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Siilo: The Dutch WhatsApp for healthcare professionals raises €9.5M
Dutch Medtech startup Siilo offers an instant messaging app that aims to enable easier and better communication between healthcare workers.
The new normal? How Amsterdam VCs are looking beyond COVID-19
With the curve somewhat flattened and the worst of COVID-19 seemingly behind us, it is time to look forward again.
Dutch pharma company Janssen Vaccines to start COVID-19 trials in the Netherlands in September
In the latest development, Janssen Vaccines & Prevention in Leiden, a subsidiary of American pharmaceutical company, Johnson & Johnson has started testing the potential coronavirus vaccine on humans in the US and Belgium.
Digitisation post COVID-19: Amsterdam-based Th3rd partners with Adidas to create hyper-realistic 3D shoe scans
While we are getting ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a new normal everyone is getting used to.
Swedish e-scooter startup Voi is all geared up for UK launch, secures €26.3M funding
Sweden-based Voi Technology AB (“Voi”), the pan-European micro mobility startup, today announced that it has reached its first ever monthly profit at group level for the month of June 2020. Less than two years since it launched the e-scooter service now operates across 40 cities and 11 countries.
Coronavirus vaccine war: These 7 European startups are working hard to win the race to find COVID-19 vaccine
Coronavirus, which originated in the city of Wuhan, China, has created chaos across the world putting economies, businesses, and other daily life activities to halt.
COVID-19 impact on tech mergers and acquisitions market in the Netherlands and Belgium
The COVID-19 outbreak is now easing out in the Europe but the economic uncertainty continues and there isn’t any clue about when the situation might get better.
EIT Health aids 11 European startups with €5.5M to alleviate the economic impact of COVID-19
In the recent development, the EIT Health has awarded €5.5 million to startups in Europe to support with business continuity in response to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
ViaVan launches Madrid's first on-demand public 'smart bus' for hospital trips
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ViaVan, Europe's leader in public mobility, and EMT, Madrid's public transport authority have announced the launch of the first on-demand public bus service in Madrid, free for residents and workers.
The ‘next normal’: Nordic fintechs and the surge in demand for digital services
COVID-19 restrictions across the world are relaxing and everyone is adapting themselves to the new normal.
Amsterdam's medical messenger app Siilo reveals surge in usage amid pandemic chaos
The messenger of Amsterdam-based startup Siilo was created with an aim to make normal days for healthcare workers easier and better.