# Medtech

CMR Surgical raises $165m from existing investors SoftBank and Tencent
News
September 20, 2023
CMR Surgical raises $165m from existing investors SoftBank and Tencent
The raise comes after layoffs at the firm in 2023
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
11 medical device startups to watch, according to investors
Analysis
June 28, 2023
11 medical device startups to watch, according to investors
VCs from MIG Capital, SHS Capital, Sofinnova Partners and AlbionVC share their picks
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
The German spacetech planning to fire stem cell 'organoids' into orbit
News
June 22, 2023
The German spacetech planning to fire stem cell 'organoids' into orbit
The €4m raised by ATMOS will help mini-organs be grown and tested on in a low-gravity environment
Tim Smith
Could these stem cell startups pave the way for the next miracle drug?
Analysis
June 2, 2023
Could these stem cell startups pave the way for the next miracle drug?
The startups that want to bring stem cell therapies to the middle classes
Mimi Billing
From filtering blood to portable ECGs: Five European healthtechs that are going strong
Analysis
April 25, 2023
From filtering blood to portable ECGs: Five European healthtechs that are going strong
As healthtech shows resilience through the downturn, market trends are shifting — and startups are making the most of it
Sponsored by: EIT Health Catapult
Why global collaboration is the answer to medtech and biotech's biggest challenges
Analysis
January 5, 2023
Why global collaboration is the answer to medtech and biotech's biggest challenges
As we kick off 2023, we take a look at the biggest challenges facing medtech and biotech startups
Sponsored by: Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Baseimmune used this pitch deck to win $4.8m for its vaccine algorithm
News
November 2, 2021
Baseimmune used this pitch deck to win $4.8m for its vaccine algorithm
By using its AI-based design algorithm the company has been able to shorten the time it takes to develop vaccines
Mimi Billing
A&E and AR: How augmented reality is transforming surgery
Analysis
September 3, 2021
A&E and AR: How augmented reality is transforming surgery
AR headsets could cut surgery time by 20% — so why aren’t they in the operating room yet?
Sponsored by: Lightspace
How iLoF turns blood into a cloud-based fingerprint library to fight diseases
Interview
May 28, 2021
How iLoF turns blood into a cloud-based fingerprint library to fight diseases
Diseases are all different, and so are we. So why are treatments all the same?
Sponsored by: Google For Startups
Lessons learned: When not-perfect is good enough
Interview
December 15, 2020
Lessons learned: When not-perfect is good enough
How healthtech startup Feebris commercialised almost overnight — and other stories of how startups adapted to the unexpected in 2020.
Sponsored by: Google For Startups
BioNTech: the German biotech behind the coronavirus vaccine
News
November 10, 2020
BioNTech: the German biotech behind the coronavirus vaccine
Founded by migrants to Germany and funded by US and Asian investors: BioNTech is a classic European startup story
Freya Pratty
Withings raises $60m for healthcare pivot
News
July 28, 2020
Withings raises $60m for healthcare pivot
Fitbit type devices aren't just for fitness fanatics — they could also play a huge role in cutting down high blood pressure and other chronic diseases. That's the market Withings is going after.
Marie Mawad in Paris
Top 25 healthtech influencers to follow on Twitter
Analysis
July 10, 2020
Top 25 healthtech influencers to follow on Twitter
From digital health whizzes to femtech gurus, meet the healthtech Twitter influencers you should follow.
Connor Bilboe
Are psychedelic drugs headed for the mainstream?
News
June 30, 2020
Are psychedelic drugs headed for the mainstream?
Beckley Psytech has raised £3m to turn psychedelic compounds into depression treatments.
Amy Lewin
These are the French startups still hiring through the crisis
Analysis
May 8, 2020
These are the French startups still hiring through the crisis
Can startups get back to driving French jobs creations? Here’s what the latest data shows, and a look at who’s hiring.
Marie Mawad in Paris
Call for small UK labs to embrace Dunkirk spirit and produce Covid-19 tests
News
April 1, 2020
Call for small UK labs to embrace Dunkirk spirit and produce Covid-19 tests
Veteran UK entrepreneur Mike Fischer calls on small labs to help provide a collective 100,000+ tests a week for front-line healthcare staff.
Maija Palmer
Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?
Analysis
March 24, 2020
Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?
Europe’s founders on how coronavirus has shaken their plans.
Kitty Knowles
The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus
Interview
March 9, 2020
The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus
Blue Ocean Robotics finds success amid “the worst years of robotics history”.
Kitty Knowles
Healthtech founders need to stop handing over so much equity
Opinion
March 4, 2020
Healthtech founders need to stop handing over so much equity
It's making it very difficult for some venture capital investors to back otherwise promising startups
Julia Hawkins
From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus
Analysis
March 2, 2020
From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus
Six founders talk about their cornavirus-fighting tech.
Kitty Knowles
European tech events ploughing ahead despite coronavirus fears
News
February 24, 2020
European tech events ploughing ahead despite coronavirus fears
Mobile World Congress may have been called off, but OurCrowd Summit, one of the biggest conferences in the Middle East, went ahead as planned.
Sam Shead
“Forget the money, startups” says chief executive of German unicorn Otto Bock
Analysis
December 10, 2019
“Forget the money, startups” says chief executive of German unicorn Otto Bock
The chief executive of Europe's 100-year-old unicorn tells founders to stop focusing on profit.
Kitty Knowles

# Medtech

CMR Surgical raises $165m from existing investors SoftBank and Tencent

11 medical device startups to watch, according to investors

The German spacetech planning to fire stem cell 'organoids' into orbit

Could these stem cell startups pave the way for the next miracle drug?

From filtering blood to portable ECGs: Five European healthtechs that are going strong

Why global collaboration is the answer to medtech and biotech's biggest challenges

Baseimmune used this pitch deck to win $4.8m for its vaccine algorithm

A&E and AR: How augmented reality is transforming surgery

How iLoF turns blood into a cloud-based fingerprint library to fight diseases

Lessons learned: When not-perfect is good enough

BioNTech: the German biotech behind the coronavirus vaccine

Withings raises $60m for healthcare pivot

Top 25 healthtech influencers to follow on Twitter

Are psychedelic drugs headed for the mainstream?

These are the French startups still hiring through the crisis

Call for small UK labs to embrace Dunkirk spirit and produce Covid-19 tests

Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?

The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus

Healthtech founders need to stop handing over so much equity

From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus

European tech events ploughing ahead despite coronavirus fears

“Forget the money, startups” says chief executive of German unicorn Otto Bock