15-Sep-17 Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten has acquired a 10% stake in mattress maker Airweave for USD11 mn. It hopes to use Airweave's customer sleep data to develop products and services bespoke to the health needs of individual customers. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

09-Aug-17 An app called NOURISH, developed by USAID and the Cambodia's Government is allowing women and children greater access to health and nutrition through the use of incentives. The app marries philanthropy with government targets for better health outcomes. [image: USAID / reliefweb]

01-Aug-17 Click2Clinic Healthcare India, a tech-based home health services company, is planning to expand to Vietnam and Thailand as it rolls out its services in India and Malaysia and closes on a deal to provide funding from institutional investors. [image: The Financial Express]

30-Jun-17 One in five Singaporeans will be over 65 by 2030, and most will have at least one chronic condition. Zuellig Pharma recently signed an MOU with a leading hospital group to develop early health screening using data analytics. [image: HPB / The New Paper]

21-Jun-17 Indian health tech startup Grow Fit raised USD4.5 mn in funding from investors lead by Manipal Education & Medical Group, for its app delivering customized dietary plans and nutrition advice to customers from users behavioural and lifestyle data. [image: ET Healthworld]