What You Should Know:
- Kyruus Health, a care access platform, announced the appointment of Harshit Shah as Chief Technology Officer.
- In his role as CTO, Shah will oversee the engineering teams, spanning software development, infrastructure, security, and data management — while also helping to define the company’s future technology strategy.
Shah Bio/Background
Harshit Shah, with over 24 years of experience at technology giants like Amazon and Microsoft, as well as healthcare
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1upHealth Appoints Andrea Kowalski as Chief Product Officer
What You Should Know:
- Andrea Kowalski has been appointed as the Chief Product Officer at 1upHealth, the leading FHIR® platform provider for claims and clinical data.
- In her role, Kowalski will lead the company's product strategy, focusing on enhancing 1upHealth's offerings and strengthening its position as a leader in interoperability.
Kowalski Bio/Background
With over 15 years of experience in healthcare technology, Kowalski's background includes serving as SVP of Products for
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CDC Awards Truveta Real-World Data Contract to Study COVID, Maternal Health, Pediatric Care
What You Should Know:
- Truveta, a consortium of 30 health systems united in "Saving Lives with Data," has secured a significant partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- This collaboration will leverage Truveta's vast repository of real-world healthcare data to empower CDC researchers in tackling pressing public health challenges, including COVID-19, maternal health, and pediatric care.
Unprecedented Data Access for COVID-19 Insights
Truveta will
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Invitae Sells Reproductive Health Assets to Natera for Up to $52.5M
What You Should Know:
- Invitae (NYSE: NVTA), a medical genetics company, announced the completion of its sale of certain reproductive health assets, including carrier screening and non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS), to Natera (NASDAQ: NTRA).
- The transaction is valued at up to $52.5M, comprised of cash, milestone payments, and litigation credits.
Streamlining Focus on Oncology and Rare Disease
This strategic move streamlines Invitae's operations and allows them to focus their
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AI Breakthrough for Lung Disease: Thirona’s LungQ Receives FDA Clearance
What You Should Know:
- Thirona, a pioneer in AI-powered lung analysis, received a major boost for its cutting-edge technology LungQ™ with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its latest update, v3.0.0.
- This FDA clearance paves the way for American hospitals to now harness the software's advanced capabilities, marking a significant step forward in lung disease diagnosis and treatment.
LungQ 3.0.0: Precision Navigation for Lung Interventions
This latest
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Sano Genetics Secures $11.4M to Turbocharge Precision Medicine Research
What You Should Know:
- Sano Genetics, a software company that is revolutionizing precision medicine research, has secured $11.4M in new funding.
- This latest investment, led by Plural with participation from existing investors MMC Ventures, Episode 1, and Seedcamp, brings the company's total funding to $22M.
Revolutionizing Precision Medicine Research
Founded by a trio of visionary minds - Patrick Short (CEO), Charlotte Guzzo (COO), and William Jones (CTO) - Sano Genetics is
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LifeStance Health Appoints Dr. Ujjwal Ramtekkar as Chief Medical Officer
What You Should Know:
- LifeStance Health, a provider of virtual and in-person outpatient mental healthcare, announced today the appointment of Dr. Ujjwal Ramtekkar as its new Chief Medical Officer, effective January 22, 2024.
- Dr. Ramtekkar succeeds Dr. Anisha Patel-Dunn, who is stepping down from the role to spend more time with her family. Dr. Patel-Dunn's contributions to LifeStance have been invaluable since joining in 2019, playing a crucial role in establishing the company's
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Viventium Appoints Navin Gupta as New CEO to Drive Growth in Post-Acute Care HCM
What You Should Know:
- Viventium, a provider of SaaS-based human capital management (HCM) platforms for the post-acute care industry, has announced the appointment of Navin Gupta as its new CEO.
- Gupta brings a wealth of experience in both healthcare and technology, which will be invaluable as Viventium looks to capitalize on the growing demand for its HCM solutions in the post-acute care space.
Gupta Bio/Background
Gupta has spent decades working in the healthcare and technology
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JP Morgan Healthcare 2024: 8 Hot Takes & Insights from Health Tech & Biotech CEOs
8 digital health and life sciences executives share their hot takes and insights from the recent annual JPM Healthcare Conference 2024
Virgil Bretz, co-founder and CEO of MacroHealth
“The annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference is still one of the most efficient ways to meet with capital partners. Other conferences are increasingly attracting the investment community, such as HLTH, but none are as concentrated as JP Morgan. This conference is unusual in that meetings for small and middle
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Shifting the Paradigm: Data-Driven Product Development and the AI-Driven Standard of Care
Over the past decade, product development has undergone a transformative shift, driven by the integration of AI, machine learning, and data-driven approaches. Traditional methods that relied on user stories, prototype testing and customer research offered limited control over product development outcomes, often leaving success to multiple iterations of feasibility, testing and field assessment. However, with the advent of advanced technologies and data analysis, product development has become
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