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From filtering blood to portable ECGs: Five European healthtechs that are going strong (Sifted | Europe)

The Spain-based startup EIT Health Catapult received €2.5m from the ​​European Innovation Council (EIC), after taking part in the EIT Health Catapult accelerator programme in 2022.

date:  25/04/2023

As healthtech shows resilience through the downturn, market trends are shifting — and startups are making the most of it.

VCs are still pouring money into healthtech — €2bn was raised in seed and pre-seed funding alone in 2022. It’s a sign the sector is maturing, even though investment in European healthtechs is down 42% this year compared with the frothy days of 2021, according to Dealroom.

Resilience aside, the market has also been shifting considerably since the pandemic, with new trends such as AI in healthcare, personalisation, remote healthcare, telemedicine and wearables changing the way that medical practitioners, healthcare institutions and startups work.

So how are these new trends defining Europe’s healthtech sector — and which emerging startups are capitalising on it? Here are five healthtechs that are going strong, with the help of initiatives such as EIT Health Catapult, an intensive training programme and competition that showcases the best biotech, medtech and digital health concepts from across Europe.

Full article and list available here.