What You Should Know:
- Babyscripts today announced a commercial partnership with
Roche Diagnostics, a division of the world’s largest biotech company and a
global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics.
- Roche will partner with Babyscripts on the
development of Babyscripts’ remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs to
leverage groundbreaking data science through the next generation of RPM in
pregnancy.
Babyscripts, a
Washington D.C.-based
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Ori Biotech Lands $30M for Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing Platform
What You Should Know:
- Biotech startup Ori Biotech raises $30M in Series A
funding to scale its cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturing platform.
- Ori Biotech helps pharmaceutical and biotech companies
develop and manufacture cell and gene therapies. Its patented technology aims
to reduce the manufacturing cost of these life-saving treatments by up to 80%,
allowing them to be more widely accessible for patients.
Ori Biotech Ltd (Ori),
a leading innovator in cell and gene
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Ciox Health Acquires Biomedical NLP Company Medal
What You Should Know:
- Ciox Health has acquired Medal, Inc., a biomedical
Natural Language Processing (biomed-NLP) technology company.
- The acquisition will lead Ciox to better and more
quickly enable real-world data in support of research that advances patient
care.
Ciox
Health, a leading health technology company, today announced its acquisition
of San Francisco-based biomedical Natural Language Processing (biomed-NLP)
technology company, Medal, Inc., a
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In-Depth: 32 FDA-Approved COVID-19 Testing Kits
What You Should Know:
- In-depth look list of FDA-approved COVID-19 test kits
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) offers emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for unapproved products or new uses for approved items in urgent situations where no suitable alternatives exist. Dozens of companies have sought and received EUAs for their testing kits that screen for SARS-CoV-2 — more commonly referred to as COVID-19 or the novel coronavirus.
The FDA makes a
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Healthcare Data Platform H1 Raises $12.9M to Fuel Growth
What You Should Know:
- H1, the biggest database in the world connecting healthcare, life science professionals, and companies raises $12.9M in funding.
- Its healthcare data platform provides comprehensive in-depth profiles of more than 8 million healthcare professionals and 16,000 institutions in 70+ countries, all of which are kept up-to-date weekly. The platform enables users to understand and analyze any healthcare professional’s full profile, including expertise, interests,
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Stanford Alumni Scientists, Physicians Launch StartX Med COVID-19 Task Force
What You Should Know:
- More than 1500 Stanford faculty and alumni announced the launch of StartX Med COVID-19 Task Force featuring 70+ StartX Med Innovators with medical breakthroughs for the prevention, diagnostics, and treatment of coronavirus mobilize efforts to fast-track public health needs during the pandemic.
- The StartX Med COVID-19 Task Force will collaborate on outreach to government agencies, regulatory bodies and healthcare systems in the interest of public health for
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Gates Foundation, Wellcome, Mastercard Launch COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator
What You Need to Know:
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome and Mastercard launch COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator to speed development and access to therapies for COVID-19, committing up to $125M in funding.
- COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator will coordinate R&D efforts and remove barriers to drug development and scale-up to address the epidemic.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome and Mastercard announced the launch of the COVID-19 Therapeutics
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The Many Faces of AI in Clinical Trials
Dr. Ulrik Kristensen, Senior Market Analyst at Signify Research
AI is being applied in several aspects for the clinical trial process today. From analyzing real-world data and scientific information to providing improved patient stratification and predictive outcomes, and assisting with different aspects of clinical trial operations. Here are some of the technologies using AI and machine learning in the clinical trial space today, outlining how they fit within the clinical trial ecosystem and
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Kaiser Associates’ Healthcare Practice Is Now Kx Advisors
Bob Serrano, Senior Vice President and Dan O' Neil, Senior Vice President of Kx Advisors
- Kaiser Associates launches healthcare strategy consultancy Kx Advisors to help clients reach their critical growth goals.
Kaiser Associates announce the launch of Kx Advisors, a healthcare strategy consultancy dedicated to helping achieve critical business growth goals in partnership with its clients in Pharma, Biotech, Medical Device, and Health IT. The new consultancy is already operating under the Kx
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Deerfield Management Invests $635M to Create Healthcare Innovation Campus for Life Sciences in NYC
345 Park Ave South, Home of New Life Sciences Innovation Campus - Source:RFR Realty)
- Investment management firm Deerfield Management is investing $635M to create life sciences in New York City.
- Deerfield plans to invest more than $2B in research in seed funding by 2030 to create digital transformation solutions in medicine and treatment.
- It is expected to be in move-in ready condition for Deerfield and other innovators in healthcare by early 2021.
Deerfield
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