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Americans’ Trust in the Healthcare System Low Compared to Rest-of-World’s Health Citizens

Health Populi

Biotech is roughly tied for second place with consumer health, dropping also by 7 points. There’s another piece of math worth doing here: a chasm between biotech and pharma of 17 percentage points worth of trust — that is the difference between the 55% of American trusting biotech versus 38% trusting pharma.

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$100+ Billion spent on myriad of acquisitions across Pharma and Biotech industries in H1 2018

Lloyd Price

For many biotech companies, mergers and acquisitions have become a cornerstone in building a robust pipeline that can ensure positive growth for years to come. 2017 was considered to be a lean year for M&A in biotech. Although 2017 was slow for M&A activity, analysts have predicted 2018 could be a return to a spending frenzy.

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Tresiba Tries Again for FDA Approval

Insulin Nation

in 2015 or 2016, and it would be projected to generate $3 billion a year in global sales. According to a Fierce Biotech report on Tresiba, Novo’s resubmission of Tresiba could backfire for a couple of reasons, say analysts. Tresiba has already launched in Europe, Mexico and Japan.

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5 Digital Health Predictions for 2018 by Lloyd Price

Lloyd Price

In September 2016, Google Acquired Apigee, the leading provider of FHIR based API’s effectively stealing a march on its competitors, however we are yet to see the application of Apigee's technology in connecting hospital EHRs with Android (mobile operating system developed by Google) using FHIR. link] [link]

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Asia HealthTech Investment 2018 Report

Lloyd Price

Significantly exceeding 2017 in $ size, and doubling 2016, the Asia ecosystem is fast catching the US. HealthTech does not include Biotech, such as protein research or pharmaceuticals, and also does not include MedDev, such as devices that are implanted into the body. We recommend reviewing our taxonomy on slide 49 for further details.

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Nvidia's Venture Capital Arm in Healthcare: A Strategic Move

Lloyd Price

Recursion Pharmaceuticals: A biotech company using AI to discover new drug candidates. link] Key Milestones and Investments: Early Years (2016-2018): NVentures made initial investments in startups focused on gaming, virtual reality, and self-driving cars. Paige.AI : A medical imaging company specialising in AI-powered diagnostics.

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Better Insulin, Vegan Diets, Islet Transplants

Insulin Nation

Now the drug manufacturer is happily announcing that its trials to clear up the concerns are going ahead of schedule, according to Fierce Biotech. Company officials now believe they will even be able get their insulin out to market in 2016 , which must mean they think the trials will show their insulin in a very favorable light.

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