Trials have began in Bath of a revolutionary smartwatch app that monitors a wearer’s heart rate and body motion to sense distress, automatically sending an emergency alert.
Health technology is the fastest growing subsection within the health sector as well as the second most profitable sub-set in the tech sector. In 2020, the UK health technology sector received venture capital investment of $2.3bn, the third-highest globally. When considering both growth and investment across the broad spectrum of categories in the UK tech sector, the health technology sub-set is second, only after fintech.
Minister hails Visionnaires ‘crucial role’ in boosting entrepreneurship as it rolls out across the UK
In 2020, the UK attracted record levels of investment, maintaining its leading position in European digital health technology research. In terms of global growth, digital health is set to double in the next five years, reaching $350bn.
A diverse team can have a huge impact on a business’ success. Diverse management teams can increase revenue by 19%. Racially and ethnically diverse teams are 35 percent more likely to perform better, and they’re 87% better at making decisions. Inclusive companies are 1.7x more innovative when compared to companies that aren’t diverse or inclusive.
Today Datavid, a data intelligence startup, and Graphifi, a knowledge graph solutions startup, announced their partnership to provide better data solutions across key industry verticals.
In the words of Philip Kotler, a marketing author, consultant, and professor: “A good company offers excellent products and services. A great company also offers excellent products and services but also strives to make the world a better place.”
Companies risk mass exodus as more than half of young professionals (those aged 16-34), feel burnt out right now, according to new research exploring experiences of burnout pre and post pandemic from people analytics company, Visier.
Prior to starting Hertility Health, my co-founders and I realised that even though our careers and personal lives were very different, we all had one thing in common: we wanted reassurance about our fertility health. We found ourselves asking the same questions you might also ask yourself: “Should our career come before a family?” or “Why do we have to make a choice between the two?” And when we searched for help with these big questions, we came up empty handed.
Swedish tech startup, Staccs, agrees major long-term deal with INA, unearthing extraordinary, rare music content for its premium streaming service for concert video
ZipCharge is set to democratise vehicle charging with the creation of a compact portable EV charger, a power bank on wheels, so you can charge anywhere you park
ClimateView partners with CDP and Microsoft to promote platform that helps cities plan best route to net zero
Within just 3 months of product launch, Toplyne is used by 10+ SaaS companies
The Italian company opens a new branch in London with four UK based team members, launching the brand-new platform, which can act as an automated data analyst, accessible to all SMEs.
A quarter of companies believe good diverse and inclusive practices improve staff retention and hiring
Knowing where to begin ‘greening’ your business can be genuinely overwhelming. Especially for a start-up where all hands are on deck just to keep things rolling, embedding a sustainability policy might seem like a task too far.
The complexion of the SMB landscape is regularly subject to change. Disruptive market entrants, new technologies, and fluctuations in the economy, represent just a handful of the influences that can force SMBs to revise their business models.
When it comes to considering how best to raise pre-seed or seed finance for your business, one of the most commonly asked questions is whether getting investment from business angels or crowdfunding would be better. It could be argued that business angels are just much wealthier versions of people that invest on crowdfunding platforms. As such, in reality it is more a case of a small number of angels can replace a much larger crowd.
Have you ever considered starting a new company, only to feel disappointed by the lack of growth? Here are some tips on how to get your startup up and running
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