As innovations in FemTech continue to evolve, the future of women’s health holds promise for improved equity and accessibility. In this blog, Lavinia Pamparau, NHS Navigator for DigitalHealth.London, delves into how FemTech solutions tackle prevailing health disparities and empower women to proactively manage their health and well-being. Stemming from a historical lack of representation in medical research and gender bias, the absence of women-specific healthcare solutions has long been compounded by socioeconomic factors, ethnicity and geographic disparities. In particular, women from diverse ..read more

FemTech has the potential to tackle health inequalities related to gender and improve the quality of life for millions of women in the UK. But, to achieve maximum impact, FemTech needs to be fully integrated into NHS pathways and services. In this blog, NHS Navigator for DigitalHealth.London Yasmin Stinchcombe explores how FemTech innovators can successfully engage with the NHS. FemTech (female technology) is a category of health technology and services focused on supporting and improving women’s health. FemTech comprises numerous solutions and innovations designed for women’s health needs, in ..read more

Every week, we shine a spotlight on one of our DigitalHealth.London companies, founders, or NHS fellows. Today, we are excited to feature Shahnawaz Asif Raja, who is currently participating in the DigitalHealth.London Leap programme. What was your motivation for founding your own company? My motivation for founding Biospiel stems from a lifelong aspiration to contribute to societal betterment through technology. Having grown up in Pakistan and pursued education across multiple countries, including Germany and Switzerland, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of innovation. This ..read more

In 2019, the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences at Kingston University Business School conducted research on Technology Foresight (TF), a strategic method employed by large multinational companies to guide their technology innovation planning. The research involved participation from several DigitalHealth.London Accelerator companies, facilitated by support and funding from the BEIS Business Basics Programme, Innovate UK, and the Innovation Growth Lab at Nesta. This study culminated in the publication of “Innovation and Foresight in SMEs: Lessons From the Case of U.K. Digital Health Compa ..read more

DigitalHealth.London alumni and current companies Cognitant, Dr Julian, Islacare, Surgery Hero, and Kidney Beam have been selected for the 2024 NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) cohort. Launched in 2015, the NIA is commissioned by the Accelerated Access Collaborative at NHS England, is delivered in partnership with all 15 Health Innovation Networks and hosted by UCLPartners. The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) is a three-year programme championing innovation and business growth within the health and care sector. With a core focus on enhancing patient care, improving NHS efficacy, and fosterin ..read more

Today, DigitalHealth.London welcomes 16 digital health companies into Cohort 2 of its Evidence Generator Bootcamp. The companies chosen for the programme have products or services with high potential to meet NHS and/or social care challenges, that are committed to driving their evidence generation forward. The DigitalHealth.London Evidence Generator Bootcamp programme provides companies with 12 weeks of expert support from the NHS, academia and industry, advisory sessions and workshops, peer networking and honest brokering to foster research collaborations. It is part of the Digital Health.Lo ..read more

Every week, we shine a spotlight on one of our DigitalHealth.London companies, founders, or NHS fellows. Today, we are excited to feature our current DigitalHealth.London Accelerator company Blinx. What is the problem you are trying to solve and why is it important? Primary care in England faces significant challenges, including workforce pressures, rising demand, and complex patient needs, compounded by difficulties in accessing appropriate services. Existing digital solutions lack integration, leading to fragmented data and widening health disparities. Much of primary care remains reactive r ..read more

Every week, we shine a spotlight on one of our DigitalHealth.London companies, founders, or NHS fellows. Today, we are excited to feature our current DigitalHealth.London Accelerator company Bingli. What is the problem you are trying to solve and why is it important? The NHS faces a pressing challenge in meeting the increasing demands of a growing and ageing population while grappling with a shortage of personnel. This issue is particularly pronounced in emergency departments (EDs), where patient expectations for quick and high-quality care are at an all-time high. ED attendance, waiting times ..read more

DigitalHealth.London has been recognised in the Financial Times inaugural ‘Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs 2024’ ranking as the UK’s top accelerator programme for track-record. Europe’s Leading Start-Up Hubs 2024 is an inaugural ranking by the Financial Times identifying the top centres for founders seeking to build or expand their companies through incubator and/or accelerator programs. In collaboration with Statista R (a subsidiary of the international data and research company Statista) and Sifted (a leading media brand for the European startup community), a total of 125 start ..read more

Every week, we shine a spotlight on one (or more) of our DigitalHealth.London companies, founders, or NHS fellows. Today we are excited to feature our current DigitalHealth.London Accelerator company Akara. What is the problem you are trying to solve and why is it important? We help hospitals minimise periods of room downtime while ensuring a safe environment for patients. High-value clinical areas, such as operating rooms and patient isolation rooms, can be decommissioned for long periods (>2 hours per day) due to operational inefficiencies (i.e. staff arriving late) and to facilitate task ..read more