Glooko announced today that it received ISO 27001 certification for its data management and remote patient monitoring platforms. Palo Alto, California-based Glooko develops remote patient monitoring and chronic care management products. These include data management technologies for insulin delivery devices. ISO 27001, an international compliance framework, serves as the international security standard for protecting customer […]
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Fujifilm to acquire Inspirata’s digital pathology business
Fujifilm announced today that it entered into an asset purchase agreement for the global digital pathology business of Inspirata. Upon completing the agreement, Fujifilm absorbs Inspirata’s Dynamyx digital pathology technology. Additionally, it takes on employees and customers of the company. Fujifilm expects to complete the transaction in early 2023. Terms of the agreement have not […]
BD secures ISO certification for its information security management system
BD announced today that it has secured ISO certification for its enterprise-level Information Security Management System. The Franklin Lakes, New Jersey–based company said the ISMS meets a rigorous set of independently audited international standards. BD says the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification demonstrates its commitment to protecting the company, customers and patients from cybersecurity threats. The International […]
7 innovative digital health offerings to treat diabetes
From using your smartphone to track data to reversing your diabetes altogether, these digital health technologies stand out. Advances in treatments for diabetes never stop coming. Whether that be in the form of insulin pumps or continuous glucose monitors, we’ve seen plenty. Moving away from the physical device, innovations in the digital diabetes space continue […]
GE Healthcare, Wayra partner with startups to improve digital health across EMEA
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) and Wayra today announced a collaboration to name seven medtech startups to the Edison Accelerator program. The seven startups represent the second cohort of the Edison Accelerator in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The accelerator is a startup and scale-up program designed by GE Healthcare in partnership with UK-based Wayra. […]
RapidAI wins Frost & Sullivan innovation award
Frost & Sullivan announced today that it recognized RapidAI with its 2022 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award. RapidAI develops artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for treating vascular and neurovascular conditions. It offers solutions for stroke diagnosis and triage. Its AI creates high-quality, advanced brain images from non-contrast CT, CT angiography, CT perfusion and MRI diffusion and […]
Verily receives $1B investment led by Alphabet, promotes president to corner office
Google’s (NSDQ:GOOGL) Verily announced today that it received a $1 billion investment led by parent company Alphabet. South San Francisco, California-based Verily plans to use the funds to expand its businesses focused on precision health. New capital will go toward a variety of its core initiatives. Those include real-world evidence generation, healthcare data, research and […]
CVS Health to buy Signify Health for $8B
CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire Signify Health for approximately $8 billion. Home healthcare services company Signify Health offers clinical, social, and behavioral services to support value-based healthcare. It provides a mobile network of 10,000 credentialed clinicians who offer in-home evaluations of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plan members. CVS […]
Amazon may make another multibillion-dollar healthcare buy
Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN) is among the companies competing to spend billions of dollars to buy home healthcare services company Signify Health, according to media reports citing anonymous sources. The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg also mentioned UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health Corp. as potential buyers, citing people familiar with the manner. During Signify Health’s Q2 earnings […]
GE Healthcare leads AliveCor Series F funding for ECG tech
AliveCor today announced a Series F financing led by GE Healthcare. The FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram tech company did not disclose the size of the funding round. NGK-NTK, through a CVC partnership with Pegasus Tech Ventures, also joined the round. The round also included existing investors Khosla Ventures, Bold Capital Partners, Qualcomm Ventures and WP Global […]
Cardinal Health names new chief information officer
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) announced today that it named Michelle Greene as its chief information officer. In her new role at Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health, Greene will report to CEO Mike Kaufmann and join the company’s executive committee. “Michelle is a proven leader with a wealth of experience across multiple industries,” Kaufmann said in a news […]