Workforce Development

New hire
By  Laura Lovett 02:11 pm February 25, 2022
Digital therapeutic Click Therapeutics has tapped AI-backed neurological disease diagnostic Altoida in to help it incorporate more sensitive measures of cognition into their DTx research. The partnership will bring Altoida's cognition measuring capabilities into Click's clinical trials.  “Partnering with Altoida allows us to leverage their AI-driven augmented reality technology to help us better...
Business partners
By  Laura Lovett 02:32 pm February 21, 2022
Digital MSK company SWORD health tapped Valentina Longo to serve as its next chief financial officer.  This comes months after the company announced a $163 million Series D funding round, bringing its total valuation to $2 billion.  Longo is coming to SWORD from the Financial Institutions Group at Cerbeus, where she served as the managing director. Her experience also includes time as the CFO at...
Businesspeople shaking hands
By  Emily Olsen 12:24 pm February 17, 2022
Healthcare professional networking and data platform H1 announced it has purchased London-based Faculty Opinions, which helps users find relevant and valuable research. The company, which was previously called Faculty of 1000 and F1000 Prime, helps researchers, academic institutions and life science companies stay on top of the latest clinical studies in their field, find new areas of focus and...
A piggy bank next to a stethoscope and a pile of coins.
By  Emily Olsen 02:36 pm February 15, 2022
Kallyope, which offers a drug-discovery platform focused on developing therapies involving the gut-brain axis, announced it had raised $236 million in a Series D funding round led by Mubadala Investment Company and the Column Group. Other participants in the round include Alexandria Venture Investments, Bill Gates, Casdin Capital, Euclidean Capital, Illumina Ventures, Lux Capital, Polaris...
A group of businesspeople and providers talking in a conference room during a presentation.
By  Emily Olsen 12:04 pm February 11, 2022
Digital musculoskeletal care company SWORD Health has hired Dr. Vijay Yanamadala as chief medical officer.  Yanamadala is a spinal neurosurgeon and currently serves as systemwide medical director of spine quality and surgical optimization at Hartford Healthcare in Connecticut. "Similar to my clinical approach, SWORD meets patients where they are to provide solutions focused on strong outcomes....
Businesspeople shaking hands
By  Emily Olsen 01:02 pm February 10, 2022
Doximity, a networking platform for healthcare professionals, has entered into an agreement to acquire on-call physician scheduling and messaging app Amion. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the deal will set Doximity back $53.5 million in cash at the time of closing, plus an earnout consideration of up to $24 million subject to performance. The company will also...
The Parallel Learning patient portal
By  Emily Olsen 01:04 pm February 3, 2022
Parallel Learning, a digital health startup focused on diagnosing, treating and supporting children with learning differences, announced two new hires to its executive team. Susan Liu, previously vice president of clinical operations at digital mental health company Cerebral, joins the startup as chief operating officer.  "I'm thrilled to join the Parallel team and to dedicate my focus to...
Two nurses using a tablet to review medical records.
By  Emily Olsen 12:05 pm January 26, 2022
After nearly two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has put increasing pressure on the nation's healthcare system and its staff, including the nursing workforce. According to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Washington Post, one-fourth of healthcare workers who handle patient treatment and diagnosis like doctors and nurses said they'd considered leaving the industry because of the...
New hires
By  Laura Lovett 02:52 pm January 25, 2022
Dr. Mandy Cohen, former Secretary of North Carolina's Department of Health and Human services, is joining health tech company Aledade. She will now serve as the executive vice president and CEO of Aledade's new health service unit. Aledade focuses on teaming up with providers to build tech-enabled accountable care organizations.  Cohen has worked in the public sector for more than 15 years. Her...
A clinician reading a mass message sent via the Broadcast feature of the Celo Health app
By  Adam Ang 11:41 pm January 11, 2022
Celo Health, an Auckland-based provider of a mobile messaging platform for healthcare organisations, has entered the United States market. It has set up headquarters in Seattle early in the year. WHAT IT DOES According to a press release, Celo Health offers a HIPAA-compliant messaging platform that enables seamless and secure collaboration among healthcare teams. It can also integrate with...