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Ventus Therapeutics adds $140M in advance of drug trials

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A preview of the ViVE conference agenda [Sponsored]

By Stephanie Baum Wednesday, February 9, 2022 7:07 PM

The agenda includes discussions around 15 themes. They span investment in healthcare, AI, cybersecurity, the use of digital health tools to improve health equity, automation, and revenue models. The conference is scheduled for March 6-9 in Miami Beach.

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CooperSurgical to acquire Reproductive Health division of Cook Medical for $875M

By Emma Bardin Wednesday, February 9, 2022 6:44 PM

CooperSurgical is set to acquire Cook Medical's Reproductive Health Division to expand its offerings of ob-gyn and fertility medical devices. The deal includes $675M upfront and the remaining $200M paid out in four annual installments.

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Using analytics for compassionate end-of-life care

By Jacob Hochberg Wednesday, February 9, 2022 6:15 PM

Correctly deployed hospice and end-of-life care results in major reductions in unnecessary utilization and significantly decreases medical costs.

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Expressable raises $15M to expand access to virtual speech therapy in the home

By Michael Schroeder Wednesday, February 9, 2022 6:03 PM

The Series A financing round was led by F-Prime Capital, with existing investors Lerer Hippeau, NextView Ventures and Amplifyher Ventures also participating. The money will be invested in its platform, hiring additional speech-language pathologists, and partnering with more providers and health plans.

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Why 2022 will be a pivotal year for interoperability and the patient experience

By Stuart Hanson Wednesday, February 9, 2022 6:01 PM

We've been through the beginning phases of interoperability and are solidly transitioning from walking to running. I believe 2022 will be a pivotal year that sees us opening the throttle and rocketing full speed ahead.

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Report finds patients delaying care, prescription cost challenges and care teams impacted

By Emma Bardin Wednesday, February 9, 2022 3:34 PM

A report from CoverMyMeds interviewed 1000 patients, doctors, and pharmacists and data indicated a further shift towards digital health, challenges in affording medications, and additional roles taken on by pharmacists.

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With 3 inflammation drugs on path to the clinic, Ventus Therapeutics adds $140M

By Frank Vinluan Wednesday, February 9, 2022 12:51 PM

Ventus Therapeutics' lead programs address pathways associated with inflammation. Led by CEO Marcelo Bigal, the biotech discovers its drugs using computational analysis to understand the structure of proteins and find small molecules that can hit these "undruggable" targets.

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The promise of AI for the independent physician

By Glen Lawrence Wednesday, February 9, 2022 10:00 AM

Today, we see too many doctors working with their blinders on, either too busy to learn what is happening to independent healthcare or unaware that AI can reinvigorate their practice.

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Scopio secures $50M in series C funding to develop telehematology imaging and AI analysis platform

By Emma Bardin Wednesday, February 9, 2022 9:00 AM

Scopio Labs secured $50M in series C funding, which the company will use to scale manufacturing of its FDA-cleared imaging and AI analysis platform to support the shift to fully telehematology.

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