How key health features can boost the new smartwatches from Apple
The smartwatch has found its place in this world by primarily focusing on health and fitness, and Apple has led…
24 Sep 2020
NHS Covid-19 app launches but privacy concerns remain
Today the long-awaited NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app has been launched in England and Wales. The app, which was originally scheduled to be launched earlier this year, is designed to…
17 Sep 2020
Two thirds of people would consider undergoing human augmentation
Two thirds of people would consider undertaking some form of human augmentation, research by Kaspersky has revealed. Human augmentation, which is sometimes referred to as biohacking, is the process of…
14 Sep 2020
Health-tech market continues to draw Big Tech interest
Health-tech startups will need to watch their backs as the threat of new and aggressive competition looms. Health-tech is a diverse market with numerous opportunities for Big Tech During 2020,…
07 Sep 2020
Quantum-powered healthtech project boosted by £5.5m funding
A project by the university of Glasgow that uses quantum-powered sensors for healthtech monitoring has received funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. This is one of the…
03 Sep 2020
Healthtech uMotif nets £5m funding to transform clinical trials
Startup uMotif has raised £5m in a Series A funding round to speed up the clinical trials process by introducing a decentralised model. The round was led by existing investor…
27 Aug 2020
CTO Talk: Q&A with Healx’s Meri Williams
Meri Williams is the CTO of Healx, a startup using artificial intelligence (AI) to discover new treatments for rare diseases. The Cambridge, UK, based company has built an AI platform…