Health technology company PicnicHealth, pharma giant Roche and its subsidiary Genentech are expanding their partnership globally to speed up neurological disease research through investments in real-world data.
PicnicHealth allows patients to see their health history and contribute their de-identified medical data to clinical research.
Roche will leverage PicnicHealth's newest real-world...
Seattle-based Zócalo Health, a virtual healthcare service for Latino patients, is collaborating with Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC) to expand its members' access to lower-cost prescription medication.
Launched in 2021, Zócalo offers Latino patients in Texas and California virtual primary care services and mental health support.
The company also offers a virtual urgent care clinic...
Uber Health, the healthcare arm of transportation company Uber, announced the launch of an additional offering on its platform that allows users to manage same-day prescription delivery.
Thanks to an integration with ScriptDrop, Uber Health users will be able to manage delivery of their prescription from a pharmacy within their service area and track when their prescription will arrive.
Uber...
Clinical trial startup Inato scooped up $20 million in a Series A2 funding round led by Cathay Innovation.
The raise included returning investor Obvious Ventures and new participants La Maison and Top Harvest Capital. The company previously raised $14 million in Series A funding in 2020.
WHAT IT DOES
Inato offers a technology platform that connects pharma companies and potential clinical trial...
Amazon Pharmacy is partnering with a slew of pharma companies to offer a new feature that automatically applies manufacturer-sponsored coupons to a patient's medication order when eligible.
The tech giant's online pharmacy said it's working with GSK, Kaléo, Novo Nordisk and Dexcom to integrate coupons for their brand-name drugs, including COPD or asthma inhaler Trelegy; AUVI-Q, an injection for...
A research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has developed an AI model to predict adverse reactions between oral anti-COVID-19 medication and prescription drugs.
Researchers from KAIST's Department of Biochemical Engineering made a new version of the DeepDDI AI-based drug interaction prediction model to check how ritonavir and nirmatrelvir, two components of...
A new study has uncovered unsafe prescribing practices promoted by some instant prescription service apps in Australia.
Done by researchers from the University of Western Australia, the study assessed the adherence to safety standards of seven prescription request apps available around the country.
FINDINGS
The findings, published in the Pharmacy journal of the Multidisciplinary Digital...
Medigo snaps up $2M in Series A funding
Vietnamese online pharmacy Medigo has scored $2 million in a Series A funding round led by East Ventures, with the participation from Pavilion Capital and Touchstone Partners.
According to a press release, the startup plans to use its fresh funds to strengthen its services, including remote doctor consultation, 24/7 quick medicine delivery, and home...
California-based Rune Labs, a precision neurology software and data platform company, is partnering with BlueRock Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company and subsidiary of Bayer AG, to aid in studying Parkinson's disease.
BlueRock will utilize Rune Labs' clinical development platform, StriveStudy, for clinical trial enrollment, real-world evidence data generation and monitoring...
TALi obtains Australia's nod for cognitive attention trainer device
TALi Digital, an ASX-listed developer of diagnostic and therapeutic tools for improving children's attention, has received the Therapeutic Goods Administration's approval for its latest product, ReadyAttentionGo!
Available on digital tablets, the software-as-a-medical device serves as a cognitive trainer that helps develop...
