Businesses are now using more biological models to produce profitable ideas. An example being Twist Bioscience a biotech startup which is part of the young industry of synthetic biology.

PwC are launching their latest Startup Growth Programme, The Future of Health. The 12-week programme, based in Manchester, will commence on 6th March 2017 and will focus on connecting fast growth health start-ups, large organisations and leading industry players to drive innovation and create business opportunities.

Headlines

Events

IoT Tech Expo
1st - 2nd June, 2017 | Berlin, Germany
Bringing together "key industries from across Europe for two days of top level content and discussion".

2nd World Congress on Public Health and Nutrition
22nd - 24th March, 2017 | Rome, Italy
See the 2nd World Congress on Public Health and Nutrition in Rome, Italy.

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: 

How healthcare could benefit from expanding its perspective into other fields

Colin Stuart talks about how healthcare could benefit from expanding its perspective into other fields.

How art and chaos can innovate healthcare


Lucy McRae talks about how art and chaos can innovate healthare.

Fundraising

OxSonics Limited and OrthoSon - $11.5m / £9.4m
OxSonics Limited
Oxsonics Limited

Blueberry Therapeutics - $4m / £3m
Catapult Ventures
Catapult Ventures

Medherant Ltd - $305K / £250K
Mercia
Mercia

Redx Pharma PLC - $12m / £10m
Whogotfunded
Whogotfunded

Amal Therapeutics - €2.75m / £2.18
Boehringer-ingelheim
Boehringer-ingelheim

Health-Tech Community

Heroes of Health-Tech Innovation
Maxine Mackintosh, Chair of HealthTech Women UK, Consultant to Diagnostics CTO at Roche, Independent Consultant at Digital Health & Medical Innovation, and Digital Health Fellow at Digital Health Forum

Maxine Mackintosh is the Chairman of HealthTech Women UK – an international professional network that aims to support and promote women to be the future leaders of medical innovation. She does this alongside a data science PhD at UCL where she is mining electronic medical records for early detection of dementia. 

She is a Global Shaper for the World Economic Forum, Digital Health Forum, and a member of the Youth Health Parliament: Emerging tech.

HealthTech Women
HealthTech Women creates a platform where everyone is free to talk about any healthcare or healthtech topics, regardless of gender. They support women to further develop their personal and professional skills. 
Twitter: @htw_uk
Website: http://www.healthtechwomen.co.uk/

Recruitment

Salus Digital has an opening for:
'Sales Executive - Healthcare Technology' in South East, England.

Main purpose of the job is: "To generate sales from a portfolio of accounts in accordance with agreed targets and to maximise company profitability."

Click here to find more about this opportunity.

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