The maternal care startup is backed by major health systems including MemorialCare Health System, whose innovation arm led the most recent funding round. Babyscripts offers a mobile app providing education and resources for the pregnancy and postpartum journey.
The Seattle-based company, which spun out of Providence St. Joseph Health, has a platform that allows clinicians to prescribe and monitor digital health tools from their EHR workflows.
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
Among this week’s highlights, Boeing has contracted directly with MemorialCare for employees in Southern California, implantable device-maker CVRx has raised a $46 million round and Peter Thiel-backed Counsyl has added an oncology business unit.
“It reflects the desire of these employers to participate in bending the cost curve for health care, and it allows the provider to have a more unfettered relationship with the employer and employees," said Barry Arbuckle, CEO of the MemorialCare Health System.
"The two companies’ missions, cultures and operating principles are closely aligned and we share a commitment to working closely with healthcare organizations to improve the quality of care for all individuals," former HCD President Jyoti Kamal said.