Successful health initiative in Region Stockholm exceeds target – more than 50% out of type 2 diabetes risk zone
After two years of successful implementation of a preventive care intervention in Region Stockholm, recently published follow-up shows that over 50% of the participants in the health program have left the risk zone for developing type 2 diabetes. This exceeds the targets set for the prevention effort in the region. Research indicates that over one […]
Curus invests in Wellon
Investment company Curus has made an investment in health start-up Wellon. Wellon offers a service where consumers can be tested for the need for specific vitamins, minerals and other supplements. After analysis, a food supplement package is tailored and delivered monthly to the customer in convenient sachets. There is a clear trend of more and […]
Curus Invests in Measurlabs, a Finnish Laboratory Analysis Platform
Finnish company Measurlabs, which offers laboratory analysis and testing services that help researchers, quality assurance and R&D professionals get the tests they need, has successfully raised €2.5 million in a new seed round. The round was led by VentureFriends and supported by existing investors Lifeline Ventures, Tesi and Curus. With the new funding, Measurlabs will […]
Curus carries out new share issue
Healthtech-focused investment company Curus carries out a new share issue to support the company’s growth ambitions and enable further investments. Curus was founded in 2021 by Johan Bloom and has since raised capital from Alfvén & Didrikson, Stefan Bengtsson, e-health entrepreneur Alexander Stendahl, Christian Dahlberg and business angel Lars Lindgren, among others. The new share […]
Mindler appoints Erica Larson as new CEO and strengthens its position in digital mental health
Mindler, the leading digital mental health platform, today announces the appointment of Erica Larson as its new CEO. Erica Larson will lead Mindler’s continued growth and continue to strengthen the company’s position in the fast-growing online psychology sector. She has a solid experience in digital healthcare and has most recently been Regional Director Stockholm at […]
Novo Nordisk launches collaboration with digital obesity clinic Eatit
Novo Nordisk is partnering with the digital obesity clinic Eatit to raise awareness of obesity and promote prevention in Swedish healthcare. The weight loss industry had a turnover of $224 billion in 2021 and is predicted to reach $405 billion in 2030. But the industry is being fundamentally transformed by effective medicines that are changing […]
Curus acquires Sweden’s largest prescribing app
More than 25,000 doctors use the e-Prescription app to prescribe medicines. Now Health Amplify AB, the company behind the app, is acquired by the investment company Curus. The acquisition is made through their subsidiary Add Health Media. – “e-Prescribing is an excellent complement to our digital health portfolio,” says Erik Olsson Nyrén, Investment Manager at […]
New research – It is now possible to carry out investigations from home in cases of suspected Alzheimer’s disease
A recently published study conducted at Umeå University has evaluated a digital method for investigating suspected early dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease. The new methodology is based on the digitization of the established steps involved in a comprehensive investigation. After a few months, an investigation can be started at home – initiated by the patient […]
Curus invests in Rekonnect – a platform for post-market surveillance of medical devices
Rekonnect has raised SEK 4.6 million in a successful pre-seed round where Curus is the largest investor. This represents an important milestone and puts the company in a good position to execute on its ambitious plan to revolutionize the market for post-market surveillance of medical devices. Rekonnect was founded by an experienced group of business […]
Healthcare jury to judge digital health innovations at Kistamässan on Jan 26, 2023
Four innovative digital health companies will present their solutions to a jury of healthcare and innovation experts. On January 25-26, 2023, Kistamässan will be Sweden’s leading gathering point for healthcare. In parallel with Framtidens Hälso & Sjukvård, e-Hälsa+MVTe and Lösningar för Offentlig Sektor will also take place. These three fairs create a comprehensive and complete […]
New drug drives demand for Geras Solutions’ digital Alzheimer’s diagnostic tool
Swedish med-tech and healthcare company Geras Solutions is one of the most exciting companies in dementia and Alzheimer’s diagnostics. They are unique in the world in enabling early diagnosis through fully cognitive assessments digitally – from home. Dementia currently affects more than 50 million people worldwide and the number is increasing rapidly as the population […]
Curus is the main partner at the Future of Health & Medical Care fair
On January 25-26, 2023, Kistamässan will be Sweden’s most important and leading meeting place for decision-makers in healthcare. Three important fairs are gathered under the same roof and the investment company Curus is the main partner. The fair expects several thousand visitors, 250 exhibitors and 200 lecturers. Curus, which focuses on investing in the future […]
Curus reinvests in Knodd as it scales up
Knodd dominates Swedish digital child health care and has almost 10,000 consultations per month. Now their offering is being broadened to include child psychologists. Knodd raises SEK 30 million to scale up and go international. Curus has been an investor since the first seed round in 2019 and is now reinvesting in their A round […]
Erik Olsson new Investment Manager at Curus
