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Healthcare digitisation is a niche topic? No way. For four years in a row now, the Finnish digital health services have ranked among the top three of the most valued internet brands in Finland.

The ingredients of Finland's growing startup ecosystem include public-private partnerships, data research availability and a little bit of sisu. 

At Health 2.0 Europe, pharma, patient and academic representatives weighed in on challenges of working together.

Consent- and trust-based services is what Europe could contribute to the global platform economy.

The EC2VC pitch competition saw startups and SMEs pitch their solutions in front of a jury of digital health investors from Europe and beyond.

The upcoming 'unmentionables' session at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European conference will see innovators look at the role of digital tools in 'destigmatising' depression, loneliness and sexual health.

Backed by Karma Ventures, Dreamit Ventures, Inovo Venture Partners and Müller Medien​, the Polish-born company plans to expand its US team. 

Cross-sector collaboration creates enormous potential for people-centred healthcare innovations, but there are challenges to be overcome.

Over 300 million people around the world suffer from depression, according to the World Health Organisation.

This includes a grant from the Innovate UK agency and investment from 24 Haymarket.