Data management

A doctor reviewing a patient's file on a digital tablet
By  Adam Ang 06:05 am February 24, 2025
Auckland-based health IT company Medtech Global has been acquired by software acquirer Banyan Software from the United States. Founded in 1989, Medtech claims to develop the first practice management system in New Zealand. It also offers a payment solution and a digital health application integration platform.  WHY IT MATTERS Medtech was first sold during the thick of the pandemic in 2020 to...
Business officials shake hands to close a deal
By  Adam Ang 07:36 pm December 17, 2024
Toronto-listed HEALWELL AI is making a multi-million-dollar purchase of New Zealand-based Orion Health to combine their capabilities in data infrastructure and AI.  The Canadian healthcare AI company signed a deal to acquire Orion Health, which offers health data management solutions, for CA$165 million or NZ$200 million ($115 million).  The transaction, advised by JP Morgan, is expected to close...
'Pasta' mobile diabetes management app by Kakao Healthcare
By  Adam Ang 12:31 am February 2, 2024
Kakao Healthcare has unveiled its latest AI-driven mobile diabetes management app.  Called PASTA (Personalised, Accessible, Supportive, Tech-enabled, and Affordable), the app currently links to two CGM devices: CareSens Air by local manufacturer i-SENS and Dexcom's G7. The app will also pair with the Mallya smart cap for insulin pens by the second quarter.  Once the CGM device is linked, the app...
Healthcare provider speaking to a patient while smiling
By  Jessica Hagen 01:26 pm October 3, 2023
Healthcare data analytics company Komodo Health announced new hires just one week after launching a new tool dubbed MapLab, an AI-enabled offering providing information on treatment pathways, disease trends and patient populations for life sciences and healthcare companies. Julia Goebel will join the company as its new senior vice president of marketing and Brad Kelley as general manager of...
Healthcare provider standing in a hospital room wearing a pink stethoscope while holding a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 12:42 pm August 24, 2023
Real-world data platform Atropos Health announced it appointed a life science advisory board and moved into the life sciences sector, offering AI innovations, data evaluation, evidence generation and analytics augmentation.  Atropos' app helps physicians access real-world evidence to guide clinical decisions and research.  The California-based company also offers its Green Button for clinical...
Healthcare provider looking at two computers
By  Jessica Hagen 10:32 am March 29, 2023
During Monday's ViVE event in Nashville, panelists discussed how to collect unbiased data through partnerships and by gaining trust and increasing accessibility within communities.   "Data is generated, input by individuals — by humans — and as humans, we all have implicit biases. The first part is to recognize, acknowledge what those are, learn what those may be for you so then you can help...
A screenshot of Spry's home page
By  Adam Ang 12:51 am December 16, 2021
Physiatry platform developer Spry has snapped up $3 million in seed funding, a round led by India-focused venture capital fund Together Fund.  The investing bout also drew participation from FJ Labs, Pareto, Knowledge Capital, AngelList, and Whiteboard Capital. WHAT IT DOES Founded in March this year, the startup offers a full-stack digital platform in the movement health space, which includes...
A medical professional showing a patient information on a tablet
By  Emily Olsen 12:38 pm November 16, 2021
Ribbon Health, which offers a health data API platform, scored $43.5 million in a Series B funding round led by General Catalyst. Other investors participating in the round include Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), BoxGroup, Rock Health, and SCAN Group and Health Plan CEO Sachin Jain. Ribbon said the Series B brings its total raise to $55 million. WHAT IT DOES Ribbon provides an API layer that...
Researchers looking at data on a computer
By  Emily Olsen 01:06 pm September 15, 2021
Research data management platform Flywheel announced it had raised $22 million in Series C funding. The round was led by 8VC with participation from investors including iSelect, Argonautic Ventures, Beringea, DrX/Novartis, HPE Pathfinder, Spike Ventures, Key Investments, Seraph and Great North Labs. “We are incredibly excited about the opportunities ahead, as we accelerate the transformation of...