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- South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) developer, VUNO Inc., announced today that the company closed a deal with global medical device manufacturer, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., to embed VUNO’s artificial intelligence-driven chest X-ray diagnostic solution, VUNO Med®-Chest X-ray™ into Samsung’s GC85A premium ceiling type digital radiography system.
- The latest contract follows an earlier deal in June with Samsung to supply the VUNO Med®-Chest
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Twin Health Secures $140M to Expand Whole Body Digital Twin Precision Health Service
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- Twin Health, Mountain View, CA-based makers of the Whole Body Digital Twin™ precision health service, today announced $140 million in Series C funding as it scales its service in the U.S. and globally from investors ICONIQ Growth, Sequoia Capital India, Perceptive Advisors, Corner Ventures, LTS Investments, Helena and Sofina.
- Powered by artificial intelligence, the Whole Body Digital Twin™ is a dynamic representation of each individual’s unique
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Sonde Health Launches Vocal Biomarker Tech to Monitor Mental Health and Well-Being
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- Sonde Health has unveiled Sonde Mental Fitness, a voice-enabled mental health detection and monitoring technology that uses a brief voice sample to evaluate mental well-being. Available as an application programming interface (API) for health systems, employers, and wellness service providers, Sonde Mental Fitness is an easy and affordable way for individuals to engage with and better understand their mental well-being and can serve as a much-needed early warning
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Rho Selects Medidata’s Decentralized Clinical Trials Capabilities
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- Today, Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, announced that Rho, a full-service contract research organization (CRO) with a proven track record of drug development success, is using Medidata to standardize its clinical trial platform for building out its decentralized clinical trial (DCT) technology offerings. This will enable Rho to provide rapid reporting of cross-domain, cross-study data in decentralized trials, where data collection methods have become more
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Elevate Emerges Out of Stealth with $15M to Modernize Consumer-Directed Benefits Platform
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- Elevate, a Denver, CO-based next-generation consumer-directed benefits platform, today announced that it has raised $12 million in Series A funding, co-led by Greycroft and Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Bowery Capital. The fresh round of capital coincides with Elevate’s formal public launch after a year in stealth mode, as it looks to reimagine how employers and employees access, manage and experience consumer-directed benefits.
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Aquiline Drones Establishes AI-Driven Airline for Tissue/Organ Delivery Service
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- Aquiline Drones (AD), an American drone manufacturer and cloud technology enterprise announced the formation of AD Airlines after being awarded its Air Carrier Certificate by the FAA on September 16, 2021, which enables AD to commercialize its lifesaving tissue and organ delivery service.
- Specifically, AD Airlines will implement its patent-pending and unique Mixed Modal Transport Model (R2M2), starting with the use of manned aircraft, and gradually incorporating
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Sharecare Launches Evidence-Based Mental Wellness App
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– Sharecare, today announced the launch of Unwinding by Sharecare, a broad-based mental well-being app designed to help people better understand how their minds work, reduce their stress, and build healthier habits. Like a virtual quick-start guide for the mind, the solution empowers people to stay grounded at the moment through evidence-based mindfulness techniques, enabling them to unwind unwanted behaviors that both result from and often exacerbate stress.
- Based
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Genetika+ Raises $10M for Personalized Medicine for Psychiatry Solution
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- Genetika+, a female-founded startup focused on developing personalized medicine for psychiatry conditions, that the company has closed a $10 million Series A round led by GreyBird Ventures with participation from Meron Capital, Jumpspeed Ventures, Sapir Venture Partners, Howard Morgan Chairman of B Capital Group and Michael Zeisser of FMZ Ventures and former Chairman, Investments at Alibaba Group.
- Founded in 2018 by Talia Cohen-Solal, Ph.D., and Daphna
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Ellipsis Health Named Winner of Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge
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- Accenture announced Ellipsis Health as the “Innovation Champion” of its fifth annual Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge-North America, a competition that supports new and novel solutions from startups to improve the way people access, manage and finance healthcare in North America.
- Based in San Francisco, CA, Ellipsis Health was named this year’s Innovation Champion for pioneering an artificial intelligence-powered, speech-based vital sign to
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Fitbit to Provide Onduo Members with Fitbit Devices/Services to Help Manage Holistic Health
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- Today, Onduo and Fitbit announced a collaboration to provide Onduo members with Fitbit devices and services to help take a more proactive approach to managing their holistic health.
- By offering the Fitbit experience alongside Onduo’s multi-condition platform, that supports people managing one or more chronic health conditions like diabetes, hypertension or mental health conditions, members will have access to a more comprehensive view of how all
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