This year's HLTH conference brought a bevy of news announcements — from partnerships to new product features to acquisitions and more. In this list, MedCity News compiled short summaries for 11 of the conference's most notable announcements.
Oura — a company selling a ring that tracks peoples’ biometrics — announced new partnerships with three providers of continuous glucose monitors: January, Supersapiens and Veri. These companies will now be receiving sleep scores and other biometric data from Oura so they can see how these measurements affect users’ glucose levels and overall health.
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.
Oura, a startup making a sleep tracker in the form of a ring, raised $100 million in funding. The startup plans to more develop features that would help people better understand what to do with their health data.
Business may have slowed for many, but several biotech and digital health startups are still bringing in venture capital dollars. Here are a few biotech and healthcare companies that announced funding rounds this week.
A collaboration between Curious and OURA ring will use the wearable to seek answers to crowdsourced questions on sleep after fulfilling its Kickstarter campaign goal.