5 must-read books for health innovators

Your must reads for innovators in healthcare

As the end of the year and Christmas holidays are near, you might be having some extra time to sit back and relax and maybe explore new reading stuff. I’ve selected 5 must-read books for health innovators. These basic 5 will definitely inspire you and will become part of your basic work library.  I still use … Read more

10 European women’s health startups and scaleups to watch

FemTech entrepreneurs are a small but growing and booming group of HealthTech startups and scale-ups worldwide. What is FemTech? They are specifically engaged in building digital health solutions to female health needs: reproductive health pregnancy & nursing care pelvic and uterine healthcare general healthcare and wellness 2018 breaktrough year in Europe Already 2% of European … Read more

80% of all Europeans want to share health data

Digital health solutions are here to stay. An important support (but not the only one) for digital health entrepreneurs scaling up is the reimbursement of mobile health solutions, which is just starting in some European countries like Belgium. About time! Because a recent European Commission survey shows 80% of Europeans want to share their own … Read more

Health prevention (at the workplace) is hot!

Health prevention is hot! Yes, it looks like finally more and more members of the health ecosystem are aware of the importance of health prevention for quality of life. In Belgium, health prevention at the workplace is becoming pervasive. Startups like Ucount and Emmahealth,  but also corporates like Energy Lab or Workplace Options are on this … Read more

Health apps will be refunded in Belgium

mhealth belgium.be Belgian government recently launched the website mhealthbelgium.be, where you can read all about health apps and digital health solutions in Belgium: what are medical apps? What about the app you already use in terms of benefits, possibilities and reimbursement? And new on the mobile health front: companies can officially register their medical health … Read more

3 to do’s in zorg en gezondheid voor politici dit najaar

Nu iedereen zowat terug aan het werk is, en de federale ministerraad vorige week een eerste keer bijeenkwam, kunnen we een aantal verwachtingen uitspreken voor het najaar- gericht aan politici van alle niveau’s. Beste beleidsmensen, ongeacht je achtergrond, bevoegdheid of niveau: met deze 3 realisaties kan je het verschil maken; nog voor de verkiezingen. Gezondheid … Read more

Born alone and then you die?

No healthcare entrepreneur can do it on his own. Here is why. Innovating in health can be lonely: your idea is new, success requires bold choices which makes a person shiver, and you run into questions that you don’t dare to ask out loud. Do it anyway! Ask that question and make that leap. And … Read more

mhealth in Belgium: what is currently possible?

Is mobile health finally becoming a reality in the Belgian professional healthcare market? About a year ago, together with Frank Ponsaert and Vincent Dupont, I wrote an article on digital health possibilities in Belgium. Our aim was to inform anyone on possibilities, and not to use the argument of lack of legal framework, reimbursement or … Read more