TOP STORIES
French nuclear medicine company Advanced Accelerator Applications, had a successful IPO, gaining more than 50 percent in its first day of Nasdaq trading. — WallStreet Scope
Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, developer of antifungal drugs, closed a $40.5 million Series B round. — PE Hub Network
Analytics company Health Catalyst seems to be setting itself up for an IPO with a new financial hire. — Healthcare IT News
LIFE SCIENCES
The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space wants more biopharma companies to send research to the International Space Station. — BioPharma Dive
DiaTech Oncology, provider of patient-specific chemotherapy testing, has raised $75 million in private equity. — PE Hub Network
British biotech company Abcam announced plans to acquire Branford, Connecticut-based AxioMx for as much as $45 million. — Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Boston Scientific is buying a portfolio of drug-filled “microspheres” for cancer treatment from CeloNova Biosciences in a deal worth at least $70 million. — Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
PAYERS-PROVIDERS
Nearly one in five patients readmitted to hospitals following emergency general surgery had developed surgical-site infections, a new study indicated. — Drugs.com
Over the next decade, the Military Health System will be focusing its IT efforts on a new EHR, improving cybersecurity and consolidating infrastructure. — Government Health IT
Boston-based Partners HealthCare is helping to build hospitals in Malta and Ivory Coast as it looks to expand its brand internationally. — Boston Globe
TECHNOLOGY
Elevar Equity has raised a new $74 million round. Its investment areas include healthcare targeting low-income communities primarily in India and Latin America. – PR Newswire
Epic Systems President Carl Dvorak talks population health management and patient engagement. — Healthcare IT News
A health IT executive argues that patients suffer when their physicians don’t let them see their own health records. — Portland (Ore.) Business Journal
Specialty EHR vendor BMS Practice Solutions will integrate its technology with Therapeutic Associates’ CareConnections outcomes management system for rehab services. — Business Wire
Auto-makers are looking for ways to incorporate health monitors into new cars, according to Frost & Sullivan. — PR Newswire
With so many conflicting opinions out there, a new online screening tool is helping 40-something women decide whether to have mammograms now or wait a few years. — NPR
India-based research firm MarketsandMarkets says the global market for medical robots will hit $11.4 billion by 2020. — PR Newswire
What buzzwords are buzzworthy at the inaugural HIMSS Connected Health Conference? — Healthcare Dive
POLITICS
The national uninsured rate fell by nearly 4 percentage points from the time of the Affordable Care Act’s passage in 2010 to 11.7 percent in 2014. See a state-by-state breakdown. — WalletHub
Soaring premiums are causing more small businesses to drop health insurance benefits for employees. — The Business Journals
Kaiser Family Foundation CEO Drew Altman doesn’t think the presidential debates have spent enough time on healthcare. — The Wall Street Journal
Meanwhile, the Democratic candidates have differing opinions on how to fix IT problems at the VA. — iHealthBeat
A LITTLE BIT EXTRA
Two words: Baby panda. — UPI
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