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Datavant, a provider helping organizations securely connect health data, announces that it is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help healthcare and life sciences customers accelerate their ability to manage and optimize clinical and patient insights.Pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, research institutions, and healthcare technology customers can now access Datavant’s cutting-edge data de-identification technology in AWS, connect
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Genemod Raises $4.5M to Expand Central Research Platform for Biopharma Companies
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Genemod, a cloud-based workspace collaboration software for biopharma R&D teams, today announced it raised $4.5 million in seed funding, co-led by defy.vc and LDV Partners, with participation from Dolby Family Ventures and Vulcan/Cercano Ventures.Genemod digitizes data capture and workflows, so scientists can collaborate easily across an organization to accelerate life sciences R&D.
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Cowen Healthcare Raises $556M Fund to Invest in Life Sciences Companies
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Cowen Healthcare Investments announced the successful close of Cowen Healthcare Investments IV ("CHI IV" or the "Fund") with total committed capital of $555.6M. CHI IV will invest primarily in mid to late-stage life sciences opportunities.Led by Kevin Raidy, Tim Anderson, and Robert Sine, Cowen Healthcare Investments supports innovation in the healthcare sectors, with a particular focus on biopharma, diagnostics, and digital health.Since its founding in 2012, the CHI
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UC Berkeley Bio Track Helps Faculty Launch Biotech Startups
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Berkeley SkyDeck, the global hub for entrepreneurship and a leading accelerator, today announced that it has welcomed the first three companies for its new SkyDeck LSEC Bio Track: AsparaGlue, Editpep, and MZR Neurotech.The inaugural track, created in partnership with the UC Berkeley Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center (LSEC) through LSEC’s new Venture Grant Program, will assist the UC Berkeley faculty-led teams to launch their own biotech and life sciences
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ODAIA Secures $25M for AI-Driven Commercial Insights Platform for Pharma
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ODAIA, developers of MAPTUAL, an AI-powered commercial insights SaaS platform for pharmaceutical companies, announced it raised an oversubscribed $25 Million Series B financing round, led by Threshold Ventures and co-led by Monograph Capital. Wittington Ventures also joined, with participation from existing investors Flint Capital, BDC Capital, StandUp Ventures and Graphite Ventures. Emily Melton, Managing Partner of Threshold Ventures and Charles Conn, co-founder and
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Sanofi & Flatiron Health Partner to Redesign Clinical Trial Experience for Sponsors
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Flatiron Health announced a new partnership today with Sanofi in their pursuit to redesign the clinical trial experience for sponsors, sites, and patients in the therapeutic area of oncology. The multi-study partnership between Sanofi and Flatiron will focus on improving clinical trial data acquisition, delivery, and quality through site-facing technology that digitally transfers data captured in the electronic health record (EHR) directly into the electronic data
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Quest Diagnostics Acquires Haystack Oncology for $300M in Cash
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Quest Diagnostics has reached an agreement to acquire Haystack Oncology an early-stage oncology company focused on minimal residual disease (MRD) testing to aid in the early, accurate detection of residual or recurring cancer and better inform therapy decisionsUnder the terms of the agreement, Quest will pay $300 million in cash at closing, net of cash acquired, and up to an additional $150 million on achieving future performance
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Komodo Health Launches MapEnhance; Changing the Paradigm for Health Data Utilization
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Komodo Health unveils MapEnhance, a network of speciality data partners that seamlessly connects new datasets — including genomic, lab, cost and clinical insights — to Komodo's Healthcare Map, to drive faster and timelier insights across healthcare and Life Sciences.With MapEnhance, Komodo is bringing the industry a more seamless way to leverage clinical intelligence and customize data inputs from a variety of real-world data sources,
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Drug Discovery Outsourcing Market Expected to Reach $7.5B by 2033
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The drug discovery outsourcing market is expected to reach $3.75B in 2023 and is expected to grow at a steady CAGR of 7.2% and is expected to reach $7.52B by 2033, according to a new report by Future Market Insights.The research report on the drug discovery outsourcing market states that the pharmaceutical industry is expanding thoroughly with new extensions and high-end research programs.
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Biostage Raises $6M to Advance Clinical Trials
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Biostage, Inc., a cell-therapy biotechnology company with successful first-in-human experience in treating esophageal cancer and FDA approval to commence a clinical trial of the Biostage Esophageal Implant raises $6M from new and existing investors in a private placement of its shares of common stock.The funds will be used to accelerate the clinical development of Biostage’s lead product candidate, the Biostage Esophageal Implant, or BEI. The FDA has approved a
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