TEAMFund ("Transforming Equity and
Access for MedTech") closes $30M inaugural fund to invest in medical tech
startups that improve patient access in low-resource settings.
TEAMFund invests in
commercial-stage companies addressing non-communicable diseases in low-resource
settings, with an initial geographic focus in India and Sub- Saharan Africa.
TEAMFund has a 10-year horizon
and expects to have 8-10 portfolio companies in the Fund with up to 5 years to
commit the
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digital health
Baptist Health Offers Free Virtual Urgent Visits to All South Florida Residents
- Baptist Health South Florida CEO offers all South Florida residents to experience Baptist Health’s Care On Demand urgent care service for free.
- South Florida residents can simply use the code FREEURGENTCARE when launching the Care On Demand app for their first virtual visit.
Brian
E. Keeley, President & CEO of Baptist Health South
Florida has invited all South Florida residents to experience Baptist
Health’s Care
On Demand urgent care service for free in a letter
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Former Walgreens Executive Launches New Digital Health Startup, ATX Therapeutics
- ATX Therapeutics launches to create evidence-based digital therapeutic products to address specific chronic health conditions and associated risk behaviors
- ATX Therapeutics is founded by CEO Adam Falat, who previously led award-winning consumer digital health teams at Walgreens and athenahealth.
Former Walgreens executive Adam Falat today announced the launch of his new Austin-TX-based digital health company, ATX Therapeutics. The new company will create evidence-based digital
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Allscripts Certifies Redox as First Global Integration Engine of Allscripts Developer Program
- Allscripts has certified Redox as the first global integration engine of the Allscripts Developer Program (ADP).- Redox provides a single, global connection to Allscripts Unity APIs that digital health vendors can use to integrate and exchange data with approved Allscripts client sites.- All digital health vendors that are part of the Redox Interoperability Network will automatically be eligible for Allscripts Unity API access; these digital health vendors benefit from faster implementation
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Drugmaker Bayer to License One Drop’s Digital Diabetes Management Platform, Leads $40M Series B Funding
- Drugmaker Bayer leads One Drop’s $40M Series B funding round and enters commercial agreement to license One Drop's digital diabetes management platform in its global bio-digital efforts in therapeutic areas. - Bayer will leverage One Drop's data science and predictive capabilities, and harness its mobile platform to deliver innovative bio-digital solutions across a broad array of therapeutic areas.- One Drop provides personalized health programs to drive sustainable behavior change as part of
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AVIA, Deloitte Expand Relationship to Accelerate Innovation in Digital Health & Wellness
- AVIA and Deloitte expand their relationship to collaborate on market insights sharing, with the potential delivery of complementary solutions to accelerate innovation in digital health and wellness. - Deloitte will garner rich insights from AVIA on the digital health landscape and AVIA will leverage Deloitte’s expertise in areas such as data interoperability, analytics, AI, and cognitive healthcare provider strategy.Deloitte, an audit, consulting, tax, and advisory services organization, and
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Abbott and Sanofi Partner to Integrate Glucose Sensing and Insulin Data
- Abbott (ABT) and Sanofi partner to integrate to developing tools that combine the FreeStyle Libre technology with Sanofi′s insulin dosing information for future smartpens, insulin titration apps and cloud software. - The integration will enable both people with diabetes and their doctors to make better-informed treatment decisions around medication, nutrition, and lifestyle.Abbott (ABT) and Sanofi, today announced they are partnering to integrate glucose sensing and insulin delivery
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UnitedHealthcare Accelerator + Techstars Unveils Inaugural 2019 Class of 10 Startups
- UnitedHealthcare Accelerator powered by Techstars unveils 2019 class of 10 health tech startups focused on innovation in digital health and wellness. - Final group of 10 was narrowed down from hundreds of startups from 33 different countries across the globe. - Three-month accelerator will provide mentorship and access to capital to help iterate on their business models.UnitedHealthcare Accelerator powered by Techstars, today announced inaugural 2019 class of ten health tech startups focused
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Healthy.io Nabs $60M for FDA-cleared Smartphone-Based Urinalysis for Chronic Kidney Disease
- Healthy.io raises $60M led by Corner Ventures for its FDA 510(k) cleared smartphone-based ACR test to be used in the aid of diagnosing chronic kidney disease (CKD).
- The funding round will be used to accelerate Healthy.io’s global expansion and product development.
- Healthy.io’s solution allows immediate electronic medical record (EMR) connectivity through the automated smartphone scan.
Healthy.io, the fast-growing Israeli digital health company that has turned
the
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Livongo, Pager, Wildflower Health, Others Name BCBS Data Innovation Challenge Finalists
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and Blue Health Intelligence® (BHI) has announced the finalists of the BlueCross BlueShield Data Innovation Challenge developing solutions that increase access to care, enhance patient engagement, and improve care delivery and outcomes. The selected finalists will receive access to a limited HIPAA-compliant Blue Health Intelligence (BHI) dataset so they can test their hypotheses.5 BCBS Data Innovation Challenge FinalistsThe five finalists were
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