The origami robot, despite its size, is just as impressive as a super strong carrier one. The capsule containing it dissolves in the patient’s stomach and unfolds itself. Controlled by a technician with the help of magnetic fields it can patch up wounds in the stomach lining or safely remove foreign items. There are numerous projects in the works to develop microbots that can travel through bodily fluids to deliver medication exactly to where it’s needed, or even to repair damaged cells.

Headlines

Events

Aging 2.0
24th January, 2017 | London, United Kingdom
"On Jan 24, CEO Ben Allen tells us about the lessons he learned in building a successful start-up focused on improving the quality of life for older people."

Doctors 2.0. & YOU: The International Digital Health Congress
1st - 2nd June, 2017 | Paris, France
View the latest innovations in healthcare at this health tech Congress in Paris.

GIANT Health Event 2017
28th - 30th November, 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: 

Why and how doctors should be involved in startups

See Hiba Saleem from Doctorpreneurs talk about how and why doctors should be involved in start up businesses.

The intersection of wellness, fashion and technology

Christopher Hafner of Newton Enterprise Consulting talks about the intersection of wellness, fashion and technology.

Fundraising

Science Exchange - $25m / £20.3m
Index Ventures
TechCrunch

Mission Therapeutics - $85.8m / £69.6m
Whogotfunded
Whogotfunded

Capella Bioscience - $15m / £12.1m
Medicxi Ventures
Medicxi Ventures

Autolus Ltd - $49.2m / £40m
Autolus Ltd
Autolus Ltd

Quantum Imaging Ltd - $5.6m / £4.6m
IP Group
IP Group

Health-Tech Community

Heroes of Health-Tech Innovation
Tania Boler, CEO and Founder of Chiaro

Tania Boler is the CEO and Founder of Chiaro, a women's consumer tech company, pioneering smarter technology for women.

She is a passionate advocate for women’s issues, having published extensive research and several books. Tania started Chiaro out of a belief that advances in sensor technology and connected devices can help make women’s lives better.

Elvie is the first product developed by British women’s tech company, Chiaro. Elvie is a small, yet powerful exercise tracker for your pelvic floor muscles.

Chiaro
Chiaro is a women's consumer tech company. They design beautiful and bold products that make women feel happy and confident about their bodies.
Twitter: @helloelvie
Website: https://www.chiaro.co.uk/

Recruitment

Salus Digital has an opening for:
'Head of Marketing & Communications - Wearable Health Technology' in Greater London, England.

"The Head of Marketing and Communications will join an award-winning startup developing wearable products for healthcare. The individual will be responsible for outward communication and marketing, including the creation of newsletters, social media and sales activities, hereunder client segmentation, lead generation and responsibility of our e-commerce site."

Click here to find more about this opportunity.

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