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Robin Cherry Glass, president at Included Health
By  Jessica Hagen 02:20 pm January 28, 2025
Robin Cherry Glass, president at virtual care company Included Health, sat down with MobiHealthNews at the company's office in San Francisco outside the JPM Healthcare Conference to discuss its initiatives in specialty care and beyond and its participation in JPM. MobiHealthNews: How has Included Health participated in the JPM Healthcare Conference? Robin Cherry Glass: Our CEO, Owen Tripp, spoke...
Healthcare professional counselling a person
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:09 pm January 28, 2025
Eleos, an AI behavioral healthcare company, announced it raised $60 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total raise to more than $120 million. The round was led by Greenfield Partners, with participation from existing investors F-Prime Capital, Eight Roads, Menlo Ventures and ION. Additional investors include the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Union Tech Ventures and...
Technician performing an ultrasound exam
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:56 pm January 28, 2025
Neurotechnology company, Grey Matter Neurosciences, announced it secured $14 million in seed financing, which will be used to develop an ultrasound headset for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and test that device in clinical trials. The financing was led by the Wittington Innovation Fund, with participation from Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners, Ontario Brain Institute and Ontario's...
A person using PanopticAI's mobile application in a showcase in Hong Kong
By  Adam Ang 06:35 am January 28, 2025
Hong Kong-based startup PanopticAI has obtained regulatory approval in the United States for its contactless pulse rate measuring application.  It received the US Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance for the PanopticAI Vital Signs app on iOS devices.  Based on PanopticAI's proprietary remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) algorithms, the app transforms the cameras of iOS devices into...
A researcher holding a small-scale surgical robot
By  Adam Ang 06:33 am January 28, 2025
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has announced that its engineers have created what could be the world's smallest multifunctional surgical robot.  Made of hollow skeleton, optical fibre array, functionalized skin, and coated with a gel-like outer layer, the 0.95-millimetre robot is 60% smaller than existing endoscopic robots. It integrates what researchers from the HKUST School...
Surgeon standing in front of a computer dressed in surgical gear
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:27 pm January 27, 2025
Elucent Medical, a guided surgical technology company, will receive $30 million in growth capital from Trinity Capital. WHAT IT DOES Elucent Medical's flagship product EnVisio System utilizes a spatial field generator measuring continuous data points across multiple planes to display exact 3D positioning of the SmartClip marker and SmartSensor that is used to guide soft-tissue surgical excision....
Person sitting in a house looking at a computer and smiling
By  Jessica Hagen 01:05 pm January 27, 2025
Virtual women's healthcare platform Allara Health scored $26 million in Series B funding, bringing its total raise to $38.5 million.  Index Ventures led the round with participation from existing investor GV (Google Ventures). WHAT IT DOES  Allara Health offers a virtual care platform for women battling chronic hormonal conditions, such as endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and...
Two healthcare professionals looking at a computer screen with data on it
By  Jessica Hagen 12:03 pm January 27, 2025
Manas AI, an AI-driven drug discovery platform, has launched with $24.6 million in seed round in a round coled by General Catalyst and LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman.  Greylock and other strategic investors participated in the round.  LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman and Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, an oncologist, researcher and author, founded Manas AI. WHAT IT DOES  Manas AI is a drug discovery...
Clinician using a tablet PC
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:11 pm January 24, 2025
DeepScribe, an AI-enabled clinical documentation tool for healthcare providers, is partnering with oncology-focused digital health company Flatiron Health to bring DeepScribe's AI documentation to clinicians that use Flatiron's OncoEMR, cloud-based electronic medical record platform. According to the company, DeepScribe's ambient AI is "optimized for oncology by comprehending the workflow,...
Physician conducting telehealth visit
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:44 pm January 24, 2025
Specialty care platform Lantern announced a partnership with digital substance use management platform Pelago to provide Lantern's clients with access to personalized substance use disorder treatment.  Starting next year, Lantern clients will gain access to Pelago’s substance use disorder (SUD) treatment via the company’s specialty care platform, which covers all substances and severities, such...