Headlines

MedicalNewsToday
Cancer: Molecular insights into anti-tumor effects of diabetes drug
Cancer, new discovery
"Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown molecular mechanism that works at the cell level to help protect the epithelial tissue that lines various body cavities and organs in the body."

BBC
'Flashing light therapy' for Alzheimer's 
alzheimers
"A flashing light therapy might help ward off Alzheimer's, say US scientists after promising trials in mice." 

Events

eHealth Week 2017
10th - 12th May, 2017 | Malta, Europe
Are you interested in finding out how data has impacted on patients' and citizens' health? If so, this is the event for you...

Digital Health World Congress 2017
23rd - 24th May, 2017 | London, UK
Are you interested in the world of Digital Health? There's a congress in London coming in May 2017.

GIANT Health Event 2017
17th - 19th October, 2017 | London, UK
ONLY 100 EARLY BIRD TICKETS will be released for GIANT 2017 - Click here to claim your ticket


Here are some highlights from GIANT 2016: 

Highlights of Day 1

The main highlights of Day 1 of The GIANT Health Event 

Highlights of Day 2

The main highlights of Day 2 of The GIANT Health Event

Fundraising

HEALX - $1,900k / £1,500k
Amadeus Capital Partners and Jonathan Milner
Whogotfunded

SwabTech Limited - £500k
Catapult Ventures
Catapult Ventures

Gymbox - £39m
BGF (Business Growth Fund) and HSBC
Growth business

Felcana - $25k / £22k
Crowdfunding through Kickstarter
Kickstarter

UrielTones - £65k
Crowdfunding through Kickstarter
Kickstarter

Health-Tech Community

Virtual Medics
Started in 2014, Virtual Medics have quickly become leaders in digital health education. By adopting new and innovative technologies we have kept at the forefront of delivering the most interactive and engaging educational platform in the sector.
Twitter: @VirtualMedicsEd
Website: http://virtualmedics.org/

techUk
techUk represents the companies and technologies that are defining today the world that we will live in tomorrow. The majority of our members are small and medium sized businesses. Collectively they employ more than 700,000 members, about half of all tech sector jobs in the UK. These companies range from leading FTSE 100 companies to new innovative start-ups.
Twitter: @techUK
Website: https://www.techuk.org/

Recruitment

Salus Digital can offer you a unique route to market for both Recruitment and Brand Campaigns aimed at hard to find Health Tech professionals.

Job seekers can access Salus Digital’s fully functional mobile site to search, shortlist and apply for jobs.

See http://salusdigital.net/ and https://twitter.com/salusdigital 

Do you have a job vacancy you'd like submitted, or a piece of interesting news you'd like added to the next newsletter?

Please send me an email.
 

Best wishes,
 

Barry Shrier
Founder - The GIANT Health Event and The Health-Tech Innovation LABS
+44 7776 132 517
@Barry_HealthTec