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Merck taps Evidation to use apps, wearables to detect early stages of Alzheimer’s
Merck has tapped McKesson Ventures portfolio company Evidation Health to explore whether data collected from wearables and smartphone apps can help to detect Alzheimer’s disease before visible changes in cognition take place. The companies are partnering to research whether sensor data can be used to develop digital...
Komodo Health Names Bill Madigan as Chief Revenue Officer
Komodo Health has announced that Bill Madigan has been appointed as the company’s chief revenue officer. With more than 25 years of experience commercializing software and services in healthcare and life sciences, Madigan will oversee Komodo’s customer-facing team and shape its commercial strategy. Madigan brings a...
Advantages of moving to a virtual hybrid model
In a recent episode of the Virtual Care Paradigm, McKesson Ventures Partner Michelle Snyder discussed how a virtual-first approach to healthcare could become the new norm. Snyder started off by discussing the growing interest in investing in primary care. “I remember about 15 years ago when one of my former...
Accolade, Inc. (ACCD) Q1 2022 Earnings Call
On July 8, 2021, Accolade made its Q1 2022 (quarter ended May 31, 2021) earnings call. The call began with Accolade CEO Rajeev Singh, who began by sharing some of the latest news. The company is one month past the close of the PlushCare acquisition and is well underway with the work of integrating Accolade,...
Hims & Hers Expands Mental Health Offerings to Include Individual Online Therapy
McKesson Ventures portfolio company Hims & Hers recently announced that it has expanded its mental health offerings to include individual online therapy. Built to complement the platform’s existing services including access to online psychiatry and free, educational support group sessions, the new individualized...
Health Tech Faves & Investment Trends from Innovation Insiders
McKesson Ventures Partner Michelle Snyder was one of the speakers at a recent HLTH webinar on investment trends in the health tech field. The webinar, held June 24, 2021, also featured Keith Figloli, general partner at LVRHealth; and Anne Wellington, managing director at Cedars-Sinai. Health tech investment achieved...
Empowerment Model: A New Partnership Model for Maximum Efficiency, Cost Savings, and Control, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks
Two experts from Clinical Ink will present a webinar on the benefits of subscription models for clinical trials on July 13, 2021, at 11 a.m. ET. In the webinar, hosted by Xtalks, Clinical Ink Senior Director, Outcome Solutions Kim Romanello; and Manager, Product Innovation Brady Keeter will discuss how...
Data Mining will Become Essential to Reduce the Disease Burden and Empower Healthcare Stakeholders
An increasing number of people, from patients to payers to biotech companies to providers, are playing a role in medical decision-making, and pharmaceutical companies are looking for more effective ways to communicate the value of innovative treatments they offer. One of the ways they are doing so is by looking to...
Rehumanizing Doctor-Patient Relationships with Manny Krakaris, CEO, Augmedix
In a recent episode of the Cowen Insights podcast, Cowen’s healthcare technology analyst, Charles Rhyee, spoke with Augmedix CEO Manny Krakaris. They discussed the administrative burden of medical note documentation on providers today and how Augmedix’s offerings can increase productivity and prevent physician...
Covid and Big Tech are pushing Augmented Reality into modern healthcare
There is an Augmented Reality revolution happening in healthcare. You can see it at places like Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, England, where a pediatric heart surgeon recently used a pair of Microsoft HoloLens 2 smart glasses to transmit the view of the patient’s heart live to distant colleagues, as...
Press Releases
Lightship Raises $40 Million to Bring Clinical Trials to Every Patient in Need
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...
Augmedix Announces Partnership with Google Cloud to Harness Automated Speech Recognition Technology
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...
AllStripes Announces Key Leadership Hires as Expansion and Growth Accelerate
AllStripes, a healthcare technology company dedicated to unlocking new treatments for people affected by rare diseases, has hired Sherwin Chen as chief legal officer and Joe Walsh as vice president and head of commercial. Chen is an experienced counsel specializing in...
NHS launches World’s Largest Trial of Cancer Blood Test
The National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom has announced the world’s largest trial of GRAIL’s Galleri blood test, which was developed to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. The NHS hopes to recruit 140,000 volunteers across the UK...
Matternet and SkyGo partner with Abu Dhabi DoH for world’s first city-wide medical drone network
Matternet has partnered up with the Abu Dhabi Department of Health and SkyGo to create a city-wide drone delivery network for the transportation of medical goods. Matternet has been flying drones Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) commercially since 2017, and its...