What You Should Know:
- Israeli venture capital platform OurCrowd launches $100M Pandemic Fund to invest in companies on the front lines of COVID-19.
- The fund plans to raise $100M to invest in 15-20 companies focused on prevention & containment, treatment & healing, and community & disruption mitigation technology solutions to combat current and future pandemic.
OurCrowd,
a Jerusalem, Israel-based crowdfunded-venture investment platform, today
announced the launch of
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Propeller to Connect AstraZeneca’s Inhaler Symbicort Users to Propeller Platform
What You Should Know:
Propeller Health has been awarded FDA 510(k) clearance to
connect patients using AstraZeneca’s Symbicort Inhaler to Propeller, enhancing medication
coverage and respiratory digital health.
The sensor for Symbicort, a controller medication for
asthma and COPD, was developed in partnership with AstraZeneca. With this new
medication on our roster, Propeller now connects to 90 percent of the inhaled
medications for asthma and COPD on the U.S. market.
Propeller
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Philips Awarded FDA Clearance for Wearable Biosensor to Monitor COVID-19 Patients
What You Should Know:
Wireless wearable biosensor (Philips Biosensor BX100) receives 510(k) clearance from the FDA and CE mark to help monitor COVID-19 patients in the hospital, with the first install at OLVG Hospital in the Netherlands
Philips Biosensor BX100 enhances Philips portfolio of devices, software, and services for identifying patients at risk for deterioration while limiting exposure to help improve staff and patient safety and preserve valuable personal protective equipment.
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Intelligent Care Robot Could Detect COVID-19 Symptoms in Under 10 Seconds
What You Should Know:
- Vayyar and Meditemi partner to create a more intelligent care robot that could detect early-stage COVID-19 symptoms in under 10 seconds.
- The solution will be used to soften social distancing, restore public confidence in the workplace, and care for people in homes.
Vayyar Imaging an Israeli-based provider of 4D imaging sensor technology and Berlin-based Meditemi (JV of Ogawa and Medisana) a pioneer in robotic healthcare
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Stanford Medicine Awarded $2.5M Grant to Research Digital Health Tools for Hypertension
What You Should Know:
- American Heart Association awards Stanford Medicine a $2.5M grant for a digital health and clinical trial for treating hypertension in black and Hispanic participants and in drivers for ride-hailing companies.
- The award is part of a $14M grant to several institutions including Stanford School of Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Michigan for research on reducing healthcare disparities through digital health
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Israeli Government Adopts Touchless Remote Monitoring to Detect COVID-19 Symptoms
What You Should Know:
- Israeli government adopts Vayyar’s 4D imaging sensor solutions to aid in the fight to slow the spread of COVID-19 in health facilities, transportation and activity hubs, private residences and more.
- Vayyar’s intelligent sensors can be placed in homes, hospitals, factories, airports, public transport, borders and more to provide real-time data, and by minimizing the need for face-to-face contact, reduce the risk of exposure for both medical and non-medical
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OnScale Launches ‘Digital Twins’ of Lungs to Improve COVID-19 Patients Outcomes
What You Should Know:
- OnScale announced the kickoff of the Project BreatheEasy by leveraging massively scalable cloud bioengineering simulation and AI to create “Digital Twins” of the lungs of COVID-19 patients.
- The goal of the project is to optimize the utilization of limited ventilator and respiratory equipment and improve patient outcomes.
- OnScale is currently testing the solution with medical experts and is actively seeking additional partners and advisors.
OnScale, a
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3 Telehealth Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Pandemic
Although the concept of telehealth has existed for decades, it’s been relatively slow to catch on. Getting patients to feel comfortable with the idea of online care—and finding medical professionals who felt confident about conducting their work in a remote setting—has not been easy. Even with willing participants and infrastructure in place, bureaucratic red tape meant providers faced an uphill battle when it came to legally treating patients and being reimbursed for their virtual care.
As
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How Location Technology Can Ensure the Safety of Healthcare Workers
Healthcare can be a dangerous industry. Danger may not be what one immediately associates with places of healing and medicine, but consider everything that healthcare workers go through every day. It’s not uncommon for them to find themselves walking into the rooms of patients who are experiencing mental distress or interacting with aggressive visitors searching for an outlet for their emotions.
According to OSHA, the majority of workplace assaults happen to healthcare workers, while
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What Health IT Thought Leaders Say HIMSS20 Would Have Focused On—If It Had Happened
What You Need to Know:
Health IT thought leaders share what HIMSS20 would have focused On—if It had happened.
- Hot topics include health IT to address COVID-19; artificial intelligence; EHR interoperability and usability; and more.
–Kuldeep Singh Rajput, CEO of Biofourmis, Boston, Mass., which provides digital therapeutics that power personalized predictive care
“Remote monitoring platforms and clinical-grade wearables combined with artificial intelligence [AI]-based
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