What You Should Know:
- GoodRx, a platform for medication savings in the U.S., has announced the availability of its brand medication savings solution, RxSmartSaver powered by GoodRx, at Kroger pharmacies nationwide.
- The collaboration brings medication affordability directly to the pharmacy counter, aiming to improve the patient experience and deliver stronger economics for the retail partner.
Unlocking Instant Savings at 2,200 Kroger Pharmacies
RxSmartSaver is now
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M&A: Fortified Health Security Acquires Latitude to Scale HITRUST and Advisory Services
What You Should Know:
- Fortified Health Security (Fortified), a managed security services provider (MSSP) specializing in healthcare cybersecurity acquires Latitude Information Security.
- Latitude is a healthcare-focused cybersecurity advisory firm known for its expertise in HITRUST CSF, risk assessments, and third-party risk management.
Expanding End-to-End Capabilities
The strategic acquisition scales Fortified's ability to deliver essential healthcare advisory and
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Mayo Clinic Launches Platform_Orchestrate to Accelerate Clinical Development
What You Should Know:
- Mayo Clinic has announced the launch of Mayo Clinic Platform_Orchestrate, a new program designed to accelerate clinical development and help biopharma and medical device companies bring innovative therapies to patients faster.
- The program achieves this by providing collaborators with a single point of access to Mayo Clinic's world-class research and clinical expertise, de-identified clinical data, and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
A Single
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Cancer AI Alliance Unveils World’s First Scalable Federated Learning Platform
What You Should Know:
- The Cancer AI Alliance (CAIA)—a formidable collaboration of top U.S. cancer centers and technology giants—has successfully launched the first scalable platform using federated learning for cancer research.
- The platform directly addresses the decades-old bottleneck in medical research: the inability to share vast amounts of sensitive patient data across institutional lines due to technological, regulatory, and privacy constraints.
- The alliance is
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Sanofi Commits Additional $625M to Sanofi Ventures to Fuel Biotech and Digital Health Innovation
What You Should Know:
- Sanofi Ventures has announced a significant $625M multi-year capital commitment from Sanofi, substantially increasing its total assets under management (AUM) to over $1.4B.
- The new capital injection into the evergreen venture fund reinforces Sanofi's strong belief that important medical breakthroughs often begin in early-stage companies.
Fueling Strategic Growth in Key Therapeutic Areas
The new funding commitment builds on more than a decade of
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Assort Health Secures $76M to Optmize Patient Access with Agentic AI
What You Should Know:
- Assort Health, a comprehensive patient experience platform, has announced the close of a $76M in Series B funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from several investors including Felicis and First Round Capital. The funding brings the company's total capital raised to $102M to date.
- The funds will be used to expand Assort Health's team and accelerate the development of its comprehensive platform, Assort OS, which has already handled
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Wysa Acquires U.S. Physical Therapy Company Kins in “Reverse Acquisition” to Integrate AI and Physical Health
What You Should Know:
- Wysa, a global leader in AI-driven mental health support, has announced its acquisition of Kins, a U.S. physical therapy services company. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- This move introduces a "reverse acquisition" strategy, where Wysa, instead of waiting for healthcare services to adopt AI at scale, is actively acquiring established healthcare services to rapidly integrate its technology. The goal is to address the reality that
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Biograph and Caristo Partner to Study Novel AI-Based Cardiac Marker in US Patients
What You Should Know:
- Biograph, a preventive health and diagnostics clinic, has announced a partnership with Caristo Diagnostics to become the first U.S. clinic to study a novel AI-based preventive cardiac marker in asymptomatic patients.
- The marker detects coronary artery inflammation using cardiac CT scans. This study will be available exclusively to Biograph’s Black Tier members who are clinically eligible.
Why Early Inflammation Detection is a
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Confido Health Raises $10M to Automate Patient Access with AI Voice Agents
What You Should Know:
- Confido Health, a company specializing in AI-powered voice agents for healthcare secures $10M Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to $13M.
- The round was led by Blume Ventures, with participation from Schema Ventures, Vicus Ventures, and existing investors such as Together Fund. The new capital will be used to expand its platform and meet the surging demand for automated solutions.
Solving the Phone Paradox in Healthcare
Even in
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Switchboard Health Acquires Conduce Health to Scale AI-Driven Specialty Care
What You Should Know:
- Switchboard Health, a creator of a digital health platform for connecting patients with high-value specialty care, has announced the acquisition of Conduce Health. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- Conduce Health is an AI-driven solution specializing in personalized multispecialty care. This strategic acquisition will combine Switchboard's existing EMR-integrated software and virtual care network with Conduce's predictive
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