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  • Injectable breast ‘implant’ as alternative to surgery

    An alternative strategy involves acellular dermal matrix (ADM) — skin that has been processed to remove the outermost layer. This leaves a material with important cellular components for healing, including collagen, elastin and growth factors. Currently, ADM is available primarily in sheet form for tendon repair or plastic surgery, but Pham Ngoc Chien, Chan-Yeong Heo read more

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    Injectable breast ‘implant’ as alternative to surgery

  • One Second After: The Art of Lola Dupre – Hi-Fructose Magazine

    Born in Algeria, Dupre grew up in Paris, London, and Glasgow, with much of her limited, formal education completed in the confines of several scattered schools. A self-described “hell-raising-know-it-all” in her youth, she spent time traveling across Europe, indulging in a transient lifestyle she seemed well suited for, which came with its own set of read more

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    One Second After: The Art of Lola Dupre – Hi-Fructose Magazine

  • BrightHeart bags €11M to expand FDA-cleared AI ultrasound platform across the US and Europe

    Medtech BrightHeart, a developer of solutions for prenatal ultrasound, today announced it has raised €11 million Series A financing round. The round was co-led by Odyssée Venture and GO Capital, with participation from the Mussallem CHD Alliance, Lift Value, IDAHO HealthTech Club via Side Angels, and founding investor Sofinnova Partners, as well as prominent clinicians read more

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    BrightHeart bags €11M to expand FDA-cleared AI ultrasound platform across the US and Europe

  • Nigeria: US Imposes Up to $15,000 Visa Bond Requirement for Nigerian Visitors, Others

    With Nigeria added to the bond list, it will become even more difficult for citizens to obtain a US visa. The Donald Trump administration has imposed a new travel restriction on Nigeria, requiring that Nigerians seeking to enter the United States on a B1/B2 visa post bonds of up to $15,000 before being granted entry. read more

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    Nigeria: US Imposes Up to ,000 Visa Bond Requirement for Nigerian Visitors, Others

  • Lookiero Outfittery Group closes a €17M round to boost growth and reinforce its AI strategy

    Lookiero Outfittery Group, a European online personal shopping company, has closed a €17 million funding round with participation from new investors including Ekarpen Private Equity and the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), alongside existing investors Acurio Ventures, Perwyn, Bonsai Partners, and 10x Group. Of the total investment, €7.25 million was contributed by SETT, an read more

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    Lookiero Outfittery Group closes a €17M round to boost growth and reinforce its AI strategy

  • Abubakar Malami: Nigerias former justice minister granted bail

    A Nigerian court has granted bail to the country’s former attorney general, Abubakar Malami, along with his wife and son, who are facing money laundering charges. Malami, 58, was one of the most influential figures in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari between 2015 and 2023. He was charged last month with 16 counts read more

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    Abubakar Malami: Nigerias former justice minister granted bail

  • Legaltech Alice raises €1M to bring trustworthy AI workflows to legal casework

    Belgium-based Alice, an AI platform developed for lawyers and legal teams, has raised €1 million in pre-seed funding to support the development of its end-to-end legal casework solution. The round was led by NewSchool and Seeder Fund, with participation from a group of Belgian angel investors. The adoption of AI in legal practice is increasing, read more

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    Legaltech Alice raises €1M to bring trustworthy AI workflows to legal casework

  • ViCentra secures an additional $13M to accelerate growth and advance next-gen insulin system

    Dutch-based medical device company ViCentra, which commercialises the Kaleido insulin patch pump system, has raised an additional $13 million as part of its Series D financing, bringing the total round to $98 million. The funding includes new capital from ROM Utrecht Region and a consortium of Dutch investors, including Venturing Tech, alongside increased support from read more

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    ViCentra secures an additional M to accelerate growth and advance next-gen insulin system

  • Final push for new device to prevent birth trauma

    This simple device has the potential to address a common, yet potentially avoidable, complication Andrew Weeks BirthGlide: Innovative Device to Reduce Complications in Labour The BirthGlide team is developing a novel, simple-to-use device to reduce complications in the second stage of labour and the use of traumatic procedures. It works by reducing resistance between the read more

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    Final push for new device to prevent birth trauma

  • Injection could protect the brain after a stroke

    Many stroke patients suffer from significant cognitive decline throughout the subsequent year after a stroke. The new therapy is primed to address that secondary injury Ayush Batra Mouse Model Tests Stroke Therapy in Realistic Conditions The findings are highly relevant for future clinical applications because the scientists tested the approach in a mouse model that read more

