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AstraZeneca, Slush, patient outcomes, cross-sector partnerships, innovation
By  Tammy Lovell 02:16 pm September 28, 2021
Pharma giant AstraZeneca is providing a new platform for innovators to discuss health innovation insights through interactive founder roundtables. The first of two virtual events last week, in collaboration with startup event organisers Slush, explored how innovation can help rebuild healthcare. It also highlighted how collaboration improve patient outcomes and address unmet needs. New startups...
By  Leontina Postelnicu 05:57 am November 29, 2019
As pressures on healthcare systems intensify, an increasing number of consumers are turning to the use of symptom checkers in the search for fast answers – or guidance – to any concerns that they may have. But although these tools have become popular, questions around their accuracy, and not only, are plaguing the digital health space. Last week, at Slush, Ada Health cofounder and chief medical...
By  Leontina Postelnicu 05:10 am November 27, 2019
Espoo, Finland-based Popit, maker of a smart pill tracker, has revealed this month that it is teaming up with Swiss pharma giant Novartis in an initiative aiming to improve patients' adherence to medication. The announcement follows the startup's work with Pfizer to support patients receiving treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Last week, at Slush, MobiHealthNews sat down with Popit cofounder and...