Nicholas Syhler

Attention Danish digital health companies wishing to scale to the US!🇺🇸 The MassChallenge 2024 Healthcare Challenge Program has officially launched, and we have 4 exclusive spots reserved for Danish healthtech startups!🇩🇰 Why Apply? This program is your gateway to early commercialization and scaling, with support from industry-leading corporates, known as Challenge Partners, who are on the lookout for innovative solutions in the following areas: * Digital & Mobile Health * AI in Healthcare * Health Equity & Access * Medical Devices & Wearables * Chronic Disease Management Apply Now: HealthTech Program - MassChallenge ⏳ Deadline: 26 August Questions? Feel free to reach out to me or Patrick Risager Mikkelsen. Don’t miss this chance to accelerate your healthtech innovation! #MassChallenge #HealthTech #Innovation #Startups #DanishStartups

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🗞️ From The Scaling School to headlines: AICD.nu in healthcare media We’re always immensely proud to see our former participants making headlines with their startups! 🩺 Congratulations to the team behind the AI-powered ICD motor featured in Läkartidningen. 🏥 Born out of frustration with inefficiencies in emergency care, their solution showcases how a bold idea can transform into a tool with real-world impact. At The Scaling School, we’re driven by the belief that scalable ideas and well planned roadmaps make a difference for the entrepreneurs - and sometimes also for the rest of the world. Whether it’s healthcare, sustainability, or technology, we’re here to guide startups in turning challenges into opportunities— and opportunities into sustainable growth. 💡 If you’re ready to scale your impact or curious about how we can help your startup, let’s connect! Who knows, your headline might be next 📰 Anders Forselius

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Attended the great HealthTech summit by Health Tech Hub Copenhagen last week. Some of my key take-aways; WHAT IS HAPPENING: - Techequity gap is getting bigger and bigger every year due to misalignment of the digital transformation gap and the solution gap in digital innovation= no surprise, but what do we actually do about it? - Its all time high in terms of digital tools for healthcare providers as well as for patients, so why is the digital change so slow? = lack of digital upskilling? - “Rule of halves”by NovoNordisk - only 50% of the population with diabetes get diagnosed and only half of them get care/treatment and only half of them achieve treatment targets, and only half of them achieve desired outcomes … in the end its only 6% of patients with diabetes who get to the desired patient outcomes. (!) = low value health care & lack of integrated care along the health continuum WHAT IS NOT HAPPENING: - We need new technologies but we need changed user behaviours even more. - We need to move from "what" to "how"-which should be the only question to be asked from now on - We need updated clinical workflows but also new skills beyond the clinical workforce = New professions in STEM for ex in the hospital is a hard fact and very welcome - We do not need more tech, we need more usage of tech. In tech there is an endless development cycle, that will not change healthcare. = stop and start the implementation WHAT NOT TO DO: -Don’t commerzialise another solution without implementation scheme -it will never be used and never sold again = never be scaled. WHAT TO DO: - Innovating in healthcare is like the Bermuda triangle (!) = avoid decoy and blind alley for innovation processes = changed metrics asap - 3 core tasks at a hospital: Diagnosis & Treatment, Education and Research. Innovation is not one of them and there are no generic incentives. - Digital health is the only way to scale something without workforce increase. Digital health is no buzzword. = True impact. - Example: 3 out of 12 000 staff at a University hospital work with Innovation and Innovative processes today to implement innovations. = 0, 025 % (!) of the total hospital workforce....= need of innovation & entrepreneurship reskilling and upskilling? Final remark: A heart-attack survivor/ patient spent 6 weeks of hospitalisation 30-40 years ago. 20 years ago she/he spent 2 weeks and today this patient can spend 2 days only- so it does happen something… #nomoreclosedloophealthcaresystems #thefutureischange #breakingthebarriersmeansbreakingthesilos  EIT Health Scandinavia Per Horn Jiskia Reis Bogi Eliasen Nicolas Bouchet Sofie Roorda Clayton Hamilton

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Exciting news in the digital healthcare space! Yazen Health has successfully raised €19.5 million in Series A funding to expand its innovative telehealth services for obesity care across Europe. With a proven track record of success in Sweden and a 70% retention rate among over 20,000 active users, Yazen is clearly onto something significant. This funding will allow the company to broaden its reach into Spain, Norway, and the Netherlands, further solidifying its presence in the UK and Germany. The integration of specialized healthcare providers into its platform positions Yazen to tackle obesity not just as a medical issue, but as a multifaceted health challenge. As obesity rates rise globally, the need for accessible solutions grows. Yazen Health is leading the way, redefining how we approach long-term weight management. Keep an eye on this company—it might just change the game in digital health!

