Collaboration - May 9, 2019
Pilloxa to collaborate with Sandoz
The Swedish digital startup company Pilloxa has announced that it is to collaborate with Sandoz Nordics on using Pillox’s smart pillbox in the field of transplantation. The initial phase aims to support Swedish transplant clinics with Pilloxa’s innovation in order to facilitate improved medication adherence by transplanted patients. A patient centric adherence platform Pilloxa originates from the […]
Agreement - February 11, 2019
Orion enters digital health partnership
Orion Corporation and Propeller Health, a digital therapeutics company, have announced a partnership to connect the Easyhaler line of inhalers for asthma and COPD to Propeller’s digital medicine platform. The partnership will expand Propeller’s presence in Europe, where Orion serves patients across several countries. Propeller’s platform currently covers more than 90 percent of inhaled medicines for asthma […]
Uncategorized - February 4, 2019
Six new health tech companies on the Stockholm-Uppsala region’s Life Science Hotlist
Invest Stockholm has screened 95 health tech companies to identify the “hot” investment cases, and Brighter, Camino Care, CareLigo, Encare, Hnry and Minnity are now added to the hotlist, joining the 17 health tech companies that are already on the list. The 95 health tech companies selected (selection made by Invest Stockholm in collaboration with Stockholm Science City, […]
Uncategorized - January 17, 2019
AI in Nordic life sciences
Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken root in the Nordic countries’ health care systems, and while expansion has been slow, experts predict the rate of change will be increasing in the not so distant future. “We are starting to see the beginning of value from digitalization,” according to Sune Askjaer, a consultant and AI expert in […]
Career choice - January 14, 2019
Software Designer – Healthcare applications
Noora Männikkö is a software designer focusing on healthcare applications. She likes working with something that can have a societal impact and she believes that digital health tools bring a new perspective to healthcare by allowing the patient to be an active participant rather than just a recipient.
Business article - November 21, 2018
Health technology: From startup to market
What challenges and resources do health tech entrepreneurs need to know about? The Nordic region is good at supporting drug and device development. But how do health technology ideas such as apps and algorithms for patient tracking and virtual doctor visits get to market? Advice User input, teamwork, and local resources led the Norwegian company […]