The Top 5 Trends in Customer Experience for Healthcare
Healthcare is an industry that affects everyone, but one that has historically had a reputation for less-than-positive customer experiences. However, customer experience is now becoming a focus of many...
View ArticleBank bosses talk up tech spending amid financial sector ‘arms race’
The leaders of the biggest banks in Canada said Tuesday that they are still spending billions on transformative technologies as the financial sector’s digital “arms race” shows no signs of abating....
View ArticleSecond robotics and AI fund launched by Britbots
An investment group focusing on UK robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups has launched its second British Robotics Seed Fund, following on closely from its first, which closed to new...
View Article“Digital Dentistry, What a Dentist Should Know.”
Advanced digital technology is changing what is possible in oral health, function, and beauty. Dentists incorporating digital solutions into their practices are finding significantly improved workflow...
View ArticleCIBC buys Clairvest’s stake in tech investor Wellington Financial
Canadian private equity firm Clairvest Group has sold its interest in Wellington Financial, a Toronto-based specialty finance firm, to the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). No financial terms...
View ArticleAllianz to invest $59 million in digital U.S. healthcare provider
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The German insurer Allianz said on Monday that it has agreed to invest $59 million in American Well, a digital healthcare provider. Boston-based American Well connects patients to...
View ArticleNanowear Named Innovation Champion of the Accenture HealthTech Innovation...
As part of Accenture’s HealthTech Innovation Challenge, more than 700 startups from around the world demonstrated how their innovative technology and business models help improve the way people access...
View ArticleInnovation in healthcare technology – this week’s industry update
We now have nearly 100,000 subscribers to this weekly healthtech news email. Thank you. GIANT Health bring you this weekly “INDUSTRY UPDATE: Innovation in Healthcare Technology”, providing a valuable...
View ArticleSecond Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Fund Launched by Britbots
Britbots has announced the launch of their second British Robotics Seed Fund. The new fund follows the success of the first fund, which has now been fully invested, leading the seed rounds of six...
View Article99.22% pass dentistry licensure exams; UE grad leads passers
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Wednesday announced that 763 out of 769 examinees passed the 2018 Dentist Licensure Examinations, posting a national passing rate of 99.22 percent....
View ArticleA robotics startup called ‘Robomart’ wants to replace Postmates and Instacart...
Robomart is a self-driving, nearly full autonomous grocery store on wheels. The vehicle will drive fresh produce from the supermarket aisle to customers. Grocery chains can license the platform and the...
View ArticleLocal 1716 Ratifies Contract With City That Includes Pay Raises, Changes To...
Hartford’s second largest labor union has ratified a contract with the city that includes four years of pay freezes and two raises, along with changes to the health care plan. The American Federation...
View ArticleHerricks Robotics Teams Kick Off Competition Season
From Herricks Public Schools: On Dec. 16, the Herricks Robotics Club kicked off its season in the VEX Robotics Competition with a successful qualifying tournament at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in...
View ArticleHow One Woman Is Reducing Healthcare Costs And Improving Quality
Could visiting your doctor be a thing of the past? If Renee Dua, chief medical officer at Heal has her way, it will. Doctor visits will be replaced by doctor house calls. Hey, wasn’t that how it was...
View ArticleBRIEF-Itochu Corp To Buy 25% Stake In Oue Lippo Healthcare – Nikkei
* ITOCHU CORP TO INVEST 6.6 BILLION YEN IN OUE LIPPO HEALTHCARE FOR A 25 PERCENT STAKE – NIKKEI Source text: (s.nikkei.com/2mfdlpm) Further company coverage: Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust...
View ArticleBusiness Thursday: Dr. Robert Rush retires from dentistry
Every once in a while, even the most experienced dentist comes across a tooth that just refuses to be extracted. Dr. Cynthia Rush Yeiser was sweating over one such tooth at her private dental practice...
View ArticleBlacksburg’s Torc Robotics showcasing autonomous car at CES in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NV A Blacksburg company is getting international exposure this week at one of the largest technology expo’s in the world. Torc Robotics is at CES in Las Vegas where thousands of tech...
View ArticleCIBC Acquires Wellington Financial and Launches Innovation Banking
One of Canada’s big five banks is making it easier for their tech and innovation clients to grow and achieve financial independence. CIBC has introduced Innovation Banking, a full-service business that...
View ArticleRoot Robotics’s 50,000 robots for South Korean school kids shows coding...
The Root Robotics flagship robot looks a little bit like a miniature hexagonal Roomba — but instead of cleaning up messes, it shows kids how to code. Users can program it to draw, move, and sing...
View ArticleMisty Robotics is building a kit to make future home robots
Sure, Misty is all circuit boards and potential now, but it’s already cute… and it could be a kit to design future robots. Powered by WPeMatico The post Misty Robotics is building a kit to make future...
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