Curus strengthens the team and continues its focus on investments in digital health by recruiting Erik Olsson as new Investment Manager. Erik joins Curus from SEB Corporate Finance where he worked with M&A and ECM transactions in the Nordics. Johan Bloom, CEO of Curus, comments: “I am very proud that we have succeeded in recruiting […]
Curus invests in Ment – a new smart digital service for ADHD
With the ambition to make everyday life easier for everyone living with or close to ADHD, Ment is currently being developed, a smart digital service that is based on the user’s unique needs and guides, coordinates and makes the right support available in time – for each individual. Among those who have chosen to invest […]
Anna Dalgaard new chair of Curus
The board of the investment company Curus has appointed Anna Dalgaard as chairman, succeeding business angel Lars Lindgren, who will continue as a board member. Curus recently took over the 2021 investment portfolio from Add Health Media, which has invested in digital health since 2016. Today, there are 22 holdings in growth companies such as […]
Important blood tests can now be done at home with your mobile
Two important tests that previously required a visit to a healthcare clinic have now received CE certification to be performed at home using the patient’s own mobile camera and an AI app. FindOut Diagnostic is the company behind the invention and will soon launch the blood tests CRP and HbA1c, which are two widely used […]
Curus acquires Pharma Industry and strengthens its media business
The investment company Curus acquires the media company Pharma Industry Publishing with cash and shares. The new acquisition will be under the umbrella of Add Health Media, Curus’ health and medical media company. The newly formed Curus recently raised capital from Alfvén & Didrikson, Stefan Bengtsson and other investors to form a strong player in […]
Success for platform in digital health
Health Integrator launched its digital health platform on February 15, 2021 on behalf of Region Stockholm. Since then, 28,000 people in Stockholm have registered interest in participating in the program, 8,000 people have taken blood tests and 750 people have met the criteria for participation and started their journey towards better health. On 14 January […]
SEK 136 million invested in Curus to support digital health
Curus carries out a new share issue led by Alfvén & Didrikson for continued investments in Nordic growth companies in digital health. The newly formed Curus takes over the subsidiary Add Health Media’s portfolio in digital health to increase the pace of investment in the area. Curus combines Add Health Media’s Nordic media business in […]
Curus invests in FemTech company Ella
The first version of the medical mobile application will be launched this spring Ella to help prevent and treat problems during and after pregnancy. Women’s health is a historically neglected area, but it has received increasing attention in recent years thanks to the growing trend in Femtech. Ella is now backed by several investors who […]
U.S. patents protect digital solutions in combination with drugs
Already in 2020, the company IP Enabler AB received a patent that protects the use of a drug in combination with a digital solution. The company has further developed the patent to cover many different drugs. Heavy investors with insight into the industry have supported during the journey. In 2011, a patent application was filed […]
Rikard Ekberg new CEO of Add Health Media
Add Health Media (AHM) is investing in strengthening its presence in all Nordic countries and is now appointing Rikard Ekberg as CEO. AHM is already the largest media player in Sweden, reaching both healthcare staff and patients. The company has had a presence throughout the Nordic region since 2014, but wants to become the largest […]
Add Health Media is investing in a medical exercise app for the chronically ill
The start-up company Vitala has in collaboration with healthcare developed a medical training app that can be prescribed by doctors. The founders are the Aasa brothers, who are now raising SEK 3.2 million from, among others, Add Health Media and Partnerinvest Norr. The Vitala medical training app aims to help people with different types of […]
The neurologists who got enough – start digital migraine clinic
Patients with chronic migraine are a group of patients who find it difficult to get help at specialist clinics. Several experienced neurologists who worked with a focus on migraines had enough and are now taking care of patients at a newly started digital migraine clinic, Migränhjälpen, to make migraine care more efficient. – I have […]
RemissHjälpen raises 9.3 million and invests in a SaaS solution for healthcare referrals
Inefficiencies in healthcare referrals cost society about 7.5 billion annually. Through further development of its digital care service, RemissHjälpen intends to offer public and private care providers a tool that increases efficiency in referral and thereby for care as a whole. The company has therefore raised SEK 9.3 million from a number of new and […]
Add Health Media invests in preventive care
The Stockholm Region is investing SEK 30 million in preventive care. The Stockholm Region has made a unique decision on a new, long-term wellness initiative to prevent chronic public health diseases such as type 2 diabetes. Via a digital health platform from Health Integrator, users get access to a large number of health services and […]
AHM-owned Migränhjälpen receives 6.2 million in new share issue
