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- Insilico Medicine, an NYC-based clinical-stage end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company raises $60 million in Series D financing from a syndicate of global investors with expertise in investing in the biopharmaceutical and life sciences sectors.
- Insilico is also launching a new state-of-the-art robotics lab and fully robotic biological data factory. They have seen a string of successes thus far in 2022, including the
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Rocket VR Health Launches VR Mindfulness Program for Cancer Patients
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- Rocket VR Health, a digital therapeutics company developing immersive therapy programs launches a new study in partnership with Dr. Linda Carlson, Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial Oncology at the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine.
- The first-of-its-kind study will assess the feasibility of a virtual reality guided mindfulness (VRGM) intervention program in adult cancer patients with chronic cancer-related pain
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Hint Health Raises $45M To Expand Direct Primary Care (DPC) Network
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- Hint Health, a direct primary care (DPC) provider raises $45M led by Banneker Partners and Frist Cressey Ventures.
- The investment will support the growth of Hint’s operating system technology for core customers and an expansion of its national DPC network, Hint Connect. Hint Health will also use the investment to increase services that support innovative virtual-first care models and near-site / on-site clinics that directly contract with
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SnapLogic Launches Amazon HealthLake Accelerator to Store, Share Patient Data
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- SnapLogic, a provider of Enterprise Automation, today launched the SnapLogic Accelerator for Amazon HealthLake, which enables healthcare and life sciences organizations to easily ingest a range of raw data into Amazon HealthLake, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), and transform it into healthcare-related insights and actions.
- This new Amazon HealthLake-dedicated integration and automation accelerator will help organizations looking to quickly connect systems,
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Ordr Secures $40M for Real-Time Connected Device Security Platform
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- Ordr, a company making the complex problem of securing every connected device — from traditional IT devices to newer and more vulnerable IoT, IoMT or OT — simple, today announced it has raised an additional $40M. The funding round was co-led by Battery Ventures and Ten Eleven Ventures, with participation from new investor Northgate Capital and continuing investors Wing Venture Capital, Unusual Ventures, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, and Mayo Clinic.
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Akili + Roblox Form First of Its Kind Digital Treatment Partnership
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- Akili’s EndeavorRx, the first and only FDA-cleared video game ADHD treatment for kids, is uniting with Roblox’s global virtual universes forming a first-of-its-kind partnership.
- Initially, the partnership will establish an exclusive Roblox reward exchange for patients that complete their medically prescribed EndeavorRx treatment. The rewards will enable patients to redeem items via the exchange program as soon as this summer.
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Survey: Patient Trust Not a Barrier to AI Medical Imaging Adoption
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According to data from Intelerad, patient trust is not a barrier to AI adoption by medical imaging professionals in the U.S. 64% of respondents either trust or are neutral about a diagnosis solely from AI.
The Intelerad study of over 1,000 healthcare consumers across the U.S. uncovers the impact of healthcare’s digital transformation on the healthcare consumer in a post-pandemic world. The results unveil new insights into patient attitudes toward AI.
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Solv CEO Diversifies Cap Table, Adds 75 Female Investors as Part of $45M Series C
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- Today, Heather Fernandez, CEO and co-founder of healthcare on-demand app Solv Health shared her diversity plans for bringing on more women and first-time investors to the Cap Table as part of the company’s $45M Series C round. As a Filipino-Iranian woman, Heather knows “people like me” don’t get funded - or hired or invited to the table. Women are also more likely to be healthcare decision-makers for their families.
- Heather created a Special Purpose
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Komodo Health Appoints COO, Transcarent, Vytalize Health, RxBenefits, Other Digital Health Appointments
Komodo Health has named Dr. Aswin Chandrakantan as its Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Chandrakantan will also continue to serve as the firm’s Chief Medical Officer, a role he has held since 2016. Dr. Chandrakantan was one of Komodo Health’s earliest employees – following leadership roles at McKinsey and Google – and has played a central role in the company’s rapid-fire growth.
RxBenefits appoints Wendy Barnes as its new Chief Executive Officer. Barnes succeeds Bryan Statham, who served as the
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CVS Health Launches New Virtual Primary Care Platform
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- CVS Health launches of its new Virtual Primary Care solution on a single digital platform for a more coordinated and consumer-centric health care experience.
- The new offering, which is being sold to Aetna fully-insured, self-insured plan sponsors, and CVS Caremark clients now, will become effective for eligible Aetna members starting January 1, 2023, and for eligible CVS Caremark members during the second quarter of 2023. It
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