Managing a clinic: it’s not easy. Administrative tasks pile up, patient records need updating, medical billing needs attention and – before you know it – things have spiralled out of control.

With spring and summer come longer days, warmer temperatures, and – ideally, anyway – more sunshine. Reasons to be cheerful, certainly. And that’s mirrored in the R&D facilities of med tech companies around the world, as engineers and specialists get to work concepting, creating, and collaborating on med tech innovation that will push the entire healthcare industry forward in the next 12 months.

Audience communication. Pushing a product. Media outreach. Promoting an idea. Recognising accomplishments. Internal or patient-facing: healthcare public relations have, in the digital era, exploded in importance and, for ambitious healthcare brands, represent an integral piece of the marketing-strategy pie.

For nonprofits around the world, Google offers a price incentive to help positive and philanthropic missions; in the words of Managing Director Sundar Pichai, “our mission is to make sure that information serves everyone, not just a few.” The benefits are numerous – but what exactly is the Google grant, and how does it work?