Babylon

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By  Jessica Hagen 12:25 pm November 12, 2024
Founder and former CEO of the London-based multinational digital health giant Babylon, Ali Parsa, announced the launch of his new company, Quadrivia AI, which will offer clinicians an AI assistant to help with administrative and clinical tasks.  Quadrivia's offering, Qu, is an AI-enabled personal clinical assistant available in multiple languages designed to support clinicians with various tasks...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:38 pm September 5, 2023
London-based multinational digital health firm Babylon has sold almost all of its U.K. assets to digital health company eMed Healthcare U.K., a subsidiary of U,S, company eMed, after announcing in early August that its deal to merge with Swiss tech firm MindMaze was canceled. Babylon Healthcare Services Limited, the piece of Babylon purchased by eMed and the bulk of what remained of Babylon...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:56 pm August 7, 2023
Multinational digital health firm Babylon reported its previously announced business combination with digital neurotherapy company MindMaze is not moving forward, and it will pursue the sale of its U.K. business to third parties and exit its U.S. business. In June, the company revealed that it accepted a take-private proposal from AlbaCore Capital on behalf of its affiliate company MindMaze,...
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By  Jessica Hagen 10:45 am June 23, 2023
Multinational digital health firm Babylon announced it has accepted a take-private proposal from AlbaCore Capital on behalf of its affiliate digital-neurotherapy company MindMaze, which will transition Babylon from a publicly-traded company to a private entity. Babylon and MindMaze, which makes game-like rehabilitation tools for neurological conditions and injuries, will form a global privately-...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:47 pm May 10, 2023
Babylon's stock price fell sharply after it announced plans to take the multinational digital health firm private, less than two years after the company debuted on the New York Stock Exchange.  Babylon also entered into an agreement with AlbaCore Capital LLP for a secured term loan facility for up to $34.5 million to support the company's plans to delist.  In the first quarter, Babylon reported...
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By  Emily Olsen 02:31 pm March 29, 2023
As more patients avoid primary care while retail chains and virtual care players push into the space, panelists at ViVE 2023 discussed the future of preventive medicine and whether digital health could improve access.  Ali Parsa, CEO and founder of digital health firm Babylon, said more primary care options are a positive for the healthcare system. The problems are "too vast" for one group to...
Ali Parsa, CEO and founder of Babylon
By  Jessica Hagen 12:09 pm February 10, 2023
Editor's note: This article has been updated with additional context from Babylon. Multinational digital health firm Babylon has had a tumultuous few years. Its revenue has increased, but it continues to lose money and its stock price has plummeted.  Ali Parsa, Babylon's CEO and founder, joined MobiHealthNews to discuss lessons Babylon has learned since going public in 2021 and where its focus...
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By  Jessica Hagen 11:12 am November 17, 2022
Multinational digital health firm Babylon reported its third quarter revenue had grown to $288.9 million, a 3.9x year-over-year boost, thanks to an increase in its value-based care business primarily driven by growth in Medicare membership. Babylon reported a loss of $89.9 million for the period, compared to a $66 million loss in Q3 2021. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and...
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By  Emily Olsen 11:59 am October 12, 2022
Multinational digital health firm Babylon said it plans to sell its independent physician association business in California to focus on digital-first contracts. Meritage Medical Network is a group of about 1,800 doctors who provide in-person care across six counties in northern and central California. Babylon said divesting from the network will allow the firm to focus on its core business model...
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By  Emily Olsen 10:54 am September 29, 2022
Babylon announced Thursday the digital health firm had hired Andrew Hine as vice president of the go-to-market team for Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company said he'll manage Babylon's contracts and partnerships and work to increase its offerings and services in those regions. Hine joins Babylon from Ernst & Young, where he was head of health for the Middle East and North...