Press Releases

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 solution to bring life-saving cell and gene-based therapies to patients in need. Advanced therapies like cell and gene therapies and personalized vaccines require advanced software infrastructure across the entire production process. The advanced therapy industry requires digital visibility, automation, and real-time feedback in its technology,...

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 participation from Khosla Ventures, McKesson Ventures, and Marc Benioff’s TIME Ventures. These new funds will be used to help drive the firm’s expansion, including internationally, with a new office opening in the fall in London, United...

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 integrating Google Cloud Speech-to-Text into its Notebuilder technology platform, which provides natural language processing (NLP) to produce a final clinical note. The combined ASR and NLP technology enhances the efficiency and quality of Augmedix’s medical documentation from ambient conversation while meeting...

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 healthcare companies. Prior to this role, he was general counsel at Color Health, a population health company specializing in genetic testing and analysis, and before that he led legal teams at Roche and other leading life sciences companies. Walsh has...

NHS launches World’s Largest Trial of Cancer Blood Test

The National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom has announced the world’s largest trial of GRAIL’s Galleri blood test, which was developed to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. The NHS hopes to recruit 140,000 volunteers across the UK to participate in the trial. “This quick and simple blood test could mark the beginning of a revolution in cancer detection and treatment here and around the world,” said NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard. “By finding cancer before signs and symptoms even...

Matternet and SkyGo partner with Abu Dhabi DoH for world’s first city-wide medical drone network

Matternet has partnered up with the Abu Dhabi Department of Health and SkyGo to create a city-wide drone delivery network for the transportation of medical goods. Matternet has been flying drones Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) commercially since 2017, and its partnership with SkyGo will allow it to deliver time-sensitive and valuable medical goods such as vaccines, blood, and more across Abu Dhabi’s health system. The creation of a city network in Abu Dhabi will allow Matternet to have a faster turnaround time, improve reliability, reduce...

Hims & Hers Expands Customizable, Compounded Skincare Offerings With Hims Overnight Anti-Aging Duo, Hers Clear Skin System

Hims & Hers has announced the launch of two new prescription skin product lines, the Hims Overnight Anti-Aging Duo and the Hers Clear Skin System. The Hims Overnight Anti-Aging Duo combats wrinkles and sun damage while moisturizing and nourishing skin at the same time. It includes a prescription-strength, customized anti-aging cream as well as the non-prescription Goodnight Wrinkle Cream. The Hers Clear Skin System cleans and hydrates skins using a customizable prescription acne cream. The system also includes the non-prescription Deep Sea Cleanser and the Tidal Wave...

Aetion and Quinten Health partner to use AI and RWE to reduce research timelines

Aetion and Quinten Health have partnered up to better provide a range of real-world evidence (RWE) generation products and services by reducing complexity, increasing efficiency, and supporting rapid turnaround times to improve patient outcomes. Aetion Co-Founder and President Jeremy Rassen said the partnership will allow for better utilization of the massive amounts of healthcare data hospitals produce each year—only three percent of which is currently used for research. “Together, Quinten Health and Aetion are enabling researchers, clinicians, and regulators to derive greater value from health care data,...

IVX Health Secures $100 Million Growth Investment from Great Hill Partners to Accelerate New Market Expansion

IVX Health has announced the completion of a $100 million Series F minority investment from private equity firm Great Hill Partners. Previous investors in IVX Health include Linden Structured Capital, McKesson Ventures, Health Velocity Capital, and Nueterra Capital. IVX Health operates over 50 infusion centers across 16 markets, where it offers infusion services to patients in a comfortable, convenient, and cost-effective way. The company will use the additional funding to expand its operations to new markets, where it will serve patients with complex chronic conditions such...

Xealth Secures $24 Million in Series B Funding to Accelerate Digital Health

Xealth has announced an additional $24 million in Series B funding, bringing its total raised to $52.6 million. The funding round was led by Advocate Aurora Enterprises, with additional participation from seven health systems--Banner Health, ChristianaCare, Cone Health, Memorial Hermann, Nebraska Medicine, Novant Health, and Stanford Health. Xealth’s digital health platform is currently available to more than 100,000 physicians, and the company says the additional funding will be used to double the Xealth team’s size, fuel product innovation, and further enable Xealth’s deployment nationwide. “Digital health use...