OWKIN
-
Artificial Intelligence, BioPharma
Sanofi exec jumps to Owkin to ramp up the AI biotech’s pharma partnership plans
Alban de La Sablière, global head of partnering at Sanofi for the past six years, has joined artificial intelligence biotech Owkin as its first chief business officer. In addition to finding more business partnerships, de La Sablière will also oversee expansion of Owkin’s internal drug and diagnostics pipeline.
-
Owkin’s AI solutions for breast and colorectal cancer receive European approval
The breast cancer solution will help determine which patients would benefit from targeted therapies and which patients could avoid chemotherapy. Meanwhile, the colorectal solution will be able to match patients with the most effective treatment sooner.
-
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.
-
Artificial Intelligence, BioPharma
Sanofi makes $270M bet that a startup’s AI tech can boost its cancer drug R&D
The sum represents Sanofi’s equity investment in Owkin, plus a payment to begin a research partnership covering four types of cancer. Meanwhile, Owkin said the Sanofi investment boosts the startup into unicorn status and marks the start of its Series B funding round.
-
Startups, Artificial Intelligence
Decentralized research platform Owkin raises another $18M for series A
Owkin, a startup building a decentralized health research platform, rounded out its series A round with another $18 million in funding. It uses federated learning to allow researchers to collaborate on AI models while keeping data onsite.
-
Health IT, Startups, Diagnostics, Health Tech
Funding roundup: GRAIL raises $390M for cancer liquid biopsy test
GRAIL, a startup developing cancer liquid biopsy tests, raised a $390 million series D round. Read more about which companies raised funding this week.
-
OWKIN initiates AI research network made up of 44 organizations
The goal of the OWKIN Loop Network, which includes hospitals and research institutions in the United States and Europe, is to advance knowledge sharing in the medical research field.
Promoted
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.
Promoted
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.
