News
Know thy genome. George Church’s Nebula Genomics announced a $299 whole-genome sequencing service following layoffs at leading DTC genomics companies such as 23andMe and Ancestry.com.
MobiHealthNews
Telehealth gone viral pt.2. Ping An Good Doctor announced a 10x surge in new users and 9x online consultations between January 22 and February 6 compared to the first 21 days of January.
SCMP
Leading the path. Unicorn GRAIL announced its PATHFINDER study, which focuses on using its blood test to inform the clinical decisions for 50 cancer types, have finished recruiting first participants.
Grail
VR Surgeons. J&J is partnering with Osso VR to use up to 200 Facebook Oculus Quest headsets to train surgeons using its joint reconstruction products in the US.
MedCity News
Deals
There is money in the monies. Payments company Flywire announced it has acquired Simplee, a patient access & payment solution provider, to strengthen its healthcare portfolio on the heels of its $120M Series E round.
GlobeNewswire
Practice surgeries on your phone. Medtronic announced it has acquired virtual physician education startup Digital Surgery likely to enhance its soft tissue surgical robotics business launch experience.
MedTechDive
...and livestream your surgeries, too. As the surgical robotics space continues to heat up, Intuitive Surgical acquired Orpheus Medical, a company markets a surgical video management solution, to add additional value.
MedTechDive
Perspectives
PE rolling it up in healthcare. A JAMA study showed PE acquisition of medical groups almost doubled from 2013 to 2016, where anesthesia practices attracted the most interest.
HealthcareDive
Recruitment is a killer. IDEA Pharma CEO Mike Rea’s analysis shows that from 2008 - 2017, 50% of the phase III trials ended due to a lack of sufficient trial participants.
LinkedIn
Your phone will see you now. Lois Parshley highlights the digital phenotyping landscape led by startups and big techs and the impact it could have on clinical care and privacy.
Vox
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