Pharma

A man waiting in a doorway as a woman delivers medications
By  Emily Olsen 12:48 pm December 21, 2021
Canadian digital pharmacy Mednow has entered into agreements to purchase Liver Care Canada and London Pharmacare. The news comes about a week after it completed its acquisition of Infusicare Canada, another specialty pharmacy.  Under the terms of the non-arm’s length party transactions, Mednow will acquire Liver Care Canada for initial cash payment of C$65,000 and two subsequent earn-out payments...
researcher
By  Laura Lovett 02:30 pm December 13, 2021
PharmStars, a digital health accelerator focused on forging relationships between digital health companies and the life science world, has announced the culmination of its first 10-week program focused on clinical trial innovation.  Founded by digital health vet Naomi Fried and pharmaceutical exec Laura Gunn in 2021, the program is focused on educating health tech companies and pharma on working...
Bayer, G4A, pharma
By  Anna Engberg 03:32 am November 30, 2021
A total of nine companies have been accepted into Bayer’s Digital Health Partnership Program, as annouced on the EU Startups website recently. In 2021, the pharmaceutical company was specifically looking for young companies with expertise in the focus areas of mental health, cardiometabolic and reneal diseases, radiology and women’s health across Europe. WHAT’S THE IMPACT The finalists were...
Novartis, DiGA, apps, patient innovation
By  Anna Engberg 05:36 am November 22, 2021
Pharma giant Novartis is looking for creative, digital solutions that sustainably improve German healthcare. The company has annouced the fifth installment of the Digital Health Award, with prize money of €60,000 in total available for winners. The awards presentation takes place in Berlin on 24 March 2022, while the call is open for applications until 30 November 2021. WHAT’S THE IMPACT With the...
Two scientists in a lab looking at a tablet
By  Emily Olsen 01:22 pm November 9, 2021
DeepCure, developer of small molecule therapeutics using an AI-enabled drug discovery platform, raised $40 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Morningside Ventures with participation from existing investors TLV Partners, Sapir Venture Partners and Benon Group Ltd. DeepCure said the Series A brings its total raise to $47 million. WHAT IT DOES The company uses its AI engine to develop...
Several smartphones showing different aspects of MyRx.io, like searching for a medication or making an appointment
By  Emily Olsen 12:22 pm November 5, 2021
Health tech company Prescryptive Health has launched MyRx.io, a mobile platform that allows users to access pharmacy services like finding prescription benefit information, drug shopping and making appointments for vaccines or other pharmacy-provided care. MyRx.io doesn’t require customers to download an app, but they can receive notifications about their prescriptions via text message. The...
Researcher
By  Laura Lovett 10:51 am November 3, 2021
The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) is teaming up with pharma giants AbbVie, Janssen Research and Development, Novartis, Pfizer and UCB to make nocturnal scratch an endpoint for atopic dermatitis.  Atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema, can lead to nighttime itches and scratching, which impact the quality of a patient's sleep. Recent studies have outlined wearable sensors’ role in helping to...
A scientist working in a lab
By  Emily Olsen 01:24 pm October 20, 2021
Viome Life Sciences, maker of at-home tests for gut and immune system health, is expanding its partnership with global pharma company GlaxoSmithKline to research and potentially develop interventions for some cancers and autoimmune diseases.  The collaboration will allow the companies to study the connection between the gut microbiome and some chronic diseases, like autoimmune disorders. Viome...