What You Should Know:
- Define Ventures, the leading early-stage investor in digital health companies, announced today the appointment of Frank Williams as Venture Partner.
- Williams, a seasoned entrepreneur and healthcare executive, brings a wealth of experience to the firm, playing a key role in supporting and scaling their portfolio companies.
Williams Bio/Background
Williams boasts an impressive career in healthcare, highlighted by his co-founding role at Evolent
Read More
Digital Health | News, Analysis, Insights - HIT Consultant
Vista Equity Partners Acquires Model N for $1.25B
What You Should Know:
- Model N (NYSE: MODN), a leading provider of revenue optimization and compliance solutions for the life sciences and high-tech industries, has announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners ("Vista").
- Under the terms of the agreement, Vista will acquire all outstanding shares of Model N common stock for $30.00 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.25 billion.
- The transaction is expected to close in
Read More
Grow Therapy Secures $88M, Launches Enhanced Platform for Value-Based Mental Healthcare
What You Should Know:
- Grow Therapy, a mental health technology company focused on provider-centric care, raises $88M in Series C funding led by Sequoia Capital. The round included participation from Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, PLUS Capital, and a unique group of celebrity investors including Anna Kendrick, Lily Collins, and prominent athletes.
- The funding fuels Grow Therapy's mission to make high-quality mental healthcare accessible to all.
Building a More
Read More
The Rise of Culturally Competent Care: Health Equity & Technology
The United States Census Bureau released its most recent statistical findings in 2020, revealing a notable increase in the diversity of the nation’s population. In 2010, the likelihood of randomly selecting two ethnically or racially diverse individuals was 54.9%. By 2020, this had risen to 61.1%. Given these figures, it is unsurprising that healthcare providers are actively seeking solutions, particularly through existing and emerging technologies, to overcome their most significant cultural
Read More
UCLA, PreciseDx to Develop AI-Powered Breast Cancer Recurrence Tool for Early Detection
What You Should Know:
- PreciseDx®, a leader in AI-powered diagnostics for oncology, announces a crucial collaboration with UCLA's Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
- The research initiative focuses on evaluating PreciseDx's innovative tool, PreciseBreast™, for its ability to accurately assess the risk of recurrence in patients diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Why Focus on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer?
TNBC Challenges: Accounting for
Read More
rater8 Secures Funding to Expand Healthcare Reputation Management Solutions
What You Should Know:
- rater8, a healthcare reputation management and patient feedback platform announced today the successful closing of their Series A funding round led by Elsewhere Partners.
- The Series A investment will fuel rater8's growth, allowing them to expand their reach, strengthen partnerships, and enhance their award-winning software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions.
Capitalizing on the Growing Importance of Online Reputation
The global online reputation management
Read More
Verily Powers Otsuka’s Longitudinal Registry to Advance Mental Health Research
What You Should Know:
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (Otsuka), a global pharmaceutical company, and Verily Life Sciences LLC (Verily), a precision health technology company, have teamed up to launch a groundbreaking research initiative called "My Mental Health Journey."
- The longitudinal registry study aims to significantly enhance our understanding of depression and other mental health conditions.
The Power of Real-World Data
My Mental
Read More
Nucleai, GoPath Diagnostics Partner to Power AI-Powered Digital Pathology
What You Should Know:
- Nucleai, a leader in spatial biology and AI, and GoPath Diagnostics, a leading provider of digital pathology and molecular diagnostics, announced a strategic collaboration today.
- The partnership aims to revolutionize clinical trials, diagnostics, and research in oncology and immunology by combining their strengths in AI and real-world data.
Unlocking the Power of Spatial AI Biomarkers
Nucleai specializes in "spatial AI biomarkers." This
Read More
Synchron Launches Patient Registry for Stentrode Brain-Computer Interface
What You Should Know:
- Synchron, a company pioneering brain-computer interface (BCI) technology unveils a community registry that aims to bring together patients with motor impairments, their caregivers, and medical professionals to explore the potential of BCI in restoring lost functionality.
- By uniting patients, caregivers, and medical professionals, this initiative has the potential to revolutionize the way we treat motor impairments and empower individuals to regain control of
Read More
WHO Unveils S.A.R.A.H.: An AI-Powered Digital Health Promoter
What You Should Know:
- The World Health Organization (WHO) unveils S.A.R.A.H., an AI-powered digital health promoter, available 24/7 in eight languages via video or text.
- S.A.R.A.H. provides tips to destress, eat right, quit tobacco and e-cigarettes, be safer on the roads as well as give information on several other areas of health.
About Sarah: WHO’s First Digital Health Promoter
S.A.R.A.H. (Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health) leverages cutting-edge generative AI
Read More
