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Grail Encouraged By New Circulating Cell-free Genome Atlas Data

At the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting on June 4, 2018, GRAIL announced the clinical results from a 127-patient sub-study of its Circulating Cell-free Genome Atlas (CCGA) trial. The analysis revealed that the company’s genome-sequencing blood tests can detect lung cancer with 98%...

The Funded: 10 Bay Area Companies Disclose $220M in Funding at Midweek

Ten companies located in the San Francisco Bay area have raised a total of about $220 million in new funding, according to the San Jose Business Journal. CareZone, a McKesson Ventures Portfolio company that has developed a smartphone app for managing medications and chronic health conditions,...

Patient Medication, Health Management Platform CareZone Raises $50M

CareZone, a platform for managing chronic illness and organizing health records, has raised $50 million in a series D funding round led by New Enterprise Associates, with participation from McKesson Ventures and Marc Benioff. CareZone is an app that helps users keep track of their medications...

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GCV Powerlist 2018: Tom Rodgers

Tom Rodgers, senior vice president and managing director of McKesson Ventures, has been named to the Global Corporate Venturing 2018 Powerlist. Under Tom Rodgers’ leadership, McKesson Ventures (which launched in 2014) has made several investments, including a $1.2 billion series B round for GRAIL Inc. in...

Charleston health care startup nabs $4 million investment from vision insurer

PokitDok, a Charleston heath care startup, was awarded a $4 million investment from one of the US’s largest vision insurance companies, California-based VSP Global. This builds on the company’s existing financing efforts, which include a $5 million from Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America. Joe Murad,...

Unforgettable Dementia Product Design

Adam Vaughan, head of new product development and innovation at Unforgettable, was recently featured by the Alzheimer’s Show for his work servicing those affected by memory loss and dementia. Vaughan became a designer to make a positive impact on the world, so when a role with...

Avizia and Regroup Partner to Enable Virtual Behavioral Healthcare Services

Avizia is partnering with telepsychiatry service provider Regroup to enable secure telehealth services for behavioral health providers. The partnership will allow Avizia to deliver Regroup’s mental health services to patients across the country. “Like Avizia, Regroup was founded on the idea that no patient should have...

American Well acquires Avizia, plans to expand acute care services

On Monday April 30th, American Well announced that it will acquire fellow telehealth company Avizia for an undisclosed amount. The deal gives American Well access to Avizia’s custom software workflows and hospital-based cart lineup boasting for more than 40 clinical specialties, including telestroke and telebehavioral services. CEO...