Digital Health
Global healthtech has received $51.3 billion in investment this year, marking new highs for venture capitalist interest in the sector and identifying London as the fastest growing healthtech hub globally.
The news comes just as Pear is finalizing its SPAC merger.
SWORD raised $163 million in Series D funding, which allowed for a secondary round where it scooped up another $26 million.
It enables remote diagnosis of emergency stroke cases.
Digital tools have to do more than just feed people data. They must also keep them engaged and motivate them to make healthier decisions. This is where behavioral science comes in.
Also, South Korean startup Lunit obtains two new US FDA approvals for its AI diagnostic tools.
The company has received additional seed funding to split off Centrik.
This version of the Health2Sync app is currently available in Japan.
A systematic review of studies found digital interventions like wearables and apps weren’t effective in increasing physical activity for people in low socioeconomic status groups.
An R&D cloud platform which supports scientists to share and access progress with the development of biopharmaceutical therapeutics has raised $35 million in investment capital.