Life Sciences

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By  Jessica Hagen 01:29 pm February 21, 2024
Medical Microinstruments, a surgical robotics company, announced it secured $110 million in a Series C financing round led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with participation from existing investors. The company offers its Symani Surgical System, a robotic technology for microsurgery and supermicrosurgery. The system allows surgeons to replicate the movement of a human hand at a...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:54 pm February 20, 2024
French startup Bioptimus, which aims to create an AI foundation model for biology to drive research and innovation, announced its launch with $35 million in seed funding.  Sofinnova Partners led the round, with support from Bpifrance Large Venture, Frst and multistage VC Cathay Innovation.  Hummingbird, Headline, Owkin, NJF Capital, Top Harvest Capital, and tech entrepreneur Xavier Niel also...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:09 pm February 19, 2024
AT&T will offer its more than 125,000 employees 24/7 access to women's health platform Maven Clinic's virtual fertility and family-building support services, including guidance around egg freezing, adoption, IVF, surrogacy snf preconception. The New York-based digital reproductive health and family platform offers fertility and family planning services, pregnancy and postpartum care, and...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:47 pm February 14, 2024
Invitae, a medical genetic testing company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and intends to continue the case without disrupting operations using cash on hand and while seeking to sell its business.   The San Francisco-based company is seeking approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey to use its cash on hand to fund the case.  In its bankruptcy petition, the...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:53 pm February 13, 2024
Zocdoc, a health tech company known for its appointment-booking and doctor-search tool, announced its new Guided Search capability. The tool provides patients with more tailored search results based on their symptoms and what they are seeking treatment for, helping users find the right in-network provider.  "We know that choosing the right provider is very important to patients, but far too often...
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By  Adam Ang 05:58 am February 12, 2024
Students from Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) in Indonesia have developed devices likely capable of detecting disorders such as anaemia and neurological disorders. In one project, a team of students came up with a sensor-based AI-powered detector that can measure haemoglobin levels to predict the likelihood of anaemia in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Called...
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By  Nathan Eddy 02:15 pm February 9, 2024
Medical technology firm Hologic has been granted clearance from the FDA to market its Genius Digital Diagnostics System, powered by the company's Genius Cervical AI algorithm. The digital cytology system – a medical diagnostic tool used to examine cells under a microscope to detect abnormalities or diseases – integrates deep learning-based AI with advanced volumetric imaging technology to aid in...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:41 pm February 9, 2024
Tech-enabled mental health platform Headlight announced its launch alongside $18 million in funding led by Matrix and EPIC Ventures.   Headlight's CEO is Geoff Swindle, the former chief business officer of PillPack and Amazon Pharmacy.  The California-based mental health company offers in-network access to patients for the treatment of ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, acute stress disorder,...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:34 pm February 8, 2024
Unlearn, an AI-enabled company creating digital twins of clinical trial participants, announced it scored $50 million in Series C funding, bringing its total raise to more than $130 million.  Altimeter Capital led the round, with participation from existing investors Wittington Ventures, Epic Ventures, Radical Ventures, Mubadala Capital and Necessary Venture Capital. Insight Partners, DCVC, 8VC...
Healthcare provider evaluating a pregnant person
By  Nathan Eddy 02:31 pm February 5, 2024
GE HealthCare received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Novii+ maternal and fetal monitoring solution, which will become available to U.S. customers later in the year. The device, consisting of a wearable and wireless sensor, enables noninvasive measurement and display of fetal heart rate, maternal heart rate and uterine activity for pregnant patients at or beyond 34 weeks. With the expanded...