What You Should Know:
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) launched a new model for medical research and innovation today at the grand opening of its Center for Innovation, located on the main campus of the hospital.
- The Center for Innovation is a partnership between RWJUH and Rutgers RWJMS to bring together clinicians, researchers and private industry to invent and develop new
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LifePoint Health and Google Cloud Announce Multi-Year Partnership
What You Should Know:
- LifePoint Health and Google Cloud announced a multi-year partnership aimed at using Google Cloud’s Healthcare Data Engine to transform healthcare delivery in communities across the U.S.
- The Healthcare Data Engine aggregates and organizes data from multiple sources, and for LifePoint, will be used by a patient’s healthcare provider to help clinicians gain further insight into patients records and data. This collaboration brings
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Freenome Launches Multi-Cancer Detection Study Pairing Multiomics with Real-World Data
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- Freenome, a privately held biotech company, today announced the launch of the Sanderson Study, the company’s latest study of its multiomics platform, in combination with real-world data to detect multiple cancers.
- The study will encompass both traditional and real-world data to generate evidence of clinical validation for certain high- and elevated-risk populations while also refining the platform’s cancer classification and risk prediction models. In addition,
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Castlight + Vera Appoints New CEO; Rebrands as Apree Health
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- Vera Whole Health, Inc. and Castlight Health, Inc. appoints former Cerner President Donald Trigg as chief executive officer (CEO)
- In addition, the companies have rebranded as apree health that will be combine Castlight’s healthcare navigation platform with Vera’s advanced primary care solutions to improve patient outcomes and transform the healthcare industry.
Donald Trigg Background
Donald Trigg most recently served as president of
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Power Launches with $7M to Diversify Clinical Trials
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- Power, a patient-friendly platform designed to improve access to clinical trial studies emerges from stealth with $7M in seed funding.
- The round was led by Footwork and CRV, with additional investments from ARTIS Ventures, South Park Commons, and AirAngels to help Power bring the process of discovering and accessing clinical trials into the future.
Modernising and Simplifying Accessibility to Clinical Trials
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Epicore & Denka Partner to Tackle Dehydration Crisis in Asia via Sweat-Sensing Wearable
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- Epicore Biosystems today announced a partnership with Denka Corporation, a Japan-based multinational technology and materials company.
- Under the agreement, Epicore Biosystems and Denka will collaborate on strategic initiatives to pilot and distribute Epicore’s portfolio of advanced wearable hydration solutions in Japan and expand into Asia markets.
Tackling Asia’s Dehydration Crisis Through Sweat-Sensing Wearable Technology
Founded in 2017, Epicore
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Medical Devices Cleared or Approved by FDA in 2022
The medical device industry is booming and shows no signs of slowing down. In 2022, the FDA (Federal Food and Drug Administration) will clear or approve over 1,000 medical devices. This is great news for patients who stand to benefit from the latest and greatest technology, but it can be tough for hospitals and doctors to keep up with all of the new devices on the market.
Here's a breakdown of some of the most anticipated otc medical devices that have already received FDA approval. Some
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Realizing the Dream of AI in Clinical Trials—How to Address Key Challenges
The clinical development process is incredibly time consuming and only yields a success rate of about 10%. One way to reduce the time, cost and success of the clinical development process is to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) into clinical trials and implement AI-driven process automation.
The dream of AI in clinical trial execution is for trial functions to run autonomously, like a self-driving car. A self-driving car knows how fast it is going, where it needs to go,
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Using AI to Match Patients with Clinical Trials for Proactive Treatment
We are entering a new era of patient treatment options thanks to cutting-edge technologies that are changing the way life science companies approach and execute pharmaceutical research. One of the more significant solutions that support the faster and more efficient development of new pharmaceutical products – such as the COVID-19 vaccine, which was developed faster than any other vaccine in history – is artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data analysis. Thanks to modern life science technology
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Connected Devices Selection: Considerations for A Digital-First Approach to Data Collection
In recent years, digital health technologies (DHTs) have significantly changed the way we collect data within clinical trials. This is partially due to the overarching industry shift toward patient-centricity, but in some cases, it is also due to the commercial availability of powerful technology solutions not previously feasible for use in medical devices. In the past, nearly all patient data have traditionally been acquired by purpose-built machines manufactured by relatively small-scale
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