Press Releases
Evariant Named Recipient of Marcum Tech Top 40 Award as one of Connecticut’s Fastest Growing Tech Companies
The Connecticut Technology Council and Marcum LLP announced on September 19 that Evariant, a healthcare CRM data analytics platform, made the Marcum Tech Top 40 (TT40) list of fastest-growing technology companies in Connecticut. This is the sixth year that the company has been recognized on the TT40 list. Companies...
Truveris Secures $25 Million in New Funding to Help Reduce Cost and Improve Access to Prescription Medications
Truveris, a healthcare technology company that pioneered cloud-based analytics solutions for the prescription benefits industry, announced today that it has secured $25 million in a new round of funding. The Series D round was led by McKesson Ventures and included five other venture capital firms. Truveris brings...
Swisslog Healthcare Invests in PipelineRx to Establish Strategic Partnership
Swisslog Healthcare has announced that it will be investing significantly in PipelineRx. The two companies will be using their new partnership to improve hospital workflow efficiency and to provide patients with a better experience. The two companies will be improving digitization options for their clients to ensure...
Binary Fountain and Kyruus Announce Partnership to Enhance Patient Acquisition and Engagement for Health Systems
Binary Foundation and Kyruus will be partnering to help healthcare organizations increase their online patient acquisition and the general patient experience. The partnership will integrate Kyruus’s ProviderMatch™ for Consumers, a web-based search and scheduling solution that can be embedded directly onto healthcare...
Evariant Appoints Tom Schultz Chief Growth Officer
Evariant, the healthcare industry’s leading CRM platform, has appointed Thomas (Tom) Schultz as its new Chief Growth Officer. Beginning July 31st, Schultz will directly oversee the company’s corporate, product, and go-to-market strategies. “I am energized by Evariant’s vision for the future and their track record of...
Landmark Health Extends Medical House Calls to More Patients
Yesterday, Landmark Health introduced a new initiative called Landmark Connect. Landmark Connect is an extension of Landmark’s home-based medical care program. The expansion will provide primary care to patients that reside in assisted living facilities (ALF), independent living facilities (ILF), skilled nursing...
The Virtual Health Care Provider Will See You Now
In partnership with Carena, Inc., the University of California, Davis has launched the UC Davis Virtual Clinic, a simple online diagnosis and treatment service for non-emergent health conditions like colds, flu, pinkeye, rashes, or sore throats. Care is provided by board-certified physicians or nurses employed by...
GRAIL and Cirina Combine to Create Global Company Focused on Early Detection of Cancer
GRAIL, Inc., a life sciences company whose mission is to detect cancer early when it can be cured, announced on May 31 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Cirina, Ltd., another company focused on early detection of cancer. The work of Hong Kong-based Cirina has been part of a growing body...
University of Miami Health System Selects Kyruus ProviderMatch™ to Optimize Patient Experience Across Its Call Center and Website
The University of Miami Health Systems, also known as UHealth, will be using the ProviderMatch™ system to enhance patient experience and increase accessibility. ProviderMatch™, from big data company Kyruus, is designed to deliver a consistent patient experience across various points of access. The multi-channel...
US Venture Capital Fund McKesson Ventures Leads £2.25M Investment in UK Dementia Start-Up Unforgettable.org
Unforgettable.org, a UK-based dementia start-up, just earned a £2.25M in an investment round led by US-based venture capital firm McKesson Ventures. There are currrently 47 million people in the world living with dementia, 850,000 of which live in the UK. And if the latest calculations prove to be correct, there will...
Other News
McKesson Ventures highlights investment priorities amidst a trail of successful exits
In a recent interview, McKesson Ventures Partner Michelle Snyder discussed the latest trends in digital health and how McKesson Ventures chooses its investments. As a corporate venture group, the McKesson Ventures team is well positioned to identify emerging trends in...
Women’s Digital Health Startups Reap Record VC Funding on Covid Surge
After being seen as an overly risky niche for years, women-focused digital health startups are finally beginning to see significant funding come their way. According to research and investment firm Rock Health, funding for women-focused digital health startups rose...
Health Data Analytics Startup Komodo Health’s $220M Series E propels it to $3.3B valuation
Komodo Health announced a $220 million Series E funding round led by Tiger Global Management and joined by Casdin Capital. Existing investors ICONIQ Growth, Andreesen Horowitz, and SVB Capital also participated in the round. The funding has propelled Komodo into the...
The Apple Watch in clinical trials: Current uses and future possibilities
The use of wearables has been of great benefit to clinical trials: researchers can gather far more data, more often, more objectively, and more easily than ever before. And over the past year, digital tools for remote measurement made it possible to continue trials...
Grail Signs on Quest Diagnostics to Provide Phlebotomy for Cancer Detection Test
GRAIL has entered an agreement with Quest Diagnostics to provide phlebotomy services in support of its multi-cancer early detection blood test. The test, called Galleri, is expected to go to market in the second quarter after its PATHFINDER multi-site interventional...