More funding for billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong’s NantBioscience has been reported to the SEC – to the tune of $100 million this time. NantBioscience is the division of Soon-Shiong’s umbrella company, NantWorks, that centers on precision medicine. Los Angeles-based NantWorks has more than $1 billion in funding behind it since its launch last year, but it’s interesting to […]
As we reported earlier, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong keynoted at the American Telemedicine Association’s annual meeting this past week. I also got a chance to meet with him for just a few minutes after his talk, and recorded the interview. In this recording, Soon-Shiong, the billionaire founder of NantWorks and NantHealth, expressed the belief that patients need to be more […]
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.
Billionaire surgeon Patrick Soon-Shiong has developed quite the high profile – regarded as a kind of Tony Stark of health care. His hush-hush startup, NantHealth, has attracted hundreds of millions in capital to improve cancer care through precision diagnostics – but the startup is now under scrutiny for being “engaged in a multitude of fraudulent activities.” […]
NantBioscience – the personalized medicine subsection of the extraordinarily funded Patrick Soon-Shiong-led startup NantWorks – reported in SEC filings that it’s raised $25 million. This comes soon after the umbrella company’s announcement of a mega-funding deal – in early October it received $320 million in funding, and $250 million of that is from the Kuwait […]
An indisputable star of the Startup Showcase at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference is NantHealth, not so much for what it’s accomplished, but for who — and how much money — is behind it. Culver City, Calif.-based NantHealth is backed by a $1 billion from pharmaceutical magnate Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, […]