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🚀 I'm excited to share the culmination of a cross-Nordic project focused on the sustainability potential of digital health technology. Our comprehensive report, produced in collaboration with Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare, Upgraded, Akademias, and Oslo Municipality, dives into the transformative power of digital health in realizing Vision 2030 for Nordic businesses.   📈 The report highlights seven emerging themes crucial for the sustainable development of the Nordic health space: - Improving Interoperability - Mental Health and Well-Being - Personalised Treatments - Telehealth and Decentralised Monitoring - Decentralised Clinical Trials - Sustainability Data Measurement and Transparency Transition to Preventive Care 🌍 By leveraging shared health data, we envision a future where Nordic healthcare is more integrated, sustainable, and innovative. The project engaged over 200 stakeholders through workshops, expert roundtables, and interviews, creating a robust dataset of 112,000 entities in the Nordic healthcare sector.   🤝 This initiative underscores the importance of collaboration across public and private sectors to drive sustainable growth and improved healthcare outcomes.    Let's continue to push the boundaries of innovation and sustainability in healthcare!   📑 Read the full report to explore how digital health technology can shape a sustainable future for Nordic businesses:    https://lnkd.in/e7dfuU4k   #DigitalHealth #Sustainability #Innovation #Healthcare #NordicInnovation #Vision2030 #GreenInnovationGroup #SustainableHealthcare

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I am happy to let you know that we got our first specialized digital health investment of DKK 372,000 (€50,000) from German, 5P Future of Health Beteiligungs GmbH, lifting the rights issue coverage to 64.4% by pre-subscription and guarantee commitments. 💵🤝 (note! LAST DAY on NORDNET)   I addition to this the Brain+ management topped up with additional investment of DKK 150.000. I have found another DKK 80,000 to commit, brining my total investment in the round up to 671,000 DKK (or 7.5% of the total issue). 💵🤝   We have this week incorporated Brain+ UK Limited, allowing us to access UK partnerships and grant funding to a new degree, and opening the doors to our go-to-market efforts. 🇬🇧    The rights issue is ongoing and has the last day of subscription on Monday, June 24., however, please notice that many banks have their last day today (incl. Nordnet) for subscribing to the rights issue.     We are working hard to realize our plans, and are on track for our UK launch, now with several more pieces in place! Onwards! Kim ABOUT 5P FUTURE OF HEALTH We are an early-stage investment boutique with an exclusive focus on Digital Health and Health TECH Startups.   We invest in transformative ideas in 5P medicine, which stands for: - PREVENTION - PREDICTIVE MEDICINE - PARTICIPATIVE HEALTH (democratization) - PRECISION MEDICINE - PROLONGED HEALTH (Healthy Longevity)   We operate out of Germany and invest in the DACH region as well as in startups with a link to Israel, Spain, including Latin America, and the US.   Our General Partners and Venture Partners are seasoned Health and TECH experts with well over 100 startups, 100 patents, and successful exits. We are also closely connected to clinical and research institutions as well as universities in different countries. #DementiaManagement #digitalDementiaManagement #DigitalTherapy #DementiaCare #MentalHealthTech #DigitalHealth #Telehealth #VirtualTherapy #DigitalTherapeutics #DementiaSupport #HealthTech #ElderCare #CognitiveHealth #Telemedicine #AlzheimersCare #InnovationInHealthcare #DementiaTreatment #DigitalInnovation #RemoteTherapy #TechForGood #HealthcareTechnology #CognitiveTraining #dtx Health Tech Hub Copenhagen

