Healthtech: “Et pilotprojekt her og der er ikke nok”

Ambitionen hos Health Tech Hub Copenhagen (HTHC) er ikke til at tage fejl af. Dansk sundhedsteknologi skal erobre verden og har potentialet til at blive et nyt eksporteventyr. Men kulturelle barrierer og tunge juridiske processer er udfordringer, der skal adresseres, mener sundhedsaktører.

ForaCare Announces Collaboration with Hedia

The cooperation combines ForaCare’s expertise in glucose monitoring devices and Hedia’s innovative diabetes management app, Hedia Diabetes Assistant, to give patients on multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy more comprehensive tools to manage their diabetes,

Glooko Announces Partnership with Insulin Dosing Algorithm Company Hedia

The collaboration will provide an interoperable solution that brings together connected care, remote patient monitoring and digital therapeutic technologies to enhance access for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes requiring bolus insulin dosing advice.

Teton has successfully secured $5.3m in a recent funding round

Teton has successfully secured $5.3m in a recent funding round led by Taavet Hinrikus and Plural Platform with Finn Murphy joining.

AI creates individually tailored treatment for depression

A new innovation project “Personae” will provide easier access to personalised digital treatment for patients with depression through Monsenso’s digital health platform. The project leverages patient-reported outcomes and AI to screen patients and to deliver a treatment tailored to the individual patients’ needs.

Digital health solutions have high potential to help patients, but get stranded locally.

Denmark is a fantastic country for research and development of digital health solutions, but due to lack of a national overview and decision-making power, these solutions cannot scale to reach patients and healthcare professionals. Read in Altinget.dk.

Partnership Announcement

Health Tech Hub Copenhagen (HTHC) is proud to announce a new joint partnership with Copenhagen Fintech (CPHFT) and Tryg to enable scaling of innovation and ensure better access to the best, most mature digital health solutions for citizens.

The best innovation project ''Digital supervision'' & Teton One

Read at ING/ Caretech: Næstved Municipality refers to Teton One as "probably the best implementation in the elderly care sector I have seen or heard of."

Enversion has developed an algorithm to help in the prioritisation of patients

The algorithm, +prioakut, is based on data from TVÆRSPOR and CDSS.+prioakut has been created to help healthcare professionals identify particularly vulnerable citizens as early as possible.

CPH:DOX & Khora Contemporary

CPH:DOX (Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival) is hosting one of the biggest documentary film festivals in the world, including virtual reality cinemas and specially curated art exhibitions, creating a space for reflection, dialogue and opinion across the society. Khora Contemporary is showcasing both ‘Psychoplankton’ by SuperFlex at Kunsthal Charlottenborg and Paul McCarthys ‘A&E’ at our own showroom in Kødbyen.

AI-powered respiratory and circulatory distress monitoring system alerts to potential complications post-discharge

After a major surgery, there is an approximately 30% risk for serious adverse events during the first 30 postoperative days, and postoperative complications are ranked as the third most likely cause of death worldwide.

PHASEV: Input from users and clinicians is essential in the development of new digital solutions

User involvement is an important phase in the development of new solutions in healthcare. A digital health solution should fit into the patient’s life, should provide value for the patient, and should be easy to use. This is why the input from both end-users and clinicians is a crucial part of the design phase in the PhaseV decentralised trials innovation project, where Monsenso and partners will develop a range of new digital health solutions for future clinical trials.

Monsenso participates in a new project to ease the lives of patients with depression

Monsenso participates in new project to investigate what works best for patients with depression after discharge from psychiatric treatment

Commission launches European Regulatory Sandbox for Blockchain

The Commission has launched the European Regulatory Sandbox for Blockchain. Sandboxes are controlled environments where companies can test their products and services while engaging with relevant regulators.

Brain+ has received an EU grant of DKK 825,000 based on promising data

Brain+, which develops digital solutions for the treatment of Alzheimer's and dementia, has received an additional EU grant of DKK 825,000 following promising data on a research project led by the Danish company.

Corti as one of the top AI companies in healthcare

Read at the Medical Futurist: The field of medical AI is buzzing. More and more companies set the purpose to disrupt healthcare with the help of artificial intelligence. Given how fast these companies come and go, it can prove to be hard to stay up-to-date with the most promising ones.

Online physiotherapy – new treatment option for health-insured customers

It is now possible for health insured customers in Tryg to opt for online physiotherapy. Online physiotherapy with your own personal physiotherapist is an alternative to regular physiotherapy at a clinic for clients with mild physical injuries.

Danish startup: new AI regulations can push tech innovation abroad

Read in ITWatch: The upcoming EU regulations on AI will help to push innovation out of Europe, according to Danish startup Corti, who are currently seeing strong growth in the US within healthcare solutions.

Cerebriu launches €10M series a round backed by strong investors to automate radiology workflows

Cerebriu’s Series A Round is the propellent which will fuel the company’s commercial growth, enabling better patient experience and more efficient management of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in hospitals.