Migraine help is a digital care provider who wants to help patients with chronic migraine. The company is now raising 6.2 million from existing owners and new investors, including Add Health Media and Almi Invest. The service is expected to be launched at the end of April this year. Migraine is a major problem in […]
FindOut Diagnostic launches Finnish success Promilless 0.2 ‰ in Sweden
Denise Luxenburg Stuifbergen, CEO FindOut Diagnostic Add Health Media’s associated company FindOut Diagnostic is now launching a new alcohol test that will give consumers a simpler and more cost-effective alternative to the conventional breath tests. Promilless 0.2 ‰ is based on saliva and is unique in its kind because it is developed for the consumer. […]
Add Health Media invests millions in the dementia tool of the future – Geras Soultions
Press release September 2019 Add Health Media joins Per Båtelsson and Claes Dinkelspiel, among others, when they now go in and invest in Geras Solutions, whose stated goal is to change the lives of those suffering from dementia. In total, Add Health Media contributes 1.5 million to Geras Solutions, which is also investigating the possibility […]
Knodd raises 5.5 million in new share issue – Add Health Media goes in and invests
Digital care provider Knodd is raising SEK 5.5 million in a new share issue to be able to help more parents of young children and further build the child health and medical care of the future. Add Health Media, Lukas Brisman and Daniel Stensiö, among others, are welcome in the family. Knodd(https://www.knodd.se) launched its digital […]
Healthtech company Belly Balance grows – Add Health Media goes in and strengthens
Belly Balance, led by dietitian Sofia Antonsson, has driven the development of IBS treatment in Sweden for ten years. Now Belly Balance is taking the next step towards better stomach health when developing and launching a new app together with Add Health Media and Thnx Innovation. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) affects 15-20% of the world’s […]
Symbiome wants to analyze your poop – Add Health Media invests
Medtech company Symbiome.io, which analyzes the intestinal flora in the faeces, receives a multi-million investment from Add Health Media. Collaborations with researchers can also lead to new insights into what a healthy intestinal flora is and how the composition of bacteria can be affected through lifestyle changes. Symbiome is the first Swedish company to perform […]
Add Health Media invests 2 million in digital sleep assistance
Learning to sleep is the company that, with the help of a self-developed digital CBT platform, helps patients with sleep problems. Now Add Health Media goes in and supports the company with capital and marketing. Online CBT has been shown to be effective for a wide range of mental health problems, with insomnia being one […]
Schibsted invests millions in Add Health Media
Add Health Media (AHM) is raising an investment of SEK 20 million from the media group Schibsted in a phase to further strengthen its operations and position itself as the dominant media player in medicine and health. The investment is invested in e-health companies in the start-up phase and contributes to increasing reach and strengthening […]
Add Health Media is investing in the medtech company ScientificMed for continued investment in digital cancer treatments
Together with the founders, Add Health Media, Bonit Capital and the serial entrepreneur Fabian Fischer are now contributing SEK 10 million in expansion capital to the Swedish medtech company ScientificMed. The purpose is to increase the company’s pace of development and internationalization in the digitization of cancer treatments. In recent years, revolutionary new drug treatments […]
The Werlabs founder invests in mental illness
Add Health Media invests in the psychologist app Mindler, which helps patients with mental illness via video meetings with psychologists. Co-founder is the doctor and serial entrepreneur Rickard Lagerqvist who is now starting his third company. The founding team also includes psychologist and researcher Rickard Färdig, who is also the company’s CEO, and psychologist Johannes […]
Add Health Media invests in RemissHjälpen
Self-referrals make care more efficient Add Health Media invests in the e-health company RemissHjälpen, which enables patients to write their own referrals digitally and securely in a flexible manner throughout Sweden. This will enable more caregivers to meet the care guarantee. In April, fast-growing health media company Add Health Media invested in Referral Help, a […]
Digital diary simplifies communication
Add Health Media is investing in the e-health company PictureMyLife, which offers a digital diary for children and adults with autism or Down syndrome. The diary facilitates communication between the school, the care and relatives. In March, the fast-growing health media company Add Health Media invested in PictureMyLife, a digital, picture-based diary for children and […]
Add Health Media becomes a partner in Nurse & Doc AB
Add Health Media AB (AHM) joins Nurse & Doc AB together with the doctor and entrepreneur Rickard Lagerqvist. The new company will revolutionize healthcare staffing in the Nordic region. The healthcare staffing industry has an annual turnover of almost SEK 10 billion in Sweden. Healthcare has high efficiency requirements and major cost challenges, while doctors […]
Add Health Media invests heavily in e-health
Add Health Media AB (AHM) is increasing its ownership in the e-health company Doctrin. In a short time, Doctrin has received a great deal of attention in healthcare Sweden for its e-health solution, which streamlines and increases the quality of patient visits. Founded by eHealth consultant Magnus Liungman, Doctrin has attracted major investors in the […]
