Full coverage: Health

Despite a dangerously low share price, the Bray company has remained acquisitive, buying up companies that have brought it into new verticals.

The deal sees the Stockholm-listed animal health group acquire the Meath-based company for an initial €84m with a further €60m dependent on targets.

Bon Secours employs over 3,000 people and it is building a major new hospital in Limerick. It has just poached an experienced executive for the top job in the group.

The Limerick-based and Toronto-listed firm builds software for the life sciences sector but said its business is dependent on a “relatively small number of customers”.

Medical start-ups like Hertility are developing a proactive approach to women’s health and fertility. Co-founder Deirdre O’Neill describes its offering as reproductive autonomy and "a first of its kind".

After her son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, Lily Collison witnessed how far Ireland was behind in its treatment. So, when Rachel Byrne asked her to get involved in the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, she immediately asked: "Can we go to Ireland?’” 

Partner Niall McEvoy explains why the firm is scouting out more early-stage start-ups in the medtech and health space and discusses the state of Irish VC investing.

Experiencing a miscarriage led serial entrepreneur Sean Fee and clinician Erika Tajra to found health tech start-up Rejuven to help women manage their health during pregnancy.

The real question, however, is what is to be done about health? Health’s budget will continue to balloon without better data on what is being spent where and for what outcome.

Experiencing cold and learning how to breathe is good for body and mind. Martha Vera, a Wim Hof instructor, says they can also help people and businesses with the stresses of work.