Press Releases
Komodo Health Introduces Marmot, the AI Built to Accelerate Healthcare Innovation
AI-powered healthcare intelligence company Komodo Health has announced the launch of Marmot™—a healthcare-native AI engine that uses healthcare analytics and real-world data to provide actionable insights to Life Sciences and healthcare teams within minutes. This greatly improves the speed at which these teams are...
Atropos Health Enters into Strategic Collaboration to Reduce Time to Rare Disease Diagnosis with Artificial Intelligence (AI) Algorithm
On Monday, August 18th, real-world clinical data company Atropos Health announced that it has partnered with innovative medicines company Novartis to help train and improve medical AI models used to detect paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). This rare disease is a blood disorder that can present with a variety...
Midi Health Launches Its First-Ever Supplement Line Tailored to Women 40+
Women’s midlife care provider Midi Health recently announced the launch of its first supplement line, which features a variety of products aimed at promoting health and wellness in women from the ages of 35 to 65 by focusing on cognitive support, stress relief, metabolic health, and weight management. The product...
Samsung Electronics Acquires Xealth, Bridging The Gap Between Wellness and Medical Care
On Tuesday, July 8th, digital healthcare integration provider and McKesson Ventures portfolio company Xealth announced that it had been acquired by Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. The acquisition seeks to combine Samsung’s innovative wearable technology with Xealth’s digital health platform to create a seamless...
CoverMyMeds Announces Acquisition of Companies RxLightning and FastAuth
Medication access company CoverMyMeds has acquired two new companies: RxLightning, a single destination specialty medication solution, and FastAuth, an automated end-to-end patient access software. The two newly acquired companies will be a key part of CoverMyMeds’ ongoing strategy to simplify access to medication...
Komodo Health Partners With Nasdaq to Deliver First Integrated Healthcare-Specialized Data Insights to the Financial Services Industry
On Tuesday, May 6th, real-world data and healthcare analytics company Komodo Health announced that it has partnered with Nasdaq Data to provide financial institutions, including hedge funds and private equity/venture capital firms, with a detailed look into the U.S. healthcare and pharmaceutical industries by using...
Atropos Health Expands Oncology MultiModal Network in the Atropos Evidence Network with Addition of Ontada
On Monday, April 28th, clinical real-world data (RWD) company Atropos Health announced that it would be collaborating with community oncology real-world data (RWD) provider Ontada to enhance oncology data use cases for clinicians, researchers, and healthcare leaders — significantly increasing its ability to design...
Lumata Health Secures $23 Million Series B to Expand Access and Adherence to Vision-Saving Care
Lumata Health has announced that it raised $23 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $36 million. The funding round was led by McKesson Ventures, LRVHealth, and Cencora Ventures, with participation from existing investors including Cortado Ventures. The new funding will be used to further...
Mural Health and ICON Announce Partnership to Enhance Participant and Site Experience in Clinical Trials
Mural Health and ICON plc are partnering up to advance a shared mission to remove financial barriers to trial participation. Utilizing the Mural Link platform, ICON will benefit from the elimination of significant financial friction points for patients and sites to participate in trials and increase the total...
Lynx Closes $27 Million Oversubscribed Series A, Aims to Revolutionize Healthcare Payments and Administration
Lynx, a leading fintech platform in healthcare, announced on February 6, 2025, that it had raised $27 million in its recent Series A funding round. The round was led by Flare Capital Partners and included participation by McKesson Ventures, .406 Ventures, Obvious Ventures, CVS Health Ventures, and Frist Cressey...
Other News
World’s Best Digital Health Companies 2024
Newsweek’s list of the World’s Best Digital Health Companies is a collaboration with Statista, and the inaugural rankings were released on April 25, 2024. The goal of the list is to inform potential patients and medical providers on which products, services, and data...
SSM Health partners with Inbound Health to offer in-home advanced care to patients
Inbound Health and SSM Health have partnered up to offer post-hospital in-home health care services to patients. The SSM Health at Home program – Recovery Care at Home – will apply to certain patients who are ready to be discharged but who still need services...
Emerging Leaders 2024: Carrie Williams, McKesson Ventures
McKesson Ventures Vice President and Partner Carrie (Hurwitz) Williams was named as one of Global Corporate Venturing (GCV)’s top “Emerging Leaders for 2024”! Announced on Monday, March 11th, Williams was praised by GCV for her experience with “the business...
Forbes’ 2024 List of America’s Best Startup Employers
McKesson Ventures portfolio companies Aledade Inc, Lightship, and Xealth were recently named among Forbes magazine’s list of America’s Best Startup Employers. Forbes partnered with third-party research firm Statista to assess over 3,000 companies, primarily examining...
Komodo Health Unveils New Annual Report Illuminating the State of Data Mining in Life Sciences
In a new survey, Komodo Health benchmarked the state of real-world data (RWD) and analytics. The survey, which is the first of its kind, explores the complexities of generating meaningful insights and the challenges life sciences teams face in making forward progress....