#Healthtech

Abu Dhabi’s tech hub Hub71 attracts $130m in startup investment

Hub71 startups attract $130m in investment; here’s who made it to cohort 15

Cohort 15 startups will benefit from up to Dhs250,000 worth of in-kind incentives and Dhs250,000 in cash for equity through a SAFE note

Digital healthcare is booming following COVID-19

The future of digital healthcare

Are deals and valuations resilient for the healthtech sector in 2023?

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Women in tech: Leyla Azizova, co-founder and head of MENA at Wema Health

Carefully assessing the opportunity at hand, speaking to your network and mentors, and weighing out the pros and cons can help you dive into a new business endeavour

Alma Health launches in Dubai

Healthtech startup Alma Health expands services to Dubai

Alma Health is fully licensed as a healthcare provider by the departments of health in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and by the Ministry of Health in Egypt

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Abu Dhabi’s Hub71 accepts second cohort of tech startups

The second cohort includes 16 startups that have collectively raised more than $67m in funding

Novo Nordisk GluCare health obesity programme lanched

Novo Nordisk, healthtech firm GluCare to launch obesity support programme in UAE

The six-month programme, which begins in September, is open to people with obesity – those with a BMI of 30 or above – as well as individuals with a BMI of 27 or above who also have at least one weight-related comorbidity

Healthtech heralds a future of data-driven healthcare delivery

Data analytics enables better management of workflows, patient flow, personnel flow and dynamically adapt capacity to demand

Healthy prospects: Dubai-based startup Med Reach on plans ahead

The healthtech startup is aiming to close communication gaps in the healthcare market, say founders Mohammad Shalaby, Abdulkader Tatari and Firas Anjarini

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Dubai investor Shailesh Dash evaluates H1 performance of healthtech, medtech and fintech stocks

Since the beginning of 2021, the changing market narratives have led to higher uncertainty and increased volatility in global equities

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Northern Ireland’s healthtech expertise to spur growth in the Middle East

Northern Ireland’s two main universities – Queens University Belfast and Ulster University – rank among the top 10 in the UK for bioscience research

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Phi Trends: The standout performers in the stock market

The 26 stocks recommended over the past five months have seen stellar returns, states entrepreneur and investor Shailesh Dash, who shares his market perspective in this monthly column

New $60m fund to invest in 120 MENA-based startups amid Covid-19 tech rally

The fund will invest in tech startups across sectors including fintech, healthtech and edutech