StartUPDATES: New Developments from Healthcare Startups
Read about news from Carrum Health, New Enterprise Associates, American Medical Women's Association, and Iaso Therapeutics.
Investor insights: Blake Wu of NEA
In the runup to MedCity INVEST in Chicago, we're spotlighting the perspectives of investors and what motivates them to invest in startups. If you're a startup in pharma tech, value-based care and care coordination, diagnostics or remote patient monitoring/smart devices, apply to our Pitch Perfect contest today.
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Transforming Patient Care: The Role of AI-Powered Assistants
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
INVEST Digital Health Pitch Perfect Preview: Home Health
Read more to find out which finalists will present in the Home Health track of the startup pitch contest during the virtual conference, scheduled for September 20-23.
Bright Health fuels expansion plans with $635M funding round
The insurance startup led by UnitedHealthcare’s former CEO closed a $635 million funding round led by New Enterprise Associates.
Investors offer pitching tips to healthcare startups in runup to INVEST Digital Health in Minneapolis
The deadline for applications to the Pitch Perfect competition at INVEST Digital Health in Minneapolis is approaching. Our judges for the contest offered their perspective for what makes or breaks a healthcare startup's pitch.
Scott Gottlieb returns to NEA – this time with some valuable regulatory experience under his belt
Gottlieb previously worked at NEA from 2007 to 2017, when he was appointed as commissioner of the FDA. He stepped down from that role in March, also returning to another previous employer, the American Enterprise Institute.
The Funding Model for Cancer Innovation is Broken — We Can Fix It
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
Cleo raises $27.5M Series B to better support working parents
Big name executives including former GE CEO Jeff Immelt, former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner and Levi’s CEO Chip Bergh also made personal investments in the company as part of the Series B round led by NEA.
Healthcare analytics firm Aetion gets $27M from biopharma, healthcare companies
The company plans to the use the money to extend its reach into therapeutic area-related intelligence and outcomes-based contracting for payers.
Three “hits” on biopharma market trends at mcINVEST
From money-back guarantees to a surprising source of funding, MedCity INVEST presenters and panelists discussed some of the major trends influencing the biopharma sector in 2017.
NEA’s Ed Mathers talks biopharma investment trends and why it’s worth sticking around
It's safe to say Ed Mathers has accrued some industry know-how after 35 years in the biopharma industry — 15 of which have been spent on the investor side. So what's his take on today's high potential therapeutic areas?
Reducing Clinical and Staff Burnout with AI Automation
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.