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Thank you Copenhagen Business School and Prof. Dr. Max von Zedtwitz for inviting me to your Executive Masterclass “Business Innovation in Life Science” to discuss public private partnerships in health policy development last week.   ❓We started with a question: What's a public private partnership in health policy development? It’s when lawmakers and regulators collaborate with innovators to define policy needed to transform health systems through innovation. 👮 Healthcare being a highly regulated space, we went into how and why the success of prescription digital therapeutics (#PDT, #DTx) as a new form of healthcare delivery, is entirely dependent on the effectiveness of the regulation it is governed by.   🤲 We explored the importance of collaboration between lawmakers, regulators and innovators (especially startups) to establish regulatory frameworks within which cutting edge innovation in PDT can occur at scale to actually transform healthcare systems. 📈 Given that innovation in PDT in Europe so far has been driven almost entirely by startups, we delved into the challenge of shaping policy that not only enables startup innovation in the space but also enables such innovation to thrive economically.   ⚡ We discussed how, taking into account the risks faced by startup entrepreneurs and venture capital investors in PDT, such policy is the alpha and the omega of whether PDT can establish itself in a healthcare system. 🇩🇪 We touched upon the policy making that enabled Germany to establish itself as a world leader in PDT with #DiGA, while pointing out imminent risks that this lead is now foregone by giving in to pressures exerted on policy makers by established interest groups seeking to prevent the ascent of PDT.   ☔ We discussed how with unclear or ineffective regulatory frameworks, there would be an initial flurry of innovation, which would then however wither and die for lack of funding, as a consequence of lacking economic traction. ⚖️ We discussed regulators’ interest and responsibility to ensure and enforce a level playing field: If incumbent players were allowed to misuse their power to shape or undermine policy with the intent of hindering the ascent of innovative startups, startups could fail or would at least stay far under their potential to transform healthcare for the better. 🎯 We concluded:   Without effective laws and regulations, properly enforced, there’s no market. No market, no funding. No funding, no innovation. No innovation, no change, no improvement of health care delivered to patients, no improvement of health care spend efficiency. Innovation at scale in #PDT/ #DTx: possible only with truly entrepreneurial, fearless policy makers who push through and enforce needed laws and regulations, against all odds and adverse forces. An appeal to all you wonderful lawmakers and regulators out there: Engage with innovative startups 🤗 CBS Executive Fonden GLORAD - Center for Global R&D and Innovation

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🚀 What a great week with big deals flowing in VC - Welcome to Funding Friday's ! Let's start in Europe with Swedish HealthTech 🧑‍⚕️ Yazen Health raising €19.5m in a Series A round led by Evli Growth Partners & Helsana HealthInvest. Let's travel to Sweden's neighbor in Norway 🌞 Glint Solar which raised $8m Series A led by Smedvig Ventures. Ending our Euro-trip with Germany's 📦 Plato raising $6.5m to future proof wholesale distributors in a Pre-seed funding round led by Cherry Ventures. 🚨‼️🙈 Soft Launching my up and coming Weekly Newsletter! Where all these posts will be sent directly to your inbox, with more jobs, news, and tips! Early Sign up here -> https://lnkd.in/ddTHXqi4 Heading over to the US,🚙 Waymo closes a $5.6B Series C round at a $45B valuation 🤯 led by Alphabet Inc. while AI company Sierra raises $200M led by Greenoaks. Ending our trip with 🐕 Corgea (YC S23) , it leverages AI to reduce development effort by 80% in a $2.6m seed round led by Shorooq In the MENA region,🗣️ Mush Social raises $1.2M pre-seed round led by Nefal while 💰 WarburgAI secured $250K in a seed round led by undisclosed investors to provide adaptive AI and machine learning solutions for financial institutions. Moving on to funds with 🧑‍🏫 Emerge closes its new (oversubscribed) $73M fund focused on dezocratising access to opportunity and helping humankind maximize their potential. The fund is led by GP Nic Newman and expects to invest at the early stage with checks ranging from $500K to $2.5M ➡️ Any other VC firms & Startups you want to mention? let me know 👇🏼 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more VC Jobs, insights, newsletters and everything in between like, share, follow to support the page ♥️ #VC #VCJobs #PE #Tech #startups #SaaS #VentureCapital #Fundraising

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Are you struggling to capture and maintain the attention of healthcare professionals (HCPs)? In our collaborations with pharmaceutical companies, the challenge we help solve is, not only reaching HCPs, but also ensuring that messages resonate and inspire action, all while adhering to national regulations and compliance standards. We acknowledge the complexity of this challenge and have designed the BestPractice Nordic platform to stand out amidst the noise with high-quality content that impacts behavior, enhances knowledge, and shifts perceptions. What specialties, meetings, congresses, and online conversations between HCPs should BestPractice Nordic prioritize for 2025? Let us know, and we will guide you on how to break through the clutter. 🎯

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The Nordic digital health sector represents a thriving field of innovation and growth, supported by a strong healthcare infrastructure and cutting-edge technology. With revenue expected to grow from $1.79 billion in 2024 to $2.61 billion by 2029, this sector offers compelling opportunities for investors. Driven by the convergence of technology, wealth transfer, and a generational focus on wellness, Nordic digital health is attracting increased attention from investors who seek to provide both capital and strategic guidance. In our latest report, learn more about the key trends shaping this dynamic sector. #digitalhealth #nordic #familyoffice #investing

