Researchers are looking to conduct a study using AI, virtual reality (VR) and AI-generated voice cloning of a patient's living or deceased loved ones to personalize pain management therapy, according to a paper published in the Journal of Medical Extended Reality.
"AI-generated VR technology has the potential to modulate pain and enhance cognitive engagement through rapid design and...
Precision medicine startup Promise Bio announced that it has emerged from stealth with an $8.3 million seed investment.
Awz Ventures led the round with funding from AION Lab's venture seeding track from AstraZeneca and Pfizer, which provided Promise Bio with financial backing to accelerate the development of its platform.
In addition to the funding, the company received a grant from the Israel...
Western Sydney Diabetes has rolled out a mobile diabetes management application from Taiwan as part of its patient engagement digitisation.
A centre led by the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD), WSD has established an automated patient engagement programme with Health2Sync. It features the Health2Sync app which provides personalised lifestyle suggestions on managing blood sugar levels...
Precision Neuroscience, a brain-computer interface company that connects AI with human intelligence, announced it closed a $102 million Series C funding round led by General Equity Holdings, bringing its total raise to $155 million.
Steadview Capital, B Capital and Duquesne Family Office, the investment firm of Stanley F. Druckenmiller, participated in the round.
The funding comes less than two...
Wavegate Corporation, a company that makes neuromodulation technology for chronic pain management, has secured $26 million in a Series A funding round led by UCEA Capital Partners Ltd.
WHAT IT DOES
The Louisiana-based company offers its Ellipse Spinal Cord Stimulator Platform for treating chronic pain. The platform includes the company's patented and FDA-cleared StimuLux technology, which uses...
TelliHealth has named Asif Ahmad CEO and a member of its board. The aim of the rebranded company, which is the result of the merger between Accuhealth and Signallamp Health, is to improve the delivery of remote patient monitoring (RPM) and chronic care management (CCM) services across the healthcare continuum by serving clients and their patients nationally.
"I am delighted to be able to work...
California-based Capstan Medical, maker of robotic-enabled tools for heart valve disease, closed an oversubscribed $110 million Series C round led by Eclipse.
Existing investors Intuitive Ventures, Yu Galaxy, and new investor Gideon Strategic Partners, participated in the round.
WHAT IT DOES
The company offers surgical robotics with catheter-based technology and implants to repair and replace...
Editor's note: This article has been updated with a quote from Cala Health's CEO.
Calif.-based Cala Health, the maker of wearable neuromodulation therapy, announced that it has completed the initial closing of an oversubscribed $50 million growth round.
Vertex Growth Fund and Nexus NeuroTech Ventures coled the round, with participation by all the company's existing investors, including Johnson...
Cardiovascular imaging company Cleerly announced it raised $106 million in a Series C funding round.
The round was led by Insight Partners and Battery Ventures, with participation from preexisting investors.
WHAT IT DOES
Cleerly is a digital healthcare company that offers heart disease-diagnosis solutions. It developed a standard for coronary artery disease by integrating quality clinical...
Digital musculoskeletal care platform Hinge Health is partnering with Amazon Health Services to allow individuals to check coverage eligibility through their employer or health plan on Amazon Health's website and, if covered, access MSK care through the digital platform.
San Francisco-based Hinge Health, founded in 2015, provides those with musculoskeletal conditions access to orthopedic...
