Health Tech

Omron Healthcare to launch at Origins by Mahindra in Chennai in March 2025

The blood pressure monitor manufacturer is going to supply the device for India's domestic market by March 2025

Pristyn Care expands presence to eastern India, partners with 60 hospitals

The company's goal is to double its presence in the country by the end of 2023 by expanding into more cities

Healtech startup Innovaccer lays off 15% employees amid structural rejig

An Innovaccer spokesperson said that the company's priority is to fully support its impacted employees, which includes offering them a generous package

Apple's VP of health coming to India, to speak at BioAsia event on Feb 25

BioAsia is an annual international event focused on life sciences, biotechnology, pharma, medtech and healthtech sectors

Muscle & Strength to add 20 more stores in north India by next year

Muscle & Strength's revenue grew by more than 25 per cent during the past one year

Health-tech start-up Good Health Company raises $10 mn in funding

Hyderabad-based company will use financing to introduce more product categories and expand team

Existing pharma marketing practices code is adequate: Centre tells SC

Says Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance's investigation report cleared Dolo-650 maker, Micro Labs, of allegations of bribing doctors with freebies worth Rs 1,000 crore

HGS Healthcare rebrands as Sagility, targets $1 bn revenue by 2026

Healthcare technology company HGS Healthcare has rebranded itself as Sagility and targets to become a USD 1 billion firm in terms of revenue by 2026, a top official of the company has said. The company closed 2021-22 with a revenue of USD 460 million. "From tonight, Sagility will be the go-forward name for us and we will sunset the HGS Healthcare brand name. We ended the financial year with USD 460 million in revenue and the goal is to try and be a billion dollar company by 2026," Sagility Group CEO Ramesh Gopalan said. The Hinduja Global Solutions' healthcare unit started operations in 2000 and it was acquired by Baring Private Equity Asia for about USD 1.2 billion in August last year. The company, now based out of Colorado has more than 25,000 employees across 5 countries -- India, the Philippines, Jamaica, Colombia and the US. "Right now, we have a very strong presence in the large category of customers, large health insurances. Going forward we will continue to focus on the la

BioAsia health tech event to be held in Hyderabad from Feb 24-26 next year

: The 20th edition of BioAsia, the marquee life sciences and health tech event, hosted by the Telangana government, will be held from February 24 to 26 next year. KT Rama Rao, Minister for Industries and Commerce, along with Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary (I&C) and Shakthi Nagappan, Director, Life Sciences and CEO of BioAsia, launched the logo and the theme Advancing for ONE: Shaping the next generation of humanized healthcare of BioAsia 2023, an official release said on Tuesday. "I'm pleased to announce the 20th edition of BioAsia. As the world has begun to return to normalcy, we are geared to host next year's grand event in-person and host a galaxy of world leaders in Hyderabad. The event has truly evolved over the years as a pre-eminent global meeting for researchers, academia, industry, healthcare providers and policy makers to discuss collaborative opportunities, Rama Rao said. BioAsia 2022 was extremely successful with virtual participation of about 37,500 delegates from

High-tech sensors help Bengaluru hospital turn general wards into ICUs

These connected sensors are similar to the patches which are used for ECGs and are placed on the patient's body to capture their vitals

WhatsApp India, GoI join hands to leverage Chatbot for non-Covid use-cases

These collaborations happen despite several run ins between the two on regulatory issues

Health technology platform Tata 1mg steps up diagnostics play

Since Tata 1mg is focused on online diagnostics and home collection of samples, it has third-party partners for radiology tests

eHealth sector to reach $40 billion GMV by 2030, says RedSeer report

Pandemic worked as a catalyst to trigger growth within this sector, paving the way for a booming eHealth landscape that grew at 51% CAGR in 2021

Axis Bank, IPE Global commit $150mn loan for India health infra, post Covid

Axis Bank has committed to strengthening India's healthcare infrastructure by signing an MoU with IPE Global for the SAMRIDH Healthcare Blended Finance Facility, the bank said in a release

Pharma company Abbott ties up with health tech firms for diabetes care

Abbott on Tuesday said it has tied up with health-tech firms like BeatO, Sugar.fit, PharmEasy, GOQii, 1MG and Zyla for diabetes care

Health-tech company HCAH raises Rs 112 cr from ABC World Asia

HCAH will use this investment to build presence in physical rehabilitation and recovery space through its service range of home ICU, in-patient rehab in transition care centres, digital and home rehab

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: Big opportunity for healthtech startups

The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission could truly democratise healthcare access in India. It could also be a major boon for India's healthtech startups. Let's understand the scope of this opportunity

ConnectedH raises $2.3mn in seed fund led by Kalaari Capital, Incubate Fund

ConnectedH plans to utilise the fresh funds to expand their product portfolio, invest in technology, and expand its presence in Delhi/NCR Region

Startup Ayu Health raises $6.3 mn in funding for expanding services

Ayu got the Series A financing from Vertex Ventures and Stellaris Venture Partners

Google's Nest adds sleep tracking in new health technology foray

The company unveiled the second-generation model of its Nest Hub smart display in a blog post Tuesday