– Healthcare Growth Partners’ (HGP) summary of Health IT/digital health mergers & acquisition (M&A) activity, and public company performance during the month of August 2020.
M&A is back and the velocity of the rebound has outpaced all expectations. The recovery quickly worked its way across the spectrum from large to small-cap, beginning with the larger cap NASDAQ rally of nearly 80% from lows in late March (only to soften in recent days), followed by multi-billion
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Healthcare Crowdfunding
Genos Unveils Crowdsourcing Platform for Genomics R&D
Genos, a community for personal genetic discovery and research has announced the public launch of its crowdsourcing platform for genomics research and development. The Genos platform will enable individuals to sequence their genetic profiles with 50 times more data than current popular sequencing options, while empowering individuals to participate in groundbreaking research projects on their own terms. As part of the platform launch, Genos revealed several initial research partners and
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Crowdfunding for Medical Devices Could Be A Passing Fad
While it is well established in other areas of business, crowdfunding for medical devices presents a new set of challenges and opportunities, and could become a passing fad rather than an encouraging new trend in the healthcare sector, says an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData.
According to Shashank Settipalli, GlobalData's Analyst covering Medical Devices, although medical device regulatory agencies, such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have not enacted
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Rare Genomics Institute to Study Impact of Crowdfunding on Rare Diseases
The Rare Genomics Institute (RG) is launching a new study aimed at determining how crowdfunding can promote scientific research to help rare disease patients called Amplify Hope Initiative. RG is an international non-profit providing rare disease patients with access to state of the art genomics sequencing technology, connections to scientists and researchers, and help for payment of these services through grants, insurance, or crowdfunding.
Study Details
Patients will be lead through
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3 Finalists Announced in Chicago Open Innovation Challenge
The American Heart Association today announced the top three finalists for the inaugural Chicago Open Innovation Challenge focused on discussing innovative ways to accelerate science and to better understand how to treat heart disease and stroke. Finalists were chosen after raising more than $33k in crowdfunding on MedStartr from patients, doctors, nurses, hospital leaders, professors, and concerned citizens. The three finalists will present their projects in person and compete for grants
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New Smartphone Headset for Quantified Self Launches Indiegogo Campaign
BreathResearch launches Indiegogo campaign for their quantified self smartphone headset as part of the Philips Next Big Thing Innovation Fellows Competition.
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Scanadu Scout, Medical Tricorder Shatters Indiegogo’s Crowdfunding Record
Scanadu announced on Twitter today that their device, Scanadu Scout, the first medical tricorder has become the most funded Indiegogo campaign with over $1.3 million in funding.
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4 Key Strategies To a Successful Healthcare Crowdfunding Campaign
Healthcare crowdfunding consultant, Komal Garewal shares 4 essential strategies to a successful healthcare crowdfunding campaign.
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