{"id":3233,"date":"2024-03-14T09:40:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T02:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/?p=3233"},"modified":"2024-03-14T09:41:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T02:41:00","slug":"insights-on-investment-in-health-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/zh\/insights-on-investment-in-health-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Insights on Investment in Health Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3233\" class=\"elementor elementor-3233\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e27d4f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e27d4f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3591f3\" data-id=\"a3591f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e22227c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e22227c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 14-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health technology (healthtech) is a rapidly growing sector that has seen a surge in investment in recent years, accelerated since 2020 by the pandemic. Investment in health-tech organizations hit an all-time high amid the pandemic, according to a report by Deloitte, and shows no sign of decreasing. Investment in 2020 was close to USD22bn, double that in 2019 and almost four times that in 2016. Although the pandemic created several obstacles in the healthcare sector, it also presented many possibilities for venture capitalists and inventors. Deep-rooted notions regarding the essence of healthcare and its supply were altered by the pandemic. As a result, the coming decade was declared as the opening of a window of advancements in medical technologies. Healthtech is forecast to advance and become more effective in the coming years.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investment in healthtech is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 16% from 2020 to 2027, to more than USD 630 bn. Several research and consulting firms have analyzed the latest trends that are expected to shape the sector, resolve inefficiencies, and enhance the sector\u2019s efficiency and performance. These trends include the use of AI-powered workflows, data analytics, data interoperability, intelligent virtual assistants, predictive analytics, blockchain-powered transparency, wearable devices, security and compliance, mobile health practices and cloud adoption.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f25aad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f25aad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-633de91\" data-id=\"633de91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db111bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db111bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 14-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-14-092944-768x460.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3236\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-14-092944-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-14-092944-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-14-092944-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-14-092944.png 979w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07a6a9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07a6a9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f3e988\" data-id=\"8f3e988\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05cdfcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05cdfcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data privacy and cybersecurity are paramount for healthcare providers. Amid the cyberattacks and privacy concerns, the increasing use of e-health and systems for online surveillance of patients has sparked safety concerns. Fifty-nine percent of the participants from the healthcare sector (vs 52% of the participants from the other sectors) in KPMG\u2019s latest survey (of more than 2,000 executives from around 16 countries and nine sectors), agreed that the healthcare sector\u2019s technological revolution is most influenced by customer demand for stronger data privacy and cybersecurity. Healthcare companies planning to buy innovative software would take such factors into account when making decisions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The focus of investment companies, angel investors and commercial capitalist groups on digital wellbeing, fair healthcare, psychological wellness, and customer-focused medical portals has increased significantly in recent years. Entrepreneurs able to improve access to inexpensive and effective medical care are of particular interest to financiers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26f8ffb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26f8ffb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c79af0\" data-id=\"5c79af0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d72ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88d72ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key trends in investment in health-tech expected to shape the sector include the following:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Healthcare worker management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 This involves using innovations to increase the output and effectiveness of healthcare workers.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Drugstore services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 This involves using technology to enhance prescription drug delivery and pharmaceutical services.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Aged-care technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 This refers to the application of technology to help older people continue to live freely and securely in their own homes.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Digital therapies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 These refer to approaches to technology-assisted treatment for a range of medical issues.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Telemedicine <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 This refers to the use of communication technologies to supply medical care from a distance, reducing expenses, increasing the availability of medical care and optimising results for patients.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>3D printing technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 This technology enables the development of customised implants, prosthetic limbs, and different medical equipment.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Precision medicine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 This refers to customising medical procedures by using a patient\u2019s genes and other statistics.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Virtual reality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 This is a useful tool for training healthcare providers and simulating processes. It could also be used to help patients control their stress and suffering.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Robotic surgical interventions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 This refers to performing medical processes using robotic technologies, minimising expenses, and optimising results for patients.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nanotechnology <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 This includes using materials and equipment that are far smaller than atomic particles. It could be used to develop new diagnostic tools and treatments.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Internet of Things (IoT)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 This refers to collecting and exchanging information via networked gadgets. IoT can be used to follow patients from a distance and provide customised treatment.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Augmented reality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 This helps medical personnel examine patient information and receive assistance when treating them.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Genetic modification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 This includes changing genomes using clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and other technological innovations. It can be used to cure several ailments and hereditary abnormalities.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Digital security and data protection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 This covers the use of technologies to assure the safety of clinical records amid dangers online.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Artificial intelligence and machine learning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 These are applied to revolutionise patient priority, medications, referrals, and procedural chores, increasing the productivity of processes.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Green healthcare and technologies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 These include investment in the advancement of environmentally responsible tech solutions and operating models that support sustainability and lower carbon emissions.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c15b5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c15b5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-412d8a3\" data-id=\"412d8a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed36e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aed36e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The health-tech sector is seeing a surge in investment and innovation, driven by the pandemic, an ageing population and demand for personalised and preventive care. Key investment trends aim to offer benefits such as improved productivity, access, quality, efficiency, and affordability of healthcare services and are expected to redefine healthcare delivery. However, challenges and risks remain, such as data privacy and security, regulatory compliance, ethical and social implications, and user adoption and engagement. Healthtech investors, therefore, need to be aware of the challenges and opportunities in this dynamic and evolving sector and collaborate with stakeholders to create value and impact for the healthcare system and society at large and to promote the advancement of tech so the challenges can be overcome.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health technology (healthtech) is a rapidly growing sector that has seen a surge in investment in recent years, accelerated since 2020 by the pandemic. Investment in health-tech organizations hit an all-time high amid the pandemic, according to a report by Deloitte, and shows no sign of decreasing. 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