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How quickly would you like to go live with next EHR integration? How does in 2 hours sound, including a nice, long lunch break? Well, that’s a real example with our customer Legelisten.no the other day! 🥪 With Leyr, after your first integration, you’re pretty much done with your integration work. We add your next EHRs on request and let you know when they are ready. Then it’s 1-2-3 clicks in our development portal to activate your new integration, and you’re live! ✅ We simply think most developers prefer not to skip lunch just to get integrations up and running 🍽️ Curious what EHR we just added to our live environment? We’ll let you know as soon as we’re able to announce it! 🥷 #healthtech #integrations #interoperability

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🌍 Digital Health Pioneers: Sweden’s Remote North 🌍 Sweden’s northern regions are setting an inspiring example of how digital health can transform access to care in remote areas. Through innovative telemedicine services and a patient-centered approach, they’ve made healthcare more accessible and effective—even in hard-to-reach places. Sofie's story shows how technology bridges gaps and brings critical care closer to communities. 📖 Read more about this digital health journey: https://lnkd.in/dtVVKN_y #DigitalHealth #Telemedicine #HealthcareInnovation

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🔍 The 2030 Vision: The Economic Potential and Future of Nordic Healthcare At the LSX Nordic Congress, I attended a fantastic panel moderated by -> Anette Steenberg, where the future of Nordic healthcare by 2030 was discussed. -> Troels Bierman Mortensen highlighted the potential of public-private partnerships in research while protecting IP. -> Bogi Eliasen emphasized the importance of dynamic and static data in decentralized trials, stressing patient data transparency. -> Diana Arsovic spoke about the need for data sharing and partnerships in life sciences to test new medicines. -> Frederik Knud Nielsen pointed out the challenge of scaling solutions due to decentralized healthcare systems. -> Kenneth Forsstrøm Jensen discussed the difficulties of sharing health data across borders due to regulations. #AI could help address some of these challenges by streamlining data processes for quicker decision-making. If you're facing similar hurdles, let’s connect—our team at Erudita.tech can help expedite systematic reviews for regulatory processes. #AI #systematicReview #NordicHealthcare #erudita #LifeSciences

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💡Join our Investor Webinar with newly elected Chairman Tim Jürgens 🎉 I'm thrilled that Tim can now fully step into the Chairman Role after being an active Board observer since Februar. Tim is a major capacity in digital health and he will share his view of Brain+ and the industry in the webinar, and participants can ask questions! Onwards! Kim INFO Monday, 27 May 2024 at 16:30 CEST, Brain+ hosts an investor meeting on the Stokk.io event platform: SIGN-UP LINK IN COMMENTS The event is an opportunity to e-meet the company’s new chairman, Tim Juergens, who was elected at the Annual General Meeting earlier this week and will participate in the investor meeting to present and answer questions At the meeting, Brain+’ CEO and CFO will update on business activities and outlook, and present details on the upcoming partially secured Unit Rights Issue, approved earlier this week by the Annual General Meeting At the investor meeting, CEO and founder Kim Baden-Kristensen will give an update on Brain+’ business activities and plans with emphasis on the status and potential of the UK-focused go-to-market and commercial scaling strategy for the CST-Assistant. The CST-Assistant is the most advanced of Brain+’ proprietary health tech solution for better dementia management. CFO Hanne Vissing Leth will provide details on the earlier announced upcoming public offering of Units (new shares and warrants), which is 60% secured via signed pre-subscriptions and guarantor commitments from management, board and investors. Newly elected Chairman Tim Juergens, who is an experienced health tech executive and investor, will share his insights on the potential of health tech solutions in dementia management and specifically his view on Brain+’ position and value propositions. Tim Juergens has been board observer and advisor to management since February 2024. The investor meeting follows Brain+’ Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was held on Wednesday, 22 May 2024. At the AGM, both the partially secured Unit Offering to provide funding to execute the UK focused commercialization plan and the election of Tim Juergens as new board member and Chairman was adopted with all votes represented. For those unable to participate in the meeting, a replay of the webcast will be available on the Stokk.io platform after the event. #DementiaManagement #digitalDementiaManagement #DigitalTherapy #DementiaCare #MentalHealthTech #DigitalHealth #Telehealth #VirtualTherapy #DigitalTherapeutics #DementiaSupport #HealthTech #ElderCare #CognitiveHealth #Telemedicine #AlzheimersCare #InnovationInHealthcare #DementiaTreatment #DigitalInnovation #RemoteTherapy #TechForGood #HealthcareTechnology #CognitiveTraining #dtx 

