What You Should Know:
- Syapse raises $35M led by an affiliate of Innovatus Capital Partners, LLC (Innovatus)to tackle the challenge of understanding, preventing, and treating complex cancers.
- The investment will allow Syapse to expand its artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities, making it more efficient to uncover meaningful insights from real-world oncology data.
Syapse, a San Francisco, CA-based real-world evidence company accelerating the
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Merck Digital Sciences Studio Launches to Support Biomedical Startups
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- Merck, today announced the launch of the Merck Digital Sciences Studio (MDSS) to enable the generation of innovative technologies for drug discovery and development.
- MDSS will support early-stage biomedical startups with direct investment, access to powerful Azure Cloud computing and opportunities to pilot their technologies in collaboration with discovery and clinical scientists at Merck.
MDSS Accelerator Program Focus
The MDSS is a collaboration between
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Insilico Medicine Raises $60M, Launches AI-powered Drug Discovery Robotics Laboratory
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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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Pfizer and Sidekick Health Launches Digital Therapeutics Solution for Eczema
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- Sidekick Health today announces the launch of an integrated digital therapeutics solution for improving the outcomes of patients with Atopic Dermatitis (AD) in conjunction with Pfizer Inc., one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies.
- Sidekick and Pfizer will be rolling out their integrated digital therapeutics offering, launching first in the UK, followed by Belgium, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Ireland, and Japan later in 2022.
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ePROs: Better Patient Input for Better Trial Output
During the pandemic, electronic clinical outcomes assessments (eCOAs) gained prominence as sponsors looked for more agile tools to help them capture patient data remotely through decentralized clinical trials (DCTs). From the adoption of virtual models like eCOAs and DCTs, a new opportunity emerged to enhance the patient experience. Decreasing the amount of time spent on on-site appointments helped reduce patient burden. Additionally, sponsors gained real-time insights on how patients interact
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OncoHost Raises $35M for AI-Powered Precision Oncology Platform
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- OncoHost, an AI-powered precision oncology platform, today announced a $35M Series C funding round led by ALIVE Israel HealthTech VC, as well as other prominent investors. Additional investors included leading Israeli financial firm Leumi Partners, Israel’s largest pension fund Menora Mivtachim, OurCrowd and other existing investors.
- The funding will go towards expanding OncoHost’s ongoing multicenter PROPHETIC trial as well as support its upcoming
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Reify Health Secures $220M to Support Clinical Trial Diversity at $4.8B Valuation
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- Reify Health, a leading provider of solutions that empower the clinical trial ecosystem, announced a $220M Series D funding round dedicated to improving diversity in clinical research. The investment comes less than a year after its Series C and brings the company's valuation to $4.8B.
- The Series C found was co-led by Altimeter Capital and Coatue, joined by Dragoneer Investment Group and existing investors ICONIQ Growth, Adams Street, and Battery
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DaVita to Invest $15M in Biopharma Company Rockwell Medical
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- Rockwell Medical, a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the treatment of iron deficiency and anemia management expands its partnership with kidney care leader DaVita Inc. Rockwell Medical has been working to revise certain terms of its supply contracts with customers in an effort to stabilize its concentrates business.
- The amended supply agreement is designed to enable Rockwell Medical's concentrates business the potential to operate
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BrightInsight & UCB Partner to Build Digital Care Solutions for Rare Diseases
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- BrightInsight, provider of the leading global platform for biopharma and medtech regulated digital health solutions, announced a partnership with global biopharma, UC to build digital care solutions for rare diseases.
- BrightInsight will build and bring to market a digital disease management solution to support patients with Myasthenia Gravis (MG), a rare autoimmune disease that disrupts how nerves communicate with muscles, affecting more than 700,000 people
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DarioHealth Forms $30M Strategic Agreement with Sanofi U.S.
What You Should Know:
- DarioHealth Corp., a provider of global digital therapeutics (DTx), announced it has entered into a $30M multi-year, strategic agreement with Sanofi U.S., an innovative global healthcare company. The multi-year, $30 million-dollar agreement will help accelerate commercial adoption of Dario's full suite of digital therapeutics and drive the expansion of digital health solutions on the Dario platform.
- As part of the strategic agreement, Dario and Sanofi will
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