2016

Diabetes-related amputations increasing Diabetes-related amputations increasing

Bluedrop Medical bags €600,000 funding for diabetes tool Bluedrop Medical has landed €600,000 in funding, allowing the Galway-based start-up to up its headcount and speed its device to markey

New figures reveal worrying increase of amputations in England New figures from Public Health England (PHE) show that the number of diabetes-related amputations in England has reached a record high of 20 a day.

The firm has raised €600,000 to develop and commercialise an internet-connected device which scans a person’s foot to predict the formation of, and detection of diabetic foot ulcers.