Merck is partnering with Orion on the clinical development and potential commercialization of a new drug for advanced prostate cancer. Though Merck already has a piece of the prostate cancer drug market, Orion’s drug would offer a new approach for treating cancers that have become resistant to currently available hormone therapies.
The company, Meru Health, said it will use the financing to support additional clinical validation and to prepare to roll its offering out to health systems and large employers in several states.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Two years after Nokia decided to acquire Withings for $192.3 million to grow a digital health business, it has sold the company back to Withings cofounder and chairman Éric Carreel.
The Verge, citing the memo, noted that Nokia’s chief strategy officer Kathrin Buvac told employees that “our digital health business has struggled to scale and meet its growth expectations.”
Nokia made clear in an announcement that all options are on the proverbial table for the digital health business, which is part of Nokia Technologies.
This effort to boost healthcare entrepreneurs has combined investment in the Finnish healthcare startup community with initiatives at home and in the U.S. to foster the growth and development of the nation's healthcare ecosystem.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Nokia is one of many technology and banking giants involved in an effort to build enterprise-grade blockchain, referred to as the Hyperledger Project.
Disior's tech revolves around rapidly converting 2D medical scans into interactive 3D images to help orthopedic physicians analyze and assess fractures for implants.
Nokia Technologies and Helsinki University Hospital will launch a remote patient monitoring solution in the second quarter.
The $192.3 million deal underscores Nokia's interest in pushing into the digital health investment space following the launch of its $350 million Internet of Things fund in February.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
StartUp Health Finland will give the country's digital health entrepreneurs greater access to commercialization opportunities in the U.S. market through StartUp Health's network.
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Bitbar, the Finnish startup behind cloud-based mobile app testing service Testdroid, has secured $3 million in funding from DFJ Esprit, Qualcomm Ventures, Creathor Venture, Finnvera Venture Capital and TEKES. The company offers mobile software development and testing solutions that allow app developers and publishers, including major ones like Wooga, LinkedIn, Flipboard, SwiftKey, Pinterest and Evernote, to test their software for mobile platforms.