Telemedicine reduces gender-based barriers to health. A study showing that telemedicine improves access to care for women and girls in Nepal has won an Atlas Award. The study, originally published in May 2017, shows that telemedicine, delivered via video conferencing or mobile apps, reduces gender-based barriers to accessing care by eliminating the need for travel and reducing the cost to the...
StartUp Health’s funding report for the first half of 2017 is out, and the organization is predicting that it will be the biggest year yet for digital health funding. The total raised in the second quarter was $3.8 billion, adding up to $6.5 billion to date this year.
“The industry hit a major milestone in Q2 2017 with a staggering $3.8B total invested,” the new report states. “In fact, this last...
Seattle-based venture capital firm Biomatics Capital, which focuses on companies innovating around healthcare and technology, has closed its initiatory fund of $200 million. This exceeds the firm’s target of $150 million and spans a range of investors including individuals, family offices and institutions.
Biomatics is particularly interested in genomics and digital health, and will use this fund...
It's been just a week since MobiHealthNews rounded up personnel moves in digital health, but already a few more companies have announced C-level hires.
Treato, an Israeli company that scours thousands of social media sites to glean patient insights about pharmaceuticals and treatments, has hired Greg Gallo to be the company’s Chief Commercial Officer. Gallo previously worked as Chief Commercial...
