Press Releases
Clinical Ink Acquires Digital Artefacts
Global clinical trial data and technology company Clinical Ink has announced its acquisition of Digital Artefacts, a digital technology company that specializes in data capture for complex cognitive, behavioral, and physiological research. “Data derived from Digital Artefacts can now increase the richness of our...
Koneksa Broadens Multi-Year CNS Research Collaboration with Sanofi
Digital Biomarker company Koneksa announced an extension to its collaboration with Sanofi in central nervous system clinical trials. Sanofi is one of the world’s top biopharmaceutical companies, and Koneksa CEO Chris Benko expressed enthusiasm for the extension: “We’re proud that our long-term partnership has enabled...
FDA Selects Aetion Evidence Platform® to Advance Regulatory Science and Innovation
Aetion announced that it is expanding its relationship with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use real-world evidence to study COVID-19 interventions and advance regulatory science and innovation. The FDA and Aetion will use the Aetion Evidence Platform, validated software that enables efficient, transparent,...
Carlyle and Leading Healthcare-Focused Venture Finds Announce Strategic Growth Investment of up to $430 Million in Saama
Saama Technologies announced that funds led by global investment firm Carlyle have made a strategic growth investment and will acquire a majority stake in the company. A broad co-investor group with several healthcare-focused venture funds including Amgen Ventures, Intermountain Ventures, Merck Global Health...
Trinity Health Invests in Xealth to Accelerate Digital Health
Xealth has announced that Trinity Health, one of the nation’s largest Catholic healthcare systems, has invested in the company, bringing Xealth's total Series B funding to $25 million. This support demonstrates continued provider consensus in adopting digital health in a way that best engages both clinicians and...
Autolomous and Vineti form strategic partnership to deliver end to end supply chain management solutions for cell and gene therapy sector
Autolomous, a developer of critical manufacturing management systems for cell and gene therapies, and Vineti, a provider of digital enterprise platforms for cell and gene therapy supply chains, have announced a non-exclusive, collaborative partnership. The collaboration will integrate Autolomous’ critical...
Körber and Vineti Announce Partnership to Provide improved Manufacturing Performance and Visibility Globally for Cell and Gene-Based Therapies
Körber, a manufacturing execution systems supplier for pharma and biotech, has partnered with Vineti to integrate Körber’s Werum PAS-X-MES with Vineti’s Personalized Therapy Management (PTM) platform. The partnership will empower biopharma customers with an integrated PAS-X-MES and supply chain data management...
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 was led by Define Ventures and Brook Byers, with...
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 the Augmedix technology stack, and Augmedix is now...
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 advising high-growth digital health, biotech, and...
Other News
An inside look at a national, bilingual telemedicine service
Galileo is a telehealth service that delivers 24/7 primary and specialty care in both English and Spanish. It operates across all 50 U.S. states and enjoys support from regional and national health plans, Fortune 500 organizations, and employers of a variety of sizes....
The Top 100 Healthcare Technology Companies of 2022
Augmedix has made the Healthcare Technology Report’s Top 100 Healthcare Technology Companies of 2022. “The awardees on this year’s list represent the absolute best in the healthcare technology space,” the Healthcare Technology Report wrote. “These companies are...
Merck Announces the Launch of the Merck Digital Sciences Studio to Help Healthcare Startups Quickly Bring their Innovations to Market
Merck, known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada, has announced the launch of the Merck Digital Sciences Studio (MDSS) to enable the generation of innovative technologies for drug discovery and development. MDSS will support early-stage biomedical startups with direct...
AllyAlign, Partners Form Curana Health to Expand Value-Based Care in Senior Living
As value-based care continues to expand at a rapid pace within senior living, AllyAlign Health has announced a partnership with two different health care organizations. The partnership forms Curana Health, with the intention of helping skilled nursing and senior...
Synthetic data trailblazer and CHEO Research Institute spin-off, Replica Analytics, acquired by Aetion signalling CHEO as a place for incubating start-ups
Synthetic data generation startup Replica Analytics was recently acquired by real world evidence technology company Aetion. Replica was first founded by members of the CHEO Research Institute and the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine. This acquisition...