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Indegene's valuation reaches $700 mn; raises $200 mn from Carlyle, Brighton

Given the wider adoption of digital initiatives within the healthcare industry, Indegene plans to use the funds to accelerate its M&A (merger and acquisition) and global expansion plans

HCL Tech, California uni, Berkeley partner for advanced health tech lab

IT services major HCL Technologies (HCL) on Wednesday said it has partnered with University of California, Berkeley to create a Health Technology Collaborative Laboratory (CoLab).

New Microsoft programme to nurture health tech startups in India

Microsoft launched a dedicated programme to help healthtech startups flourish in India, as the pandemic impacts every aspect of the healthcare system in the country

Health-tech startup BestDoc raises $2.1 mn from Aceel, other investors

BestDoc, supported by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), is an Intelligent Patient Relationship Management (PRM) system for hospitals and other healthcare providers in India

Bajaj Finserv enters wellness ecosystem with launch of health tech business

The service aims to integrate the fragmented service delivery of the health care system and make health care accessible to consumers on a single platform

Amazfit launches health-and-fitness centric Stratos 3 smartwatch: Know more

The Stratos 3 has built-in activity profiles like Ultra-Endurance Mode, VO2Max, Exercise Effect (TE), Exercise Load (TD), and Recovery Time Data

Health-tech start-up Tricog raises $10.5 mn from Japanese, US investors

The start-up would be investing the fund to expand its product line and establish presence in Africa and Asia including India, China and Japan

Switzerland is country partner for BioAsia event on February 17-19

BioAsia is an annual event in which stakeholders in the lifesciences sector discuss new innovations and explore possibility of business collaborations in the sector

Soon, prosthetic hands may become 'human-like', get ability to sense things

Scientists have developed an electronic glove that can be worn over a prosthetic hand to provide human-like softness, warmth, appearance and sensory perception

Genomics: A new area of healthcare that helps predict diseases in advance

Genetic makeup, which also helps in prescribing the most apt nutrition and medication, is even being widely used in sports

PE investments grow threefold in health tech

Sequoia Capital India and others, in April, invested about $20 million in HealthEngine, another online platform for patients to fine, book and manage medical appointments