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Preventative Health and Longevity Company, Viome Life Sciences, Closes $86.5M Oversubscribed Series C Funding Round

Healthcare IT Today

Viome was founded in 2016 and is backed by a team of world-class industry experts, translational scientists, nutritionists, researchers, doctors, and advisors focused on a single mission: to improve health by delivering scientific breakthroughs that address the root causes of chronic diseases, cancer, and aging.

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The Most Relevant Companies in Health Care – Learning From the W2O Group

Health Populi

Five years ago, in 2016, the W2O Group said that, “Relevance is reputation.” These ten are all life science/pharma companies. ” That year the firm began to study the relevance of, well, relevance for organizations especially operating in the health/care ecosystem. The top ten were: AstraZeneca.

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Peoples’ Lack of Trust in Science Also Extends to Views on Food and Nutrition

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Peoples’ eroding trust in institutions, generally, is a global phenomenon, and in science is a concerning one — across the many aspects of human life science touches, from health to food to environment and education, and other venues. IFIC’s research tells us that most U.S.

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Texas Medical Center Expands Global Reach with Launch of TMC Netherlands BioBridge

Digital Health Global

The TMC Netherlands BioBridge marks the fifth strategic international partnership forged by TMC since 2016 HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Texas Medical Center (TMC) and Health~Holland, Top Sector Life Sciences & Health (LSH) launched a groundbreaking BioBridge, a strategic alliance advancing and connecting global innovation.

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

Health Populi

At the same time, Colombia resolved a 50-year civil war-type conflict, La Violencia, in 2016, leaving the nation scarred physically and mentally to deal with post-traumatic stress and a public health crisis for mental health. EpiPen pricing and Martin Shkreli in the media in 2016 and 2017 have added fuel to that fire.

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Smile Digital Health Closes $30 Million in Series B Funding to Progress Innovation as World-Leading Health Data Fabric

Healthcare IT Today

With transformative solutions that can meet companies’ specific needs, we are preparing healthcare providers, payers, researchers and life sciences organizations for a connected future that transcends the capabilities of today’s systems,” said Duncan Weatherston, Chief Executive Officer at Smile Digital Health.

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Why HHS’ Cybersecurity Concept Paper Falls Short for Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

He leads ClearDATA’s internal privacy, security, and compliance strategies as well as advises on the security and privacy risks faced by customers, which include global healthcare organizations, health insurance companies, providers, life science companies, and market-leading innovators from Asia Pacific, North America, and Europe.