Seven start-ups pitched the audience for early stage investment, at the inaugural European event of Healthbox, the incubator backed by Sandbox Industries.

Healthbox, the incubator owned and directed by Sandbox Industries, the US-based venture capital firm that manages the medical group BlueCross BlueShield Association’s corporate venturing fund, had its inaugural European event in London’s Canary Wharf last week.

Seven start-ups pitched the audience for early stage investment. MIRA Rehab, from Romania, is looking to raise £600,000 ($1m) to develop computer games on the Microsoft Kinect console for use by physiotherapists in the treatment of shoulder and knee rehabilitation. Desktop Genetics, founded by…