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Kythera Labs Announces $20 Million Funding to Accelerate Growth of its Wayfinder Data Technology Platform

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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FRANKLIN, Tenn., Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kythera Labs, a leading healthcare technology and data analytics company for the Healthcare and Life Sciences industries, announces $20 Million in Series A and debt financing from BIP Ventures and CIBC. The company will use the funds to support the continued growth and scale of Wayfinder, its data-transforming technology platform, and accelerate the development and adoption of new and existing offerings. Kythera also plans to leverage financing to expand partnerships with industry leaders such as Datavant and Databricks.

Key Points: 
  • The company will use the funds to support the continued growth and scale of Wayfinder, its data-transforming technology platform, and accelerate the development and adoption of new and existing offerings.
  • Kythera Labs' data technology platform, Wayfinder, provides access to real-world healthcare data spanning over 8 years, including over 320 million lives with 29.3 billion encounters.
  • Wayfinder corrects, enhances, and adds new dimensions to healthcare data, using a dynamically improving common data model that facilitates data integration.
  • Roivant Sciences adopted Kythera Labs' platform and refined analytics to more efficiently and accurately support its pre-commercialization activities.

MDisrupt Unveils New Expert Matching Platform, Redefining the Future of Healthtech and Life Sciences Innovation and Collaboration

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
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AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MDisrupt, the leading expert marketplace for the healthtech and life sciences industry, today announced the launch of its new expert matching platform.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MDisrupt, the leading expert marketplace for the healthtech and life sciences industry, today announced the launch of its new expert matching platform.
  • This online tool provides healthtech and life science companies with unmatched, on-demand access to top-tier clinicians and health expert operators.
  • MDisrupt Unveils New Expert Matching Platform, Redefining the Future of Healthtech and Life Sciences Innovation and Collaboration
    Key Features of the MDisrupt Expert Matching Platform:
    Built specifically for Healthcare and Life Sciences: The platform has been meticulously developed with a focus on health technology and life sciences, ensuring clients find the necessary skills and subject matter expertise unique to these verticals.
  • MDisrupt, with its expert matching platform, is a pivotal catalyst in this digital health revolution - creating substantive change across the industry.

Latin American Citizens to Benefit from Web3 Ecosystem Developed to Provide More Efficient and Secure Health and Life Sciences Data

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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VOORHEES, N.J., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MAPay, LLC, the global healthcare fintech company revolutionizing healthcare payments and data exchange with distributed ledger and Web3, announced today a partnership with The Americas Continental Health Alliance (ACHA). The strategic collaboration will create a Web3 health and life science data ecosystem with MAPay's innovative technologies at its core, connecting the ACHA's data-rich system of healthcare professionals, researchers and Universities in Latin countries, will gain more efficient and secure access to technology, data transfer and real-world, real-time data.

Key Points: 
  • The strategic collaboration will create a Web3 health and life science data ecosystem with MAPay's innovative technologies at its core, connecting the ACHA's data-rich system of healthcare professionals, researchers and Universities in Latin countries, will gain more efficient and secure access to technology, data transfer and real-world, real-time data.
  • "This agreement will allow ACHA to access MAPay's technology, allowing its members to store their data safely and efficiently."
  • "MAPay is the well-connected and seasoned global collaborator required to operate at the pinnacle of the hypersensitive health data environment.
  • MAPay facilitates healthcare B2B2C cross-border value chain and payment systems to provide health and wealth products for underserved communities.

Iambic Therapeutics Announces Close of Oversubscribed $100 Million Series B Financing to Advance AI-Discovered Therapeutics into Clinical Development and Enters Collaboration with NVIDIA

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Existing investors also participated, including Nexus Ventures, Catalio Capital Management, Coatue, FreeFlow, OrbiMed, and Sequoia Capital.

Key Points: 
  • Existing investors also participated, including Nexus Ventures, Catalio Capital Management, Coatue, FreeFlow, OrbiMed, and Sequoia Capital.
  • As part of the Series B, Iambic is delighted to welcome two new board members, Evan Rachlin, M.D., from Ascenta Capital and Kurt von Emster from Abingworth.
  • Further, Iambic has extended its leadership position in the AI community, creating methods such as NeuralPLexer and OrbNet to drive its discovery platform.
  • It plans to leverage NVIDIA technology such as the NVIDIA DGX Cloud AI supercomputing platform and the NVIDIA BioNeMo cloud service to accelerate discovery.

Leaders to Examine Health Care’s Technological Tipping Point: Northwell Health Hosts Sixth Annual Constellation Forum in NYC

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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Health care is approaching a scientific and technological tipping point, poised to cross into an age of artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing.

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  • Health care is approaching a scientific and technological tipping point, poised to cross into an age of artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing.
  • To explore how science, technology, culture and society are converging in medicine, Northwell Health , New York State's largest health system, will host its annual Constellation Forum .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230920880571/en/
    Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health will host the sixth annual Constellation Forum.
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    Now in its sixth year, the virtual and in-person event will convene on October 5 in New York City starting at 9 a.m.

