Global Digital Health Ecosystem Q1 2026 Performance Review
Capital, Categories, and the Structural Shifts Defining Digital Health in 2026 TL;DR Global digital health venture funding reached $7.1 billion in Q1…
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Digital health funding in Clinical Trials: Why Execution, Not Discovery, is Pharma’s Next Existential Bottleneck
TL;DR The Bottleneck Has Shifted: TechBio funding surged +75%. Clinical trial funding fell -30%. Trials still consume >50% of total R&D costs.…
Next Generation Power Players: HealthTech 250 Reveals 50 Emerging Digital Health Startups in Top Clusters
TL;DR A Shortcut to the Next Generation: Amidst a maturing market that saw $29.7 billion in global digital health funding in 2025,…
The Signal Beneath the Noise: What the 2026 HT250 Tells Investors About Where Digital Health Is Actually Heading
Galen Growth's proprietary ranking of the world's most promising early-stage digital health startups reveals a global sector defined by capital discipline, AI-native…
Vertical AI in Healthcare: Vertical AI Beats Horizontal in the Agentic AI Era — Why Specialist Intelligence Wins
In the agentic AI era, defensibility shifts from foundation models to vertical data moats. In healthcare, specialist Digital Health Intelligence platforms outperform…
Digital health exits: fewer fireworks, firmer foundations
Digital health exits reached $13.9bn in 2025, marking a 10.6% year-on-year increase and signaling a shift from volatility to a more disciplined,…
The Galen Growth HealthTech 250, one year on: separating signal from noise in digital health ventures
One year after selection, the 2025 HealthTech 250 demonstrates exceptional resilience, raising $1.6B, securing 1,001 partnerships, and maintaining a 96% survival rate.…
Shaping the Future of Digital Health: Galen Growth’s Conference Line-Up for 2026
See where to meet Galen Growth in 2026—from JPM to HLTH Europe and HLTH USA—and what evidence-led signals we track using HealthTech…
Digital Health 2026: Ten Predictions as the Industry Shifts From Hype to Hardwiring
In 2026, digital health shifts from experimentation to infrastructure. Ten predictions on clinical-grade data, operational AI, interoperability, regulation, and capital.
Digital Health Funding in 2025: From Hype to Hard Results
In 2025, digital health funding reset around discipline, outcomes, and real-world impact—creating a stronger foundation for sustainable growth.
In Uncertain Times, Innovation Lights the Way: Year-End Reflections
A year-end reflection on how healthcare innovation, AI, and digital health matured in 2025 despite geopolitical and economic uncertainty.
The Twelve Days of Digital Health (2025 Edition)
This article provides a structured, evidence-led overview of digital health trends in 2025, covering pharma, payers, providers, regulators, and health technology vendors…
