Digital Health

cofounders Andrei Georgescu (left), now Vivodyne’s CEO, and UPenn Professor Dan Huh (right), now Vivodyne’s CSO
By  Jessica Hagen 03:18 pm November 22, 2023
Philadelphia-based AI-enabled biotech company Vivodyne announced it closed a $38 million seed funding round led by Khosla Ventures. CS Ventures, Kairos Ventures, Bison Ventures and MBX Capital also participated in the round.  WHAT IT DOES Vivodyne is a drug discovery company that uses clinically predictive AI to help identify therapeutic targets and predict a patient's response to a drug by...
Two healthcare providers in a room with big windows
By  Nathan Eddy 11:19 am November 22, 2023
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca announced the launch of Evinova, a health technology business focused on bringing digital health solutions already in use globally by the pharma company to clinical research organizations (CROs), trial sponsors and care teams, and patients. The new company will use established digital technology solutions to streamline clinical trial design and delivery in order...
Three people standing in front of a board showing the world with lines connecting countries
By  Jessica Hagen 05:47 pm November 21, 2023
Syra Health, a healthcare technology company that provides tools to analyze population health, announced it signed a five-year $275,000 contract to examine the City of San Antonio's implementation of its Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) project.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) REACH project is a national program administered by the Centers for...
Four healthcare professionals wearing blue scrubs and sitting in a circle with one holding a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 01:58 pm November 21, 2023
Healthcare management platform Laudio announced that Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System has joined its Series B funding round as a strategic investor and will implement its administrative workflows to drive employee efficiency and engagement. Laudio's AI-enabled platform provides healthcare management personnel with recommendations on engaging with their team to reduce burnout and...
Healthcare provider sitting at a desk looking at a screen with their hand on the mouse
By  Nathan Eddy 04:51 pm November 20, 2023
In the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns, the healthcare industry continues to grapple with the persistent challenge of a scarcity of professionals equipped with the required information technology expertise, according to a study conducted by analytics firm GlobalData.  The survey, which involved insights from 114 professionals within the healthcare sector, sheds light on the persistent hurdles...
Person lying on a couch with their hand on their forehead with their eyes closed
By  Jessica Hagen 01:42 pm November 20, 2023
VR behavioral health platform BehaVR is merging with virtual chronic care-management company Fern Health to form RealizedCare, a digital care-management platform for chronic pain powered by digital therapeutics.   BehaVR developed mental and behavioral health prescription digital therapeutics, which include treatments for pain, stress, anxiety and addiction. The Tennessee-based company also...
Neurophet logo
By  Adam Ang 01:49 am November 17, 2023
Neurophet scores $15M in Series C funding, announces 2024 IPO South Korean company Neurophet, a provider of brain image analysis software, has raised 20 billion won ($15 million) in a Series C funding round participated by institutional investors, such as KB Securities, Mirae Asset Securities, and IBK Industrial Bank of Korea. This brings its total investments since its founding in 2016 to 50...
Dr. Patrick Carroll, chief medical officer at Hims & Hers
By  Jessica Hagen 04:09 pm November 16, 2023
Direct-to-consumer virtual care company Hims & Hers Health announced last week the launch of a new AI-enabled offering, MedMatch, which provides healthcare providers with anonymized data points generated from the company's customer database, aimed at helping mental health professionals identify suitable treatments for patients. Dr. Patrick Carroll, chief medical officer at Hims & Hers,...
Healthcare provider sitting in a chair by a desk with a computer on it while talking to someone on a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 04:37 pm November 15, 2023
Amazon's hybrid primary care provider One Medical announced partnerships this week with Hackensack Meridian Health to improve access to care for New Jersey residents, CommonSpirit Health's Virginia Mason Franciscan Health to increase care access to Seattle residents and the Health Transformation Alliance to expand care options for employers.  One Medical, which Amazon purchased for $3.9 billion...
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By  Jessica Hagen 11:45 am November 15, 2023
Mental health startup UpLift announced it acquired women-focused digital psychiatry platform Minded, increasing its women-led offerings and expanding its reach to five additional states.  UpLift's behavioral health platform offers patients access to in-network therapists and mental health providers virtually or in person. Therapists can also use the platform to find clients and manage their...