SubjectWell, an Austin, TX-based risk-free clinical trials marketplace for patient recruitment has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Windham Venture Partners, with participation from previous investors Healthy Ventures and Geekdom Fund.
SubjectWell
Clinical Trials Marketplace
Founded in 2012, SubjectWell is increasing participation in clinical research by providing a single marketplace that allows prospective patients to match to any available clinical trials. Instead of using
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Sanofi and Google to Establish Virtual Healthcare Innovation Lab Focused on AI-Enabled Datasets
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi and Google today announced its plan to establish a new virtual Innovation Lab that will leverage emerging data technologies to spur the transformation of healthcare delivery. The partnership will change how Sanofi develops new treatments and will focus on three key objectives1. Better understand patients and diseases,2. Incease Sanofi’s operational efficiency3. Improve the experience of Sanofi’s patients and customersVirtual Innovation Lab
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Cara Care Nabs $7M to Expand Digital Therapuetic App for Digestive Diseases
Berlin, Germany-based digital health company Cara Care, announced today that it has secured $7 million in Series A funding led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC) and Barcelona-based VC firm Asabys Partners with participation from existing investor Atlantic Labs. Cara Care was part of the Microsoft Accelerator and winner of the GlaxoSmithKline Transforming the Future of Self-Care Challenge in the category “Digital Health Technologies.” Cara Care has raised more than $9
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Kyruus, Brandify Integrate to Improve Health System Local Search Capabilities
Kyruus, the leader in provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems, and Brandify, a location-based digital marketing solution for brands, today announced their partnership. Given that 2/3 of consumers search for providers near themselves or near a specific town/city, Kyruus and Brandify joined forces to enable health systems to give prospective (and returning) patients the accurate provider and location data they prioritize when searching for care.Impact of Location on Searching
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Optima Health Taps Cardinal Analytx for AI-Enabled Health Insights
Optima Health, the health plan arm of integrated health system Sentara Healthcare has signed an agreement with Cardinal Analytx Solutions, an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled health insights company to deliver more proactive care to Optima Health members throughout Virginia. The deal marks Cardinal’s first relationship with an integrated health system.AI-enabled Health Insights to Identify Potential High-Risk Members for Early Intervention and Proactive CareThe implementation of Cardinal’s
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Collective Health Lands $250M to Simplify Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
Collective Health, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a employer-sponsored health insurance platform has raised $205 million in Series D funding led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund with participation from GV, Founders Fund, Maverick Ventures, NEA and Sun Life. The latest round brings the company total funding to date at $435M.$1.2 Trillion Market Opportunity“With U.S. healthcare costs at $3.65 trillion in 2018, Collective Health is reinventing the healthcare experience for companies and their
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Allscripts Acquires Prescription & Prior Authorization Platform ZappRx
EHR vendor Allscripts has reached an agreement to acquire prescription and prior authorization platform ZappRx, according to CNBC. The acquisition will help Allscripts diversify its business outside of electronic medical record (EHR). The company has raised a total of $40M in funding to date.Founded in 2012 by Zoe Barry who previously worked at athenahealth, ZappRx streamlines the complex process required to order specialty medications, increasing efficiencies when collecting and maintaining the
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CredSimple Raises $14M to Redefine The Provider Credentialing Process
CredSimple, the a NYC-based cloud-based healthcare credential verification organization, has raised $14 million in Series B funding led by Questa Capital. The round also included participation from existing investors including Windham Venture Partners who led the company's Series A round and Primary Ventures who co-led its seed investment.Outdated Credentialing ProcessTraditionally, credentialing has run on outdated systems, spreadsheets, and repetitive manual work that only increases work,
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Dassault Systèmes Acquires Clinical Trial Platform Medidata for $5.8B
French technology giant Dassault Systèmes has agreed to acquire Medidata, a life sciences digital transformation company in an all-cash deal for $92.25 per share valued at $5.8 billion. With the acquisition of Medidata and its clinical and commercial solutions, Dassault Systèmes plans to increase market penetration into the Life Sciences industry with an integrated business experience platform for an end-to-end approach to research and discovery, development, clinical testing, manufacturing and
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Cleveland Clinic Study: Propeller Health’s Smart Inhalers Reduces Hospitalizations, ER Visits for COPD Patients
Cleveland Clinic today released research that uses Propeller Health’s smart inhaler platform to show that digital medicines significantly reduced hospital visits for COPD patients. COPD is a term applied to a family of diseases that includes emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema due to alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. The research findings published in The Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare marks the first-ever research to assess the impact of a digital medicine on healthcare utilization
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