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    Injection could protect the brain after a stroke

  • CertHub raises €6.2M to tackle medtech’s compliance bottleneck

    CertHub raises €6.2M to transform MedTech compliance with AI-driven automation Munich-based medtech manufacturing compliance startup CertHub,has raised €6.2 million in investment in just two months. Across Europe, medtech companies are facing unprecedented regulatory pressure. 70 per cent of manufacturers report significant struggles with regulatory burden, and implementing new medical regulatory requirements alone is estimated to read more

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    CertHub raises €6.2M to tackle medtech’s compliance bottleneck

  • E-commerce operating startup Swap raises $100M

    London-headquartered e-commerce operating startup Swap has raised $100m in a Series C funding round. The round was co-led by existing investor Iconiq and DST Global. The Series C follows around nine months after Swap’s Series B round, when it raised $40m led by Iconiq. Swap has now raised $149m in total. Founded in 2022, Swap read more

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    E-commerce operating startup Swap raises 0M

  • Robeauté is turning microrobotics into a surgical platform for the brain

    There are around 350,000 people diagnosed with primary brain cancer every year, and 250,000 people die from it. Despite decades of progress in medicine, the tools primarily used to access, diagnose, and treat the brain remain limited — until now. Robeauté is a Paris-based MedTech startup developing a new class of therapeutic microrobots designed to read more

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    Robeauté is turning microrobotics into a surgical platform for the brain

  • Biographica raises £7M to expand AI crop design globally

    London-based Biographica, an agricultural biotechnology company, has raised £7 million in a funding round led by Faber VC, with participation from SuperSeed, Cardumen Capital, The Helm, EQT Foundation, and Sie Ventures. The round also included existing investors Chalfen Ventures, Entrepreneurs First, Nucleus Capital, Dhyan Ventures, Saras Capital, and Ventures Together. Developing new crop traits such read more

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    Biographica raises £7M to expand AI crop design globally

  • Mobile Stroke Units may ease healthcare system pressure

    Professor Grunwald continued, “Questions had been raised about the cost-efficiency of MSUs and how they could be integrated into clinical practice but this study shows clear benefits to their widespread adoption across the country. This research shows that the MSU concept may benefit from equipping them with extended capabilities that make them suitable for dealing read more

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    Mobile Stroke Units may ease healthcare system pressure

  • Multiple sclerosis biomarker linked to progression

    Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world with over 4,300 Canadians diagnosed with the condition each year, according to MS Canada. Roughly 10% of people with MS are initially diagnosed with progressive MS, which leads to a gradual worsening of symptoms and increasing disability over time. Patients initially diagnosed with read more

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    Multiple sclerosis biomarker linked to progression

  • Trump claims US oil firms could be up and running in Venezuela within 18 months

    Getty Images President Donald Trump says the US oil industry could be “up and running” with increased operations in Venezuela within 18 months, after a surprise military operation removed President Nicolás Maduro from power. Trump told NBC News that “a tremendous amount of money will have to be spent, and the oil companies will spend read more

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    Trump claims US oil firms could be up and running in Venezuela within 18 months

  • United Manufacturing Hub bags €5m to power a shared data backbone for factories

    Industrial data management platform United Manufacturing Hub (UMH) has raised €5 million in funding to accelerate its mission of building the foundational data layer for global manufacturing. The round was led by KOMPAS VC, with participation from seed + speed Ventures, Sustainable Future Ventures, Archimedes New Ventures, and renowned industry angels, including Jan Oberhauser (Founder read more

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    United Manufacturing Hub bags €5m to power a shared data backbone for factories

  • UK bets £210M on cybersecurity to unlock digital government — and £45B in productivity savings

    The UK Government has unveiled a £210 million cyber action plan to secure online public services and protect people’s data as more services move online. The plan aims to strengthen defences across departments, respond faster to cyber attacks, and support digitisation that could save up to £45 billionin productivity savingswhile cutting queues and paperwork. Driven read more

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    UK bets £210M on cybersecurity to unlock digital government — and £45B in productivity savings

  • AI labeling in radiology: filling in the missing step

    Representative examples of misclassifications by Xp-Bodypart-Checker and second model (CXp) Projection-Rotation-Checker. A) Chest radiograph of a female in her 50s that was misclassified as “Abdomen” by Xp-Bodypart-Checker. B) PA chest radiograph of a female in her 40s that was misclassified as “Lateral” by CXp-Projection-Rotation-Checker. C) AP chest radiograph of a male in his 50s that read more

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    AI labeling in radiology: filling in the missing step