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New Test May Detect Lung Cancer Early, But It Is Still a Long Way Off

At last weekend’s American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, GRAIL released results of a study that shows the potential for lung cancer to be detected with a blood test. The survey evaluated 127 patients with lung cancer and 580 controls. The researchers found that more...

Kyruus Named 2018 MedTech Breakthrough Award Winner

Kyruus’ ProviderMatch for Consumers solution has been awarded the “Best Patient Scheduling Solution” award by MedTech Breakthrough. The MedTech Breakthrough Rewards are designed to “honor excellence and recognize the innovation, hard work and success” in a variety of health and medical technology categories. This year,...

Bill Moschella – Building a World Class SaaS Startup

A November 2017 episode of Startup Grind Local featured Bill Moschella, who co-founded Evariant, a leading healthcare CRM and analytics business. Today, Moschella is Evariant’s Chairman and CEO. Moschella says he had a great upbringing in a very tight-knit family and neighborhood. He grew up the...

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...