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With healthcare professionals and technologists continuously pushing boundaries, there has always been a demand for the newest and most innovative solutions; a demand which has in recent years been focused on state-of-the-art digital platforms. Amongst the most important developments helping to revolutionize healthcare are the rapid advances in the fields of virtual reality (VR) and its cousin, augmented reality (AR).

Examples of Artificial Intelligence (AI)—the ability for computers to replicate human cognitive abilities like reasoning and learning—have been around in some form for over 50 years. Recently, however, we have seen a number of major breakthroughs in AI, due to advances in computing power, new intelligent algorithms, and access to vast quantities of data.

In recent years, healthcare companies as a whole have outperformed the broader market. Many trends in the healthcare sector such as telehealth and wearables (wearable electronic devices that send data to doctors) were advanced and accelerated due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the digital health industry has gone from strength to strength, breaking records along the way.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the digital health industry has gone from strength to strength, breaking records along the way.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the digital health industry has gone from strength to strength, breaking records along the way.

The integration of software in the healthcare sector increases the potential to improve access to healthcare on a global scale. With our progression as a species, healthcare technology is transforming the way we diagnose, treat, and prevent disease.

Healthcare organizations realize tangible benefits from using open source tools. Explore these examples.

Networking can get a bad rap, with the word bringing back the horror of having to make small talk at awkward events. However, at its core, effective networking is simply a case of identifying and forming mutually beneficial relationships.

Open source resources are paving the way for discovery and innovation across countless disciplines. Scholars, scientists and software developers alike are realizing the benefits that this type of collaboration can have for their respective industries and the world as a whole, as they work toward making open source a standard practice. Numerous verticals have demonstrated how open source software allows developers to balance customization. The seamless integration creates better products and more satisfactory user experiences, yet the healthcare industry has proven to be more apprehensive. In order for healthtech companies to get the maximum benefits of the open source community, they’ll need to address these three concerns.

A Pandemic Legacy: Saving Lives

The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to be felt, both in terms of human cost and the destruction it has wrought on the economies of the world. However, there looks to be a silver lining to the COVID cloud in the shape of medical research.

 

Networking can get a bad rap, with the word bringing back the horror of having to make small talk at awkward events. However, at its core, effective networking is simply a case of identifying and forming mutually beneficial relationships.

Some aspects of networking are specific to investors, whereas others are particularly relevant to entrepreneurs and business founders. However, the two groups share one thing in common: they need each other to thrive. They are (or should be) looking for that new relationship that kick-starts the business or opens the door to a fantastic new investment opportunity.

A Pandemic Legacy: Saving Lives

The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to be felt, both in terms of human cost and the destruction it has wrought on the economies of the world. However, there looks to be a silver lining to the COVID cloud in the shape of medical research.

 

What Is a Startup Investment?
It’s a term that gets thrown around a lot, but how is a startup investment defined?

 

Business incubators serve a function that is sometimes overlooked in the birth of a startup, but for a fledgling company they can be the difference between success and failure. They can be defined as organizations that support the development of start-up companies in their very earliest stages—effectively, they turn an idea into a functioning business, transforming an embryonic startup into a confident and independent company.

 

In the past, celebrities usually grew their wealth and status by acquiring real estate, opening restaurant chains, or launching fashion lines, but today’s celebrity is more likely to purchase cryptocurrency or invest in a high tech startup.

All indications are that we’re heading toward an historic year for VC investment in healthtech. Looking at the US alone, the healthcare sector as a whole counts for 20% of GDP — a massive $4 trillion. One of the fastest growing parts of this sector is digital healthcare. Some estimates put the global market at $350 billion in 2019, with predictions for rapid growth over the next five years.

 

There is no doubt that over the past two years, since the global Covid crisis began, the world has changed and may never be the same again.

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