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🚨New byFounders investment alert! Livv Health - a 🇳🇴 HealthTech company founded by Sverre Sundsdal (prev. Head of AI at Babylon Health) and Ishita Barua, MD PhD (a medical doctor with a PhD in AI for Medicine and the author of the highly praised book “Artificial Intelligence Saves Lives”) - is tackling one of the most difficult but impactful problems we face in healthcare today: consolidating fragmented medical records into a single accessible platform. Read more about why we invested here: https://lnkd.in/dfm9wm9T

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Innovative Breast Treatment Leads the Way in Nordic Healthcare: I am thrilled to share that Sweden is now at the forefront of a groundbreaking medical advancement. The VAE method (Vacuum-Assisted Excision), expertly performed at ex: Östersunds Hospital, and many other Swedish hospitals, offers a kinder approach to treating benign breast changes and cell alterations that could potentially develop into breast cancer. This minimally invasive technique, led by the esteemed bröstradiolog and överläkare Tryggve Eriksson, among others has been recommended by new guidelines in Sweden for its numerous benefits. It’s a significant step forward in patient care, reducing the need for surgery and promoting quicker recovery. Sweden’s leadership in this area is a testament to our commitment to innovative healthcare solutions. We are proud to offer this method, which enhances the well-being of patients across the Nordic region & Emea. #Masteclass #barcelona2024 #HealthcareInnovation #Sweden #NordicPride #MedicalAdvancement #BD #cancer https://lnkd.in/d2sQ6Kje

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THE WOMEN'S HEALTH INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM IN THE NORDICS 2024 ⚡️ There is a lot of power in transparency. That is why we decided to create an Ecosystem Map covering Women's Health in the Nordics. Currently, the Women's Health market in each Nordic country is quite fragmented and there is no clear overview of companies or supporting initiatives. 🚀 The picture that emerges is stronger than we thought. Over the past years, the Women's Health Innovation scene in the Nordics has experienced a lot of growth, and with the right support, we believe the Nordics can become a leader in Women's Health Innovation - also taking our strong tradition for gender equality into account. 🙏🏼 IS YOUR COMPANY MISSING? We know the map is not perfect yet. Actually it is still work in progress, but we wanted to get it out to live. Is your company or organisation missing? Let us know in the comments. 💚 Let's get the word out, that the Nordic Women's Health scene is strong and growing each month - LIKE or SHARE to support our emerging ecosystem! Charlotte Nørgaard Langer Malene Enø Vanessa Julia Carpenter, PhD Kristine Leerbeck Ulla Sommerfelt Thit Juul Madsen Cathrine Nygaard Christensen Ulrik Bak Kirk Torsten Kolind #womenshealthinnovation #nordicwomenshealth #womenshealth

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🩺💡Do you have game-changing healthcare solution, but need help getting it out into the real world?   We can help you take your next steps towards prototype development, regulatory approval, clinical trials – and more!   🚀 In this video, BETA. HEALTH innovation experts along with alumni Tobias Todsen from Rigshospitalet and Ole Köhler-Forsberg from Aarhus Universitetshospital share how our personalised 'accelerator programme' goes beyond funding to create real-world clinical impact.   🔸 Tobias received a BETA.05 grant for 3Sonic, a medical device enabling surgeons to evaluate surgical margins while still in surgery. This solution improves precision, reducing the need for repeat surgeries and subsequent radiotherapy. BETA. HEALTH’s accelerator programme was instrumental in helping Tobias to produce a prototype and create a business plan to bring his project to market.   🔸Ole has received two BETA.05 grants to further the development of his solution, eLi12, which measures lithium levels in blood with greater flexibility and accuracy – significantly improving care for patients with bipolar disorder. Our broad network of multi-disciplinary experts has played a pivotal role in helping him navigate the path from project to real-world solution. ⛄️ This winter, we're offering BETA.05 (500,000 DKK) grants to researchers and clinicians with projects based at any Danish hospital, pre-hospital or psychiatric facility. Alongside funding, recipients will also complete a guided 6–9 month accelerator programme to help fast-track their innovations.   Apply though January 31st. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/enqypDMe Video production by Styrvolt 🎬

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