What You Should Know:
- Today, IBM announced it has sold off healthcare data and analytics assets from IBM that are currently part of the Watson Health business to global private equity firm Francisco Partners. The assets acquired by Francisco Partners include extensive and diverse data sets and products, including Health Insights, MarketScan, Clinical Development, Social Program Management, Micromedex, and imaging software offerings.
- Financial terms of IBM's agreement with Francisco
Read More
Alphabet’s Verily + L’Oréal Partner to Advance Precision Skin Health
What You Should Know:
- Today, Alphabet’s Verily, a world leader in personalized medicine, and L’Oréal, the world leader in beauty, joined forces to lead a new era of precision skin health.
- The first-of-its-kind partnership in the beauty industry aims to break down barriers to dermatology care and bring new insights to dermatologists that can help improve health outcomes for the nearly two billion people worldwide with skin issues.
Strategic Partnership Addresses Unmet Need in
Read More
DarioHealth Acquires Physimax, AI-Powered Musculoskeletal Self-Assessment and Optimization Platform
What You Should Know:
- Global digital therapeutics (DTx) company DarioHealth Corp. (Nasdaq: DRIO), a leader in the market (the Company), announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase all of the right, title and interest in certain assets of Physimax Technologies Ltd. ("Physimax"), a leading provider of computer vision (CV) technology for Musculoskeletal (MSK) functional screening and predictive risk of injury assessment.
- This acquisition complements DarioHealth’s existing MSK
Read More
Theranica Publishes Largest Ever Real-World Study of a Migraine Device
What You Should Know:
- Theranica, a prescribed digital therapeutics company developing advanced electroceuticals for migraine and other pain conditions, announced today the publication of a new peer-reviewed study analyzing the efficacy, safety and sustainability of remote electrical neuromodulation (REN) as a standalone, and medication adjunct, treatment of migraine.
- The real-world evidence study published in Frontiers in Pain Research Journal concludes that REN, administered by
Read More
Wheel Raises $150M to Expand White-Labeled Virtual Care Services
What You Should Know:
- Wheel, an Austin, TX-based provider of white-labeled virtual care services and support announced a $150M series C funding round, co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Tiger Global, bringing its total funding to $216 million to date. The round also included participation from new investors Coatue and Salesforce Ventures along with existing investors CRV, Tusk Venture Partners and Silverton Partners.
Everything companies and clinicians need to deliver
Read More
Topography Health Launches out of Stealth with $27.5M to Empower Community Physicians to Run Clinical Drug Trials
What You Should Know:
- Topography Health, a clinical trials startup focused on community physicians, today launched out of stealth with $27.5M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz and Bain Capital Ventures.
- Co-founded by former Gerson Lehrman Group CEO Alexander Saint-Amand, Topography is making it possible for your family doctor to offer clinical drug trials as part of their practice. Not just for potentially terminal illnesses, but also for moderate chronic illnesses, where the
Read More
Sema4 Acquires GeneDx for $623M to Strengthen AI-Driven Genomic Platform
What You Should Know:
- Today, Sema4 (Nasdaq: SMFR), a health intelligence company, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire GeneDx, a leader in genomic testing and analysis, at a purchase price representing approximately $623 million, strengthening its market-leading health intelligence and genomic screening offerings.
- The combined company is projected to deliver $350 million in pro forma 2022 revenue. In connection with the acquisition,
Read More
ONC Publishes the Trusted Exchange Framework and the Common Agreement
What You Should Know:
- The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and its Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE), The Sequoia Project, published the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), creating the baseline legal and technical requirements that will enable secure, nationwide information sharing across different health care entities, completing a critical 21st Century Cures Act requirement.
- The release of TEFCA today marks the beginning of the
Read More
How Will AI Continue to Shape Healthcare in 2022? 9 Predictions to Watch
Digital health executives share their predictions on how artificial intelligence (AI) will continue to shape the healthcare industry in 2022.
Diana Nole, EVP and GM of Healthcare at Nuance Communications, Inc.
AI will find more game-changing use cases – According to Optum's fourth annual survey on AI in healthcare, 96% of respondents said AI plays an important role in increasing health equity, and 94% said they have a duty to ensure AI is used responsibly in healthcare. As healthcare
Read More
Jumpstart Health Launches $55M Venture Fund for Black Founded Health Startups
What You Should Know:
- Jumpstart Health Investors, announced this week the launch of Jumpstart Nova, the first venture fund to invest in Black founded and led healthcare innovation companies.
- The $55M fund will invest exclusively in Black founder-led healthcare companies across health IT, digital health, tech-enabled services, diagnostic devices, biotech, medical device manufacturing and consumer health and wellness.
Why It Matters
Marcus Whitney, a leader in healthcare innovation
Read More
