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February 3, 2025

From body to brain scanning: Bios and MYndspan open a Neko-style brain centre in London

Is the brain the next frontier for preventive diagnostics?

Mimi Billing

5 min read

Body scanning to detect health risks before organ failure, blood clots or tumours has long been popular among the health-conscious. Now, it's going mainstream — not through primary care, but via tech startups opening clinics across Europe.

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Picture of MYndspan and Bios' MEG brain scanner
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Picture of MYndspan's cofounder Caitlin Baltzer and Bios' cofounder Emil Hewage
MYndspan's cofounder Caitlin Baltzer and Bios' cofounder Emil Hewage. Photo: M. Osman
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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