AI to ease the work of nurses

Read at TV2 ØST: TV2 East talks about Teton.ai collaboration with the innovative Nykøbing Falster hospital and FIERS. Many hospital wards experience a burdensome amount of tasks. Teton.ai is glad to be able to help create overview and safety for the staff by providing them with some AI assistance.

US market a success for Lenus after large investment

Read in ITWATCH: The US became Lenus' second largest market after significant investment by the startup developing a platform for personal trainers.

Apopro Online Apotek in top 20 most used online stores

Read in DetailWatch: Apopro Online Apotek lands in the list of top 20 online stores people prefer to shop according to a new report from the Danish Chamber of Commerce.

Liva Healthcare scaling into Germany

Read in MEDWATCH: Liva Healthcare expects to enter the German market in the following months.

The future of welfare depends on new technologies - and we are in luck...

Read at ing.dk: The future of our welfare depends on new technologies - but luckily many of these already exist, and are ready for implementation and scaling. But to make use of this luck we need to put into use the existing, proven solutions, create a framework for approval of digital medicine, learn from the good examples from abroad and scale the solutions that work, so they can be implemented widely.

Solid grant to bring Danish health IT out into the world

Read in Berlingske: With one of the largest grans to date from The Danish Industry Foundation, an unusual and successful startup collaboration is to make Denmark the leader in the Nordics within health tech. Denmark has to be the leading place within the Nordics to create new companies within the booming health industry. That is the reason why The Danish Indusrty Foundation has awarded one of it's largest gants to date, 33M DKK, to the three-years-old non-profit organisation Health Tech Hub Copenhagen. HTHC has had success with gathering innovative companies working with health IT, to create scalable Danish successes.

Health Tech Hub Copenhagen's mission continues empowered by new funding

The work for more digital healthcare solutions continues in the ambitious entrepreneurial organisation. The Danish Industry Foundation renews the agreement with Health Tech Hub Copenhagen and, with a solid saline injection of 33 million, provides a new boost to the successful work of spreading Danish health technology to the global market.

Startup employing AI in hospitals: 'We need to think about ethics constantly'

Read in ItWatch: Health tech startup Teton.ai had to consider privacy and ethics from the beginning, when creating their monitoring tool ensuring better clinical insights and a better work environment for healthcare staff.

Read in Information: "We are on the edge of a major breakthrough in the use of #VR for the treatment of mental disorders in Denmark."

Khora Virtual Reality and Heka VR are looking for partners throughout the world to advance health and healthcare through AR & VR. So please get in contact if you want to learn more.

Brain+ CST Therapist Companion - first sale to the municipality of Herning

''On the December 31. we could announce the first sale of our dementia product, the Brain+ CST Therapist Companion, to the municipality of Herning. Closing the year with a sale to the first customer for our new product is much more than a single sale, it marks the shift from being a pre-revenue company to being a revenue generating company. '' shared Kim Kristensen

Cerebriu announces Martin Lillholm as Chief Operating Officer

Having a strong scientific and managerial background, Martin will ensure the company meets its strategic goals as Cerebriu is entering the commercial phase. “I am excited to have Martin join full-time after driving our regulatory work since inception.” Said Robert Lauritzen, Chief Executive Officer at Cerebriu. “Martin brings both scientific and organizational leadership critical for our growth as a deep tech company.” “I am very happy that I’ve been given the opportunity to join Cerebriu full time as COO." Said @Martin Lillholm, PhD.

Visikon predicts its first profit in 2023

Read in MEDWATCH: After turbulent years, by the end of 2023, Visikon is aiming for its first profit says the CEO.

Head Nurse: Mood measurements strengthens the work environment

Employees at Næstved, Slagelse and Ringsted Hospitals are now offered personal tests of their well-being and mental health. Ongoing tests paired with psychological counseling have made both employees and patients happier at the surgical departments.

Monsenso releases new product enhancements

Monsenso releases an enhanced version of its clinical web portal and a refreshed patient app. The product enhancements entail an improved and even more intuitive user interface of the solution’s patient app and clinical web portal in order to enhance remote patient monitoring and treatment support for clinicians, as well as the communication and collaboration between clinician and patient.

Cerebriu appoints Chief Revenue Officer

Cerebriu announces that Frank Engel Rasmussen, an experienced executive in the medical device field, has been appointed as Chief Revenue Officer. “I am excited to have Frank on our team,” said Robert Lauritzen, Chief Executive Officer at Cerebriu. “With his strong commercial MedTech background, Frank will be taking the lead on commercialization of Cerebriu’s radiology workflow automation solutions".

Corti makes Top 100 list

Danish health tech startup Corti has (yet again) made The Medical Futurist's list of the Top 100 Digital Health Companies to watch, in the category Artificial Intelligence/Diagnostics.

