GE HealthCare gets $44 mln grant to develop AI-assisted ultrasound tech – ET HealthWorld

GE HealthCare gets $44 mln grant to develop AI-assisted ultrasound tech – ET HealthWorld

Bengaluru: GE HealthCare Technologies Inc has received a grant of more than $44 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop AI-assisted ultrasound technology, the company said on Monday. The grant will facilitate development of AI-assisted ultrasound imaging auto-assessment applications and tools to help address maternal and fetal health and respiratory diseases. The … Read more

Tencent-backed Helium Health raises $30 mln to fund Africa expansion – ET HealthWorld

Tencent-backed Helium Health raises $30 mln to fund Africa expansion – ET HealthWorld

Abuja: Helium Health, West Africa’s largest electronic medical records provider, has raised $30 million in new funding to scale up operations and expand credit in Africa’s healthcare sector, it said on Monday. Investment managers AXA IM Alts co-led the Series B funding round, with participation from Capria Ventures, Angaza Capital and US based Flatworld Partners. … Read more

Tencent-backed Helium Health raises $30 mln to fund Africa expansion – ET HealthWorld

Tencent-backed Helium Health raises $30 mln to fund Africa expansion – ET HealthWorld

Abuja: Helium Health, West Africa’s largest electronic medical records provider, has raised $30 million in new funding to scale up operations and expand credit in Africa’s healthcare sector, it said on Monday. Investment managers AXA IM Alts co-led the Series B funding round, with participation from Capria Ventures, Angaza Capital and US based Flatworld Partners. … Read more

Philips makes $631 mln provision for recall litigation costs – ET HealthWorld

Philips makes $631 mln provision for recall litigation costs – ET HealthWorld

Amsterdam: Philips, a Dutch health technology company on Monday said it had set aside 575 million euros ($631 million) for possible litigation costs related to its global recall of respiratory machines. Amsterdam-based Philips is grappling with the fallout of a global recall of millions of respirators used to treat sleep apnoea, announced in June 2021 … Read more