsche may have been thinking of emotional turmoil when he wrote “That which does not kill us makes us stronger,” but the quote could just as easily apply to a potential life science innovation — a cure for peanut allergies. Scientists testing a treatment on children have had positive results from the most unlikely […]
This is a first: a digital Advent calendar that promotes a healthcare system. The King’s Fund is posting a new entry every day that includes a six-second Vine video, a short message about a healthcare topic, a longer post and links to more reading. The list covers everything from fuel poverty (not enough money to […]
Coleen Monroe felt like a healthcare criminal when she went to her first doctor visit in England. Now she describes another healthcare experience that may never become a reality for American women: access to free birth control. The Supreme Court will decide by next summer whether employers can refuse to include birth control coverage in […]