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Aspen RxHealth Hires Chris Dattaro, A Leader in Gig Economy Models, As Chief Operating Officer and adds Jason Chicola as Independent Director
Aspen RxHealth has appointed Chris Dattaro as chief operating officer and Jason Chicola as independent director to the company’s board of directors. Dattaro brings to Aspen RxHealth expertise in organizational leadership and developing and scaling solutions in gig economy models. In his new role, he will lead Aspen...
Following Strong Growth, Hims & Hers Appoints Chief Growth Officer
On the heels of strong Q2 earnings, Hims & Hers Health, Inc., has appointed Mike Chi as the company’s first-ever chief growth officer. Chi brings years of experience in the women’s market and will be responsible in this new role for driving continued growth across Hims & Hers’ multi-specialty telehealth...
Inspired by Airbnb, Hims & Hers offers 10,000 free medical visits to displaced Afghan refugees
Our portfolio company, Hims & Hers, is in the process of distributing 10,000 free primary care and mental health visits to displaced Afghan refugees. According to a post on the company blog, Hims & Hers plans to coordinate with select non-governmental organizations and other relevant partners, including the...
AllStripes Raises $50 million to support rare disease research
AllStripes recently closed a $50 million Series B funding round led by Lux Capital, with participation from McKesson Ventures, JAZZ Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Medidata Solutions (a Dassault Systèmes company), and Maveron, along with angel investors including Arif Nathoo, CEO of McKesson Ventures portfolio...
Pharmapacks Announces Key Executive Team Appointments
McKesson Ventures portfolio company Pharmapacks, a technology-led e-commerce marketplace enablement platform, announced the addition of six key executives to its management team. They are Adam Rodgers, chief growth officer; Ash Mehra, chief information officer; Daniel Bennett, chief marketing officer; Leanna...
Investors Pouring Billions into Digital Health Ventures
As COVID-19 has caused a sea change in healthcare, with the rapid expansion of virtual healthcare and telemedicine, investors have been busy pouring their dollars into the digital health space. In fact, between January and June of 2021, almost $15 billion in funding went to the digital health sector, according to a...
Truveris Appoints Nanette Oddo President and Chief Executive Officer
Truveris has announced that Nanette Oddo has been named president and chief executive officer. A veteran industry leader, Oddo previously served as Truveris’ chief strategy officer, spearheading the company’s strategic vision during a period of consistent innovation and growth. “Truveris uniquely bends the cost curve...
Seasoned Data Science Leader Named President and CEO of M2GEN
M2GEN, a company focused on transforming cancer care through data and informatics, has announced the appointment of Jim Gabriele as president and chief executive officer. Gabriele is a seasoned entrepreneur and data science leader who most recently served as senior vice president and chief strategy & data science...
Komodo Health Acquires Breakaway Partners to Improve Patient Access to Effective Therapies
Komodo Health has acquired Breakaway Partners, a market access software company for the life sciences industry. This acquisition brings together Komodo’s Healthcare Map and software with Breakaway Partners’ formulary data, policy criteria, and analytics platform to create the industry’s first enterprise market access...
Meet Michelle Snyder, partner at McKesson Ventures
While there are more startups than ever, there’s also more money chasing them than ever. Vator News is profiling key members of the investment community to help companies understand what investors are looking for and how they can help startups to scale. In this installment, Vator interviewed McKesson Ventures Partner...
Press Releases
FDA Selects Aetion Evidence Platform® to Advance Regulatory Science and Innovation
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,...
Carlyle and Leading Healthcare-Focused Venture Finds Announce Strategic Growth Investment of up to $430 Million in Saama
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,...
Trinity Health Invests in Xealth to Accelerate Digital Health
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...
Autolomous and Vineti form strategic partnership to deliver end to end supply chain management solutions for cell and gene therapy sector
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...
Körber and Vineti Announce Partnership to Provide improved Manufacturing Performance and Visibility Globally for Cell and Gene-Based Therapies
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...