What You Should Know: - Ibex Medical Analytics announces the first U.S. deployment of its AI-powered solution for cancer detection in pathology, at the CorePlus Servicios Clínicos y Patológicos, LLC, a leading clinical and anatomic pathology lab in Puerto Rico. - The deployment will improve cancer care in the U.S., where the number of pathologists decreased by nearly 20% in the past decade. This comes shortly after the first implementation of such technology in both France and the UK.
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Syapse Appoints David Pomerantz as Chief Commercial Officer
Syapse, a real-world evidence company accelerating the delivery of precision medicine through the Syapse Learning Health Network™, today announced the appointment of David Pomerantz as Chief Commercial Officer. In his new role as Chief Commercial Officer, Pomerantz will lead the future direction of Syapse’s commercial endeavors and expand its life sciences partnerships across the Syapse Learning Network. Pomerantz Bio/Background Mr. Pomerantz brings more than 25 years of account
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Biofourmis Lands $100M to Expand AI-Powered Digital Therapeutics Platform
What You Should Know: - Boston-based digital therapeutics leader Biofourmis just closed a $100 million Series C funding round led by SoftBank, bringing its total funding to $145M. - Biofourmis will be using the funding to develop, validate and commercialize several released and unreleased digital therapeutics solutions across cardiology, oncology, respiratory, and pain, with a focus on the United States and key Asian markets, including Asia Pacific, China, and
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FCC, HHS, and USDA Team Up for Rural Telehealth Initiative Task Force
What You Should Know: - Agencies sign a memorandum of understanding to establish an interagency Rural Telehealth Initiative Task Force comprised of representatives from each agency to keep rural Americans connected to vital health services. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on the Rural Telehealth
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The Coronavirus Crisis’ Silent Death Toll: Chronically Ill Patients
The impact of the coronavirus crisis is shining a bright light on many of the challenges facing the U.S. healthcare system. So much more than a lack of primary care physicians and hospital beds, the all-hands-on-deck approach to combating the spread of COVID-19 has forced patients fearful of engaging with the healthcare system for needs unrelated to the virus to put elective procedures, routine care and timely treatment for chronic or critical conditions on the back burner. Compounding
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CancerIQ Raises $5M to Expand Genetic Cancer Risk Assessment Platform
What You Should Know: - CancerIQ raises $5M in Series A funding led by HealthXVentures to accelerate the growth of its genetic cancer risk assessment platform to identify and manage patients at high risk of cancer. - CancerIQ’s technology enables hospitals to use genomics to personalize the prevention and early detection of cancer. - Two new hires recently joined CancerIQ’s newly formed Integrated Products team from Epic, with the goal of advancing CancerIQ’s integration with leading
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Mission Bio Lands $70M to Expand Cancer Therapies With Single-Cell Multi-Omics Platform
What You Should Know: - Mission Bio raises $70 million in Series C funding led by Novo Growth to accelerate the development of cancer therapies with single-cell multi-omics. - Mission Bio’s Tapestri Platform, the first single-cell platform capable of detecting DNA and protein changes simultaneously, gives a profound insight into the mutations that drive disease to accelerate the development of novel treatments and save patient lives. Mission Bio, Inc., a South San Francisco,
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FDA, Syapse Expand Research to Generate Real-World Data Related to COVID-19 and Cancer
What You Should Know: The FDA and Syapse announce research collaboration expansion to address urgent public health challenges including supporting FDA’s goal of rapid understanding of COVID-19. As part of the research, Syapse is partnering with FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence to investigate methods to derive RWD from multiple sources including electronic health records, registries and molecular data Syapse, a real-world evidence company accelerating the delivery of precision
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Talis Awarded $25M NIH Contract for Point-of-Care COVID-19 Testing
What You Should Know: - Today, Talis Biomedical Corporation announced it has been awarded a $25M contract from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of Phase 2 of its Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative as well as another $100 million in additional financing. - The new funding will be used to scale manufacturing for the launch of the Talis One™ diagnostic platform that provides rapid and highly accurate detection of COVID-19 at points-of-care in 30 minutes
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Virtually or In-Person, Automation Improves The Healthcare Experience
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented shift in the way consumers view and access a variety of goods and services—and healthcare is no exception. Recent studies show that many patients, including vulnerable populations like those living with cancer, are delaying recommended care and procedures—and will continue to do so for at least several months amid fears over the safety of in-person visits. In response, reports of providers adapting to offer care virtually are all the more
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