RSM & Merit Announce Strategic Alliance: RSM delivers a complete Microsoft Dynamics 365 solution for Life Science Manufacturers with strategic alliance

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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WHEATON, Ill., Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- RSM US LLP, one of the largest providers of Microsoft Dynamics 365 in the United States and a Microsoft 2023 worldwide partner of the year Industry Finalist in Healthcare and Life Science, has signed a strategic alliance with Merit Solutions to provide customers a complete ERP solution that allows clients to maintain FDA and other regulatory compliance. Merit Solutions fortifies RSM's Microsoft D365 Finance and Supply Chain client offering by providing the procurement, production, warehousing, inventory, document, training, and quality functionality and controls needed by highly regulated clients. The complete solution is deployed with D365 in the Microsoft Cloud. Results include improved efficiency and growth across operations, meet and exceed regulatory compliance including cGMP and FDA audits, maintaining a validated state through bi-annual release updates, and increasing company valuations.

Key Points: 
  • Merit Solutions fortifies RSM's Microsoft D365 Finance and Supply Chain client offering by providing the procurement, production, warehousing, inventory, document, training, and quality functionality and controls needed by highly regulated clients.
  • The complete solution is deployed with D365 in the Microsoft Cloud.
  • Technology encompasses Microsoft's Azure platform, Dynamics 365 ERP and Customer Experience, digital and data, and managed services.
  • RSM's vast expertise serving clients across the entire Life Science industry, combined with Merit Solutions and Microsoft solution offerings, will catalyze the success of life science companies.

Lysando Welcomes Healthcare Visionary Jorge Cortell to its Advisory Board

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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Lysando, leading biotech in antimicrobial proteins, proudly announces the addition of Mr. Jorge Cortell to its esteemed Advisory Board marking a significant milestone in the company's growth.

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  • Lysando, leading biotech in antimicrobial proteins, proudly announces the addition of Mr. Jorge Cortell to its esteemed Advisory Board marking a significant milestone in the company's growth.
  • As a serial entrepreneur and renowned visionary in healthcare technology he brings a wealth of expertise to Lysando's strategic direction.
  • As time is of the essence, we are delighted to have Jorge on board; a visionary who embodies innovation, comprehends AI, and supports Lysando's endeavour to save millions from pathogenic bacteria.”
    “I am delighted to announce my appointment to the Advisory Board of this pioneer in the field of innovative antimicrobial solutions,” says Jorge Cortell, newly appointed Advisory Board member of Lysando AG.
  • “Joining Lysando represents an exciting opportunity to contribute my expertise in cutting-edge technologies and their potential to revolutionize healthcare.

Integral Secures $6.9 Million Seed Round led by Haystack to Maximize Data Privacy and Quality

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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The seed round was led by Haystack, The General Partnership, and Virtue Ventures, with additional support from Also Capital, Array Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, GreatPoint Ventures, LiveRamp Ventures, and Venrex.

Key Points: 
  • The seed round was led by Haystack, The General Partnership, and Virtue Ventures, with additional support from Also Capital, Array Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, GreatPoint Ventures, LiveRamp Ventures, and Venrex.
  • Sinha and Kuhn created Integral with a shared vision: Allow healthcare companies to work with healthcare data at unprecedented speed by de-identifying and certifying data through automation.
  • Integral provides higher quality data and expert Certification-as-a-Service software, enabling customers to work with better data in nearly real-time.
  • Skyflow’s data privacy vault offers a complete data privacy layer for LLMs.

Uniphore Recognized in Ten Gartner® Hype Cycle™ Reports

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Uniphore , one of the world’s largest AI-native, enterprise SaaS companies, today announced that it has been recognized in ten Gartner Hype Cycle reports focused on the critical AI and analytics technologies that are driving rapid innovation across enterprise organizations worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • Uniphore , one of the world’s largest AI-native, enterprise SaaS companies, today announced that it has been recognized in ten Gartner Hype Cycle reports focused on the critical AI and analytics technologies that are driving rapid innovation across enterprise organizations worldwide.
  • Gartner Hype Cycle reports provide a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business problems and exploiting new opportunities.
  • CV and signal analysis have been used for years to support neuromarketing research to test reactions to products and ads.
  • Gartner clients can read the additional Gartner Hype Cycle reports that include Uniphore as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner portal, including the 2023 reports for:

mPulse Mobile Achieves Strong YoY Revenue Growth in Q2 2023 Driven by Outcomes-driven Engagement Solutions

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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mPulse Mobile , a leader in conversational AI and digital engagement solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced strong momentum in Q2 2023, with 159% new revenue growth over the prior year (Q2 2022) and over 80 million unique health consumers engaged through its SMS programs in Q2 2023.

Key Points: 
  • mPulse Mobile , a leader in conversational AI and digital engagement solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced strong momentum in Q2 2023, with 159% new revenue growth over the prior year (Q2 2022) and over 80 million unique health consumers engaged through its SMS programs in Q2 2023.
  • Reducing inappropriate or overuse of the Emergency Department (ED) offers a key opportunity to improve the performance of value based care plans.
  • Today, mPulse announced the launch of its Emergency Department Diversion solution, which targets large populations and “high utilizers” to adopt more efficient and appropriate care channels.
  • Historically, mPulse’s redetermination outreach solutions have driven 42% increases in redetermination rates and a 93% completion rate after engaging with the program.