{
  "id": 16760430,
  "title": "Impress bags €40 million EIB financing to expand its digital orthodontics network across Europe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/impress-bags-40-million-eib-financing-to-expand-its-digital",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-27T15:29:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EU-Startups",
    "slug": "eu-startups",
    "url": "https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/10/impress-bags-e40-million-eib-financing-to-expand-its-digital-orthodontics-network-across-europe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Spanish digital orthodontics network Impress has secured a €40 million venture debt loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to expand its AI platform across its network of over 110 clinics worldwide. This financing follows Impress's €110 million financing announcement in 2024, which supported its European expansion after acquiring DrSmile. Impress's technology features an AI engine powered by a global database of 500,000 patients, allowing for a tenfold increase in clinic efficiency, reduction of in-person visits by 80%, and improved accessibility of quality medical care.\n\nVladimir Lupenko, co-founder and CEO of Impress, stated that the EIB's backing represents a seal of guarantee in Europe's HealthTech ecosystem, confirms their vision, and positions them advantageously to consolidate their model in the region. The €40 million loan will accelerate Impress's expansion across Europe and comes in the wake of a series of European investments in digital dentistry and AI-enabled healthcare in 2026.\n\nOther recent financing announcements in Europe include €84 million for French company DentalMonitoring, €15 million for Montpellier-based Lupin Dental, €1.51 million for Belgium's Relu, and €17 million for Spain's Tucuvi. In Spain, Impress has 22 clinics and operates in 10 countries across Europe and the United States. The company's recent investment will drive the development of its AI-based healthcare ecosystem, which spans from in-clinic 3D intraoral scans to ongoing patient tracking via its proprietary mobile app. Impress expects to reach €145 million in revenue in 2026, representing a 40% growth compared to the previous year.",
  "summary": "Impress, a Spanish digital orthodontics network, has signed a €40 million venture debt loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to scale up investments in its AI platform across its network of more than 110 clinics worldwide. The loan will also accelerate the company’s expansion plans across Europe. This latest agreement also follows Impress’s over […] The post Impress bags €40 million EIB…",
  "key_points": [
    "Impress secures €40 million EIB loan for digital orthodontics expansion.",
    "AI platform to reach 110+ clinics across Europe and US.",
    "Technology reduces in-person visits by 80% using 500k-patient database."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}