Category Archives: Healthcare

Healthcare Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Waystone joins SIX ETF marketplace, enabling Bellevue Asset Management’s healthcare-focused active ETF

IN BRIEF) Waystone ETF ICAV has joined SIX Swiss Exchange as a new issuer with the launch of the Bellevue Healthcare UCITS ETF, an actively managed ETF combining Bellevue Asset Management’s healthcare expertise with the advantages of on-exchange trading. With … Read the full press release

Philips-led IWISH project wins ITEA award for advancing AI solutions in hospital operating rooms

(IN BRIEF) Philips and its consortium partners have received the ITEA Award of Excellence for Business Impact for the IWISH project, which has successfully demonstrated how AI-driven technologies can enhance operating room workflows and reduce healthcare costs. By combining machine … Read the full press release

New partnership between University of Southampton and Hampshire Care Association embeds medical students in nursing homes

(IN BRIEF) The University of Southampton, in partnership with the Hampshire Care Association, has launched a pilot programme placing third-year medical students into nursing homes across Hampshire. Running from September to December 2025, the initiative provides students with practical experience … Read the full press release

New Aviva and CALM collaboration focuses on suicide awareness and breaking stigma through education and resources

(IN BRIEF) Aviva has partnered with suicide prevention charity CALM to launch new resources that support customers, families, and advisers in addressing the sensitive issues surrounding suicide. Developed in response to rising online searches about suicide coverage in life insurance, … Read the full press release

ZEISS nominated for German Future Prize 2025 with breakthrough SMILE and VISUMAX eye surgery technology

(IN BRIEF) ZEISS Medical Technology has been nominated for the German Future Prize 2025 for its development of SMILE® with VISUMAX®, a minimally invasive laser procedure for correcting refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. The technology has been … Read the full press release

GSK announces $30 billion U.S. investment to advance biopharma R&D and manufacturing with AI-powered facilities

(IN BRIEF) GSK announced a $30 billion investment plan across the United States over the next five years, expanding its research, development, and supply chain infrastructure while creating hundreds of skilled jobs. The plan includes a $1.2 billion investment unveiled … Read the full press release

University of Bristol joins £11 million Bath initiative to improve youth mental health research and services

(IN BRIEF) The University of Bristol is collaborating with the universities of Bath and Exeter to launch the Bath Mental Health Research Group, a £11 million NIHR-funded initiative aimed at addressing youth mental health challenges in Bath, North-East Somerset, Swindon, … Read the full press release

British Safety Council to host free online conference exploring AI’s impact on workplace health, safety and wellbeing

(IN BRIEF) The British Safety Council will hold its 15th Annual Conference on 14 October with the theme Workplace Health, Safety and Wellbeing in an AI-enabled World. Sponsored by National Highways’ Driving for Better Business campaign, the free online event … Read the full press release

International research led by University of Liverpool provides reassurance on sodium valproate and male fertility risks

(IN BRIEF) A major international study led by the University of Liverpool and funded by the Epilepsy Research Institute UK found little evidence that sodium valproate significantly affects male fertility in men with epilepsy or bipolar disorder. Analysing health records … Read the full press release

Philips launches Pathology Scanner SGi with world-first native DICOM JPEG XL support to optimize digital pathology workflows

(IN BRIEF) Philips has unveiled the Pathology Scanner SGi, the world’s first scanner to provide native DICOM JPEG XL output for high-resolution whole slide images. The scanner reduces file sizes by up to 50% without compromising quality, enabling pathology labs … Read the full press release

University of Warwick study shows drones could deliver defibrillators faster in cardiac arrest emergencies

(IN BRIEF) University of Warwick researchers, in partnership with the Welsh Ambulance Service and drone specialists SkyBound, have demonstrated that drones carrying defibrillators could transform emergency response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the UK. In NIHR-funded rural simulations, drones launched … Read the full press release

DNV and BMJ Future Health Commission report highlights gaps in trust and training as barriers to digital health adoption

(IN BRIEF) DNV and BMJ Group, through the BMJ Future Health Commission, have published a new report showing that digital health technologies have yet to deliver the expected efficiency and workload benefits for healthcare professionals. Survey results from over 300 … Read the full press release

Novonesis and Novo Nordisk partner to explore gut microbiome solutions for metabolic health and obesity prevention

(IN BRIEF) Novonesis and Novo Nordisk have formed a research partnership to study how the gut microbiome can support metabolic health and help prevent obesity-related complications. The collaboration will explore synbiotic food supplements, combining probiotics and prebiotics, to assess their … Read the full press release

Roche highlights long-term Vabysmo data showing sustained vision gains and lesion control in nAMD and PCV

(IN BRIEF) Roche has announced new data at the Euretina Congress in Paris from its AVONELLE-X and SALWEEN studies of Vabysmo (faricimab), confirming the therapy’s strong long-term outcomes for patients with retinal diseases. The AVONELLE-X study, the largest long-term extension … Read the full press release

TU/e researchers win ERC Starting Grants for groundbreaking work in AI gameplay analysis, sustainable green steel, and cardiac regeneration

(IN BRIEF) Three researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)—Max Birk, Yali Tang, and Tommaso Ristori—have each been awarded an ERC Starting Grant of €1.5 million to advance pioneering projects in gaming, sustainable industry, and healthcare. Birk will develop AI-driven … Read the full press release

Cyted Health secures USD 44 million Series B led by EQT Life Sciences to advance early detection in gastrointestinal disease

(IN BRIEF) Cyted Health has raised USD 44 million in Series B financing led by EQT Life Sciences with participation from Advent Life Sciences, the British Business Bank, Morningside, BGF, and HCA Healthcare. The funds will accelerate Cyted’s commercial rollout … Read the full press release

TUM and Harvard study shows obesity drugs cut risk of death or hospitalization in HFpEF patients by more than 40 percent

(IN BRIEF) A study by the Technical University of Munich and Harvard Medical School has shown that obesity drugs semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) reduce the risk of hospitalization or death in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection … Read the full press release

Boehringer Ingelheim secures NMPA approval for HERNEXEOS® in HER2-mutant NSCLC with 71% response rate in Beamion-LUNG 1

(IN BRIEF) Boehringer Ingelheim’s HERNEXEOS® (zongertinib tablets) has received accelerated approval in China for patients with advanced NSCLC carrying HER2 mutations who have progressed after prior therapy. The approval is supported by Beamion-LUNG 1 data, which showed a 71% objective … Read the full press release

AkzoNobel’s Coral brand opens new sensory pathways to color for Brazil’s visually impaired community

(IN BRIEF) AkzoNobel’s Coral brand has launched Touching Colors in Brazil, an innovative accessibility project developed with VML Brasil and the Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind. Based on neuroscience insights, the initiative reimagines 70 shades into poetic sensory descriptions … Read the full press release

Discovery of p21 redox switch reveals new mechanism controlling cell division and senescence in cancer research

(IN BRIEF) Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research, London, together with colleagues from TUD Dresden University of Technology, have discovered that oxidation of a single site in the protein p21 acts as a chemical switch determining whether cells keep … Read the full press release