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December 23, 2020

Proximie: the startup rethinking surgery with augmented reality

Healthtech startup Proximie has seen a 430% increase in the number of surgeries it's been used in this year


Mimi Billing

5 min read

Dr Nadine Hachach-Haram, founder of Proximie

The UK-based startup Proximie, which has developed an augmented reality tool to save lives by allowing senior surgeons to virtually climb into any operation theatre across the globe, has seen a 430% increase in surgeries this year.

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Proximie's AR tool can be used with a Google chrome account. Photo: Proximie
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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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