As Covid-19 filled hospitals and kept other patients at home, a digital health revolution has given the medical industry a much-needed upgrade – and created opportunities for Irish medtech companies.
After battling breast cancer, Georgie Crawford decided to leave her job in radio to tell stories a different way. So, in 2018, she set up The Good Glow podcast. Now, along with her husband Jamie, Crawford is expanding the brand into new areas.
Businesses are adapting to new air quality expectations from workers and customers concerned about breathing in viruses and other germs. This new demand creates opportunities for those selling ventilation and purification technologies.
The irresponsible behaviour of a small number of international travellers has reseeded Ireland with Covid-19 after each lockdown, making stricter border controls unavoidable. But the new quarantine legislation now opens the renewal of the measure to rolling political decisions instead of scientific criteria.
Even at €292,000, Robert Watt is arguably good value to manage a €22bn budget in the Department of Health. But the real issue is the nature of the public sector, where performance and pay are not linked.
Patrick McCormack, the former boss of the McCauley pharmacy chain, is leading the consortium to buy Ramona Nicholas’s Cara chain from insolvency. Here, we reveal how much money is being invested, how much is being written down and the future plans for the chain.
The Blackrock Clinic's 2019 accounts show a growing business that's preparing for its next leg of growth. How does its performance compare with the wider industry?
In September, Ramona McNicholas’s chain of chemists went into examinership as creditors bayed for €3.7 million. Now another pharmacist turned businessman is getting ready to take her place.
The pandemic has opened promising debates around many of our bad habits. The renewed focus on public health should encompass alcohol consumption and a sustainable new business model for pubs, but it is not happening.
Since being co-founded by Brendan O’Farrell in 2003, DCN has developed over 100 rapid diagnostic tests for its customers, which range from larger manufacturers to non-profits to start-ups. Martis Capital has now backed the business.
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