Filterlex Medical is a medical device start-up company, developing an innovative embolic protection device (CAPTIS) for reducing the risk of stroke and other complications during catheter-based structural heart procedures. The company recently completed a series A round of financing, raising a total of $3M. CAPTIS, which provides an exciting breakthrough for TAVR patients, won best innovation award at the prestigious PCR 2019 innovation competition in Paris and was awarded a grant of $200,000 by the Jon DeHaan foundation.
MDaaS Global, a health technology startup that is building a network of technology enabled diagnostic facilities in Nigeria, has closed a seed funding round worth $1 million. The funding which was led by Consonance Investment Managers, with participation from Techstars, FINCA Ventures, an investment initiative of FINCA International, and others, will see MDaaS scale and and hopefully replicate its diagnostic center business model.
Representatives from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) signed this Wednesday (17) a partnership to promote globalized actions to prepare new healthcare professionals. The purpose of the cooperative action is to contribute, by way of research and qualification to provide universal healthcare coverage.
Medial EarlySign, a leader in machine learning-based solutions to aid in early detection and prevention of high-burden diseases, today announced it is partnering with Geisinger and its Steele Institute for Health Innovation to develop and deploy a suite of machine learning-based solutions to identify individuals at risk of a range of chronic and high-burden diseases.
Partnering with Geisinger’s Steele Institute for Health Innovation, EarlySign’s LGI-Flag™ solution will be deployed to help healthcare practitioners identify patients who are at risk for significant lower GI disorders.
A Kerry-based medtech company is eyeing opportunities in the Middle East after partnering with pharma giant MSD on a one-year project to develop and launch its cancer care app for use in Lebanon.
The move comes after Portable Medical Technology, which was founded by Eoin O’Carroll and brothers Kevin and Richard Bambury in 2012, won the MSD Innovation Factory competition in Beirut earlier this year.
Imagine, you don’t have to stay in long queues to see a practitioner when you get sick. All you need is to make one simple click in your app — and you get your personal doctor within minutes ringing your doorbell. For Qatari citizens, this situation is already a reality thanks to at home doc, a mobile application that brings doctors, medications and laboratories anytime and anywhere to its customers. We talked to Hesham Elfeshawy, Founder & Chief Executive Officer about his entrepreneurial path, all the pros and cons of starting a business in a foreign country, and investment opportunities in MENA.
If necessity is the mother of invention, let’s add survival to it to grasp how technology is transforming healthcare in Africa and Asia. From addressing shortage of healthcare workers, to driving innovation, pruning systems of vested interests and discarding moribund western systems — both continents are poised to piggyback on technology.
Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Dr Hala Zaid announced that Egypt will be providing Hepatitis C testing and treatment for 14 African countries which have a high Hepatitis burden.
The campaign will be implemented with the support of the World Health Organization and is expected to reach at least one million people.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Under the patronage of the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi, the Healthcare Financing and Revolution kicks off today at the Jumeriah Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi. Over 40 international, regional and local experts in the field will share their wealth of knowledge via evidence-based and hands-on workshops with breakout sessions and interactive discussions over the course of the two-day summit.
Nurtured by government-led initiatives, health-tech companies have become a driver of Dubai’s healthcare sector, an important component of the emirate's economy and have helped make the UAE a leader in advancing healthcare technology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
The Dubai Health Care City (DHCC) Authority, a one-stop-shop health system, is inviting investors across Africa to take advantage of a healthcare free zone opportunity provided by city, and direct investment into health care by setting up branches or headquarters in the city in order to benefit from the numerous incentives provided.
Squeezed between European and American sanctions, Russia has stepped up efforts to elevate its existing relationship, mostly focusing on trade, investment and economic cooperation with several African countries, to include areas spanning the financial sector, energy, the mining industry, railway infrastructure, digital technologies, cybersecurity, healthcare, education, and food security.
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Ranked as the 5th among developing countries for future potential growth, the retail sector of the UAE keeps expanding beyond expectations. Despite recent signs of saturation, Dubai was still expected to add around 717,000 sqm of new retail space in 2018, while more 467,000 were expected to be added in Abu Dhabi.
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