Startups
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Pharma, BioPharma, Health Tech
Women’s Health Startups Graduate from PharmStars Digital Health Accelerator
A new cohort of startups has graduated from PharmStars, a digital health accelerator. This latest group focused on women’s health and health equity.
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Pharma, Artificial Intelligence, BioPharma
Flagship Startup Emerges to Find Drugs in Promising Hunting Ground—Our Bodies
Scientists at Empress Therapeutics say molecules that co-evolved with humans over millennia are a promising source of new drugs. With its AI-driven technology platform, the Flagship Pioneering-founded startup finds them.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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AstraZeneca Teams Up With Startup Quell in Type 1 Diabetes, IBD Cell Therapy Pact
AstraZeneca is paying $85 million to kick off an alliance with Quell Therapeutics focused on developing new cell therapies for autoimmune diseases. Type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease are the focus of the research collaboration.
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A Father’s Vision for New Kind of Gene Therapy Leads to a $100M Financing
Ray Therapeutics’ gene therapy is independent of the causative genes driving inherited vision disorders, which CEO Paul Bresge says is important for reaching a broad patient population. Rare disease retinitis pigmentosa is the first disease target, but the startup also plans to test its approach in more prevalent eye disorders.
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Canadian Showcase at MedCity INVEST Champions Healthcare Innovation
Presented by the Consulate General of Canada, the Canadian healthcare startup showcase included five companies. Technologies included a patient transfer solution, care coordination, women’s health, exercise tracking and remote monitoring for dysphagia, and mental health support.
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Which Healthcare Startups Won the MedCity INVEST Pitch Perfect Contest?
The competition saw 23 healthcare startups across biopharma, medical devices, and health tech geared for consumers/employers as well as payers/providers pitch their business plans to teams of investor judges.
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Startups, Events, Sponsored Post
Mobility Device Startup Founder Focuses on People Who Need Support to Walk
Robert Lewis is the founder of Freedom to Roam, a medical device company seeking to help people with mobility challenges.
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Health Tech Startups Show Stakeholders How Digital Solutions Can Offer ROI
A panel during the MedCity News INVEST conference discussed what digital health technologies need to do to demonstrate return on investment for payers, providers, and other stakeholders.
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MedCity INVEST Ask the Investor Spotlight: Yaniv Sneor of Mid Atlantic Bio Angels
Yaniv Sneor, the co-founder of Mid Atlantic Bio Angels and part of the Ask the Investor sessions at MedCity INVEST this week, explained what his firm looks for in life science startups.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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BioPharma, Sponsored Post, Startups
The Biopharma Startups Presenting at MedCity INVEST
Companies presenting their technology at the conference seek to support a diverse patient population spanning conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, food allergies, and cancer. Cell, gene therapy and immunotherapies also form some of their treatment approaches in development.
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Which Health Tech Startups Are Competing at MedCity INVEST?
Healthcare startups focused on solutions for payers and hospitals as well as consumers and employers will compete in the Pitch Perfect contest at MedCity INVEST May 22-24 in Chicago. Register today!
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MedCity INVEST Spotlight: Get Ready for the Canadian Healthcare Startup Showcase
Five companies will take part in the showcase with technologies addressing mental health, care coordination, aging in place, physical therapy and more. Register for INVEST, scheduled for May 22-24, at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago!
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New Flagship Startup Metaphore Mimics Mother Nature for Drug R&D
Metaphore Biotechnologies leverages the concept of biomimicry for developing new drugs with potential applications in autoimmune diseases, metabolic disorders, and cancer. Flagship Pioneering is backing the startup with $50 million.
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Canada and the Midwest in Life Sciences, 75 Years in the Making
The Consulate General of Canada in Chicago is currently celebrating the 75th anniversary of its diplomatic presence in the Midwest.
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Startup Nido Bio Reveals $109M (so far) for Precision Approach to Neuro Disorders
Nido Biosciences’ lead drug hits a previously undrugged pocket as a way to potentially treat the rare neuromuscular disorder spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy. The startup’s tech platform screens neurons to find targets for new neurological disorder drugs.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
