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The MedTech SuperConnector: accelerating commercialisation in the UK health sector

MedTech SuperConnector: accelerating commercialisation in UK health sector

Health Europa introduces the MedTech SuperConnector and explores how it will help to translate promising research into commercialisation in the UK. In April, Research England...
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to fund future research projects

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to fund future research projects

22 revolutionary research projects are to receive SEK 640 Million (~€61.7 million) funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. With the aim of funding...
Mental health illness could be tackled with a contemporary approach

Mental health illness could be tackled with a contemporary approach

Four locations across the UK are set to establish creative approaches to improving mental health illness, thanks to £3.4m (~€3.8m) in National Lottery funding. Living...
Towards outcomes-based healthcare: the EFPIA vision

Towards outcomes-based healthcare: the EFPIA vision

What is outcomes-based healthcare and how can we achieve it in Europe? Thomas Allvin, executive director of strategy and healthcare at the European Federation...
How should we judge the NHS at 70?

How should we judge the NHS at 70?

The Health Foundation’s Dr Jennifer Dixon reflects on the myriad challenges facing the NHS as the pioneering healthcare service turns 70. The NHS was founded...
One million Iraqis could see loss of health facilities due to funding gap

One million Iraqis could see loss of health facilities due to funding gap

Critical health facilities in Iraq are facing closures due to a lack of funding, which leaves nearly one million people without access to basic...
Neurodegenerative disease research funding up by a third since 2011

Neurodegenerative disease research funding up by a third since 2011

Global neurodegenerative disease research funding has seen a substantial improvement, with funding being up by a third since 2011, according to a new survey. As...
£2m awarded to Warwick University to help fight viral disease in East Africa

£2m awarded to Warwick University to help fight viral disease in East Africa

The University of Warwick, UK, has been awarded £2m (~€2.2m) for a project which aims to tackle the spread of viral disease in East...
Low-quality healthcare services impact on global health costs

Low-quality healthcare services impact on global health costs

Low-quality healthcare services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels, according to a joint report by the OECD,...
NHS 70th anniversary: experts say patient care needs improvement

NHS 70th anniversary: experts say patient care needs improvement

As NHS 70th anniversary celebrations take place today, experts are commenting on the current condition of the healthcare service, saying more needs to be...
£12m grants issued to help tackle antimicrobial resistance on global scale

£12m grants issued to help tackle antimicrobial resistance on global scale

Four UK-based universities have been awarded multimillion pound grants to conduct research into the biological, cultural, social and economic drivers behind the development of...
King’s Fund responds to government announcement of new NHS funding

King’s Fund responds to government announcement of new NHS funding

The King’s Fund has responded to Theresa May’s announcement yesterday of new NHS funding, calling it a “welcome shot in the arm”. Yesterday, UK Prime...
Pioneering medical treatments should be available on NHS, survey reveals

Pioneering medical treatments should be available on NHS, survey reveals

New potentially life-saving and pioneering medical treatments such as bone marrow transplant and stem cell therapy should be made available on the National Health...
Health payments causing poverty, even in high-income countries

Health payments causing poverty, even in high-income countries

The costly nature of health payments is unaffordable and causes financial strain to the point of poverty, even in high-income countries, according to a...
Trial launches to test new treatment combination for leukaemia patients

Trial launches to test new treatment combination for leukaemia patients

A clinical trial testing a new treatment combination for children and adults with leukaemia has been launched today through the Combinations Alliance. The aim of...
Child obesity: 22,000 ten- and 11-year-old's in England are severely obese

Child obesity: 22,000 ten- and 11-year-olds in England are severely obese

New analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed worrying figures regarding child obesity, saying that over 20,000 children aged ten and 11...
France to hold the next Global Fund replenishment conference in 2019

France to hold the next Global Fund replenishment conference in 2019

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has commented on French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to host the next Global Fund replenishment...
Social care reform in England shows worrying lack of progress

Social care reform in England shows worrying lack of progress

A new report from the Health Foundation and The King’s Fund has highlighted the worrying lack of progress on social care reform in England. The...
New investment announced for suicide prevention in England

New investment announced for suicide prevention in England

A new investment has been announced today which will be given to local communities that are the worst affected by suicide in a bid...
IMI launches milestone project focusing on hypoglycaemia

IMI launches milestone project focusing on hypoglycaemia

Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) has today announced it has launched its milestone 100th project, which will focus on diabetes...

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