Healthcare IT News recently interviewed Hims & Hers Chief Operating Officer Melissa Baird about how the company has built its brand around telehealth but still has its origins in helping people deal with conditions that are uncomfortable to talk about—sexual health, mental health, contraception, and...
Aetion announced that it is expanding its relationship with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use real-world evidence to study COVID-19 interventions and advance regulatory science and innovation. The FDA and Aetion will use the Aetion Evidence Platform, validated software that enables efficient, transparent,...
Saama Technologies announced that funds led by global investment firm Carlyle have made a strategic growth investment and will acquire a majority stake in the company. A broad co-investor group with several healthcare-focused venture funds including Amgen Ventures, Intermountain Ventures, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund,...
Xealth has announced that Trinity Health, one of the nation’s largest Catholic healthcare systems, has invested in the company, bringing Xealth's total Series B funding to $25 million. This support demonstrates continued provider consensus in adopting digital health in a way that best engages both...
Autolomous, a developer of critical manufacturing management systems for cell and gene therapies, and Vineti, a provider of digital enterprise platforms for cell and gene therapy supply chains, have announced a non-exclusive, collaborative partnership. The collaboration will integrate Autolomous’ critical manufacturing management systems with Vineti’s Personalized...
Körber, a manufacturing execution systems supplier for pharma and biotech, has partnered with Vineti to integrate Körber’s Werum PAS-X-MES with Vineti’s Personalized Therapy Management (PTM) platform. The partnership will empower biopharma customers with an integrated PAS-X-MES and supply chain data management solution to bring life-saving...
Lightship, a virtual-first provider of clinical trials, today announced that it has raised $40 million to create access to clinical research for all patients, and improve diversity among patient groups taking part in clinical trials around the world. The funding round was led by Define Ventures...
AllStripes, formerly known as RDMD, recently completed a $50 million venture round, which it will use to launch 100 new rare disease research programs. Global Genes recently interviewed AllStripes Co-founder and CEO Nancy Yu about the growing efforts around patient data collection, where AllStripes fits...
Matternet has debuted its Matternet Station automated landing space and payload control tower at a hospital in Lugano, Switzerland. Looking something like a 10-foot-tall flower, the Matternet Station provides a safe place for a cargo drone to land, swap out its battery, and store its cargo,...
Augmedix, a provider of virtual medical documentation and live clinical support, has partnered with Google Cloud to optimize and integrate automated speech recognition (ASR) technology for use in real-world clinical settings. ASR technology is a critical component in the Augmedix technology stack, and Augmedix is now...