Cerebriu to Partner with Danish & Norwegian Hospitals to Automatically Assess Tissue Window for Treatment Using AI

Cerebriu, a Danish radiology AI company, in partnership with Oslo University Hospital and Denmark’s Copenhagen University Hospital has received the Eurostars research grant of over 6 million Danish kroner (€800.000) to develop a software using Cerebriu’s technology to automatically identify patients eligible for critical thrombolysis/thrombectomy based on imaging as opposed to the traditional time-of-symptom-onset.

Partnership Announcement

We are proud to announce that the Center for Sustainable Hospitals and Health Tech Hub Copenhagen (HTHC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.

On the verge of a breakthrough

Read about Kim Baden-Kristensen and his 10-year journey with health tech startup Brain+, in Berlingske.

Great potential for novel VR-therapy

Virtual Reality has already been proven to be effective in treating phobias and social anxiety. Danish health tech startup Khora has in collaboration with three Danish regions developed and tested a VR solution aimed at treatment-resistant schizofrenia.

Millions in investment to improve stroke care with AI

After receiving 13,4 M DKK from the Innovation fund of Denmark, Cerebriu will begin a strategic research collaboration with the University of Copenhagen, Odense University Hospital, and Herlev & Gentofte Hospital, with the goal to demonstrate the efficacy of real-world AI solutions in improving patient access and treatment, along with optimizing clinical workflow efficiency.

New healthcare partnership between HTHC and OUH

Health Tech Hub Copenhagen is happy to welcome OUH Odense Universitetshospital – Svendborg Sygehus as Healthcare Partner. Martin Vesterby, Health Tech Adoption Partner at HTHC on the new partnership: 'Health Tech Hub Copenhagen's aim is to enable health tech solutions to reach and help as many people as possible. This technology comes from places like OUH. We hope to give guidance in establishing partnerships, study designs, MDR, health economics, implementation and funding of the 'next steps'. Our large international network will be brought in, and our goal is to pass on our knowledge on creating sustainable businesses making a difference in the world.'

Radiobotics gets CE Mark for fracture detection software

Read on AuntMinnie: Danish artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Radiobotics has received the CE Mark for RBfracture, a program designed to detect fractures in trauma patients.

Health tech company Lenus achieves major milestone

Read in Finans: CEO Betram Thorslund on Lenus, making a difference in global health, and thir most recent results.

Using Computer Vision Technology and Unique Training Data Tooling to Prevent Falls in Care Homes and Hospitals

Read this interview with Teton AI’s Chief Technology Officer Esben Thorius, by Encord.

'If we can make it here, we can make it anywhere'

Read in Børsen: Danish health tech scaleup Lenus are betting big on the American market and open office in New York City.

Three Golds for HTHC members at Danish Digital Awards

It rained with prizes at the Danish Digital Awards on 2nd June. Khora Virtual Reality brought home Gold in the category Creative Use Of Technology, for The Challenge Project, in collaboration with Region Hovedstaden. WARD 24/7 won double Gold for their project Ward 24/7 – patient monitoring with AI, in two categories: Innovation and Data Science, with NoA Ignite Denmark. See all the categories here:

Startup of the week: Ward 24/7

Read in Bootstrapping.dk: Betina Langemark, CEO and Helle Monrad, lead investor, on using AI to prevent complications and enable better care, and on how they convinced both business angels and VCs to join them.

Danish biotech companies can be first movers

Read at Dansk Standard: HTHC's Martin Vesterby on why it is important to involve SMEs in the standardisation process for life science. (in Danish)

When the voices stop talking

Read on Innovationfonden.dk: The first learnings from the research project collaboration between Khora and Psykiatrisk Center København. Article in Danish.

Nordic Startup Awards

Cerebriu have been named Nordic Finalists of Best HealthTech Startup powered by BioInnovation Institute, at the Nordic Startup Awards. Read more and vote at the link!

Online psychology sessions are a hit and more needed than ever.

Read about Injurymap's successful collaboration with Danish insurance company Codan Danmark (press release in Danish).

Miiskin opens skin tracking platform to dermatology research

Read in Health Tech World: Miiskin is to provide academic researchers with its technology for free to support digital collaboration within new dermatology research in the UK.

Cerebriu to integrate software into MRI from Siemens Healthineers

Read in Auntminnie.com: Radiology artificial intelligence software developer Cerebriu and Siemens Healthineers have signed an agreement to integrate Cerebriu's workflow applications into Siemens MRI scanners.

CEREBRIU & CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES PARTNER TO AUTOMATE RADIOLOGY WORKFLOWS WITH AI

A unique research collaboration of its kind in Israel by Soroka Medical University, Clalit Medical Center and Cerebriu focuses on smart protocol and artificial intelligence in MRI will enable testing and diagnosis processes in brain scans.

At Brain+, Kim Baden-Kristensen and team powernaps and meditates

Read in Finans (in Danish): Kim Baden-Kristensen founded Brain+, focusing on brain health - and he aims to keep his team's brains healthy by providing access to meditation and powernaps.

Digital diagnostics company adds American profile to board

Read in Medwatch (in Danish): Health tech startup Cerebriu welcomes a new board member, aiming for success on the American market.