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Oura and Google Fitbit partner with academia and others to battle opioid disorder
By  Anthony Vecchione 11:43 am May 2, 2025
The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) announced it is partnering with Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS), Duke University, Google Fitbit, Morse Clinics, North Carolina Central University, Ōura, ProofPilot, Triangle CERSI and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). The partnership aims to use data collected from consumer wearables to lower opioid use disorder (OUD) fatalities by creating...
Dr. Ricky Bloomfield, chief medical officer at Oura
Q&A: Oura appoints its first chief medical officer
By  Jessica Hagen 08:00 am March 20, 2025
Health-tracking ring maker Oura announced today the appointment of Dr. Ricky Bloomfield as its first chief medical officer. Prior to this, he served as clinical and health informatics lead at Apple Health, where he oversaw the launch of several features, including Apple's Health Records on the iPhone.  Dr. Bloomfield spoke with MobiHealthNews about his new role, where he will lead the expansion...
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Oura secures $200M, boosting its valuation to $5.2B
By  Anthony Vecchione 12:56 pm December 20, 2024
Health-tracking ring maker Oura announced it closed a $200 million Series D funding round led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and Dexcom. The investment raises the company’s valuation to $5.2 billion. WHAT IT DOES The Oura Ring hosts a number of different sensors designed to monitor a wearer's health while sleeping or engaging in physical activities. They include an NTC body-...
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Dexcom partners with Oura, invests $75M in ring maker
By  Jessica Hagen 12:08 pm November 21, 2024
Glucose-monitoring specialist Dexcom announced it has made a $75 million strategic investment in health-tracking ring maker Oura and established a strategic partnership to enable two-way data flow between Dexcom's continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and the Oura Ring. Dexcom will contribute $75 million to Oura's Series D funding round, which will bring Oura's valuation to more than $5 billion....
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Smart ring maker Oura announces third acquisition in two years
By  Jessica Hagen 05:20 pm October 31, 2024
Health-tracking ring maker Oura announced it has agreed to acquire data company Sparta Science, which offers a platform that collects and analyzes health and performance information. Oura will leverage Sparta Science’s Trinsic data platform to expand its B2B offerings. The company says the acquisition will enhance its Oura Teams platform to serve enterprise, healthcare and government customers. ...
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Smart ring maker Oura acquires metabolic health company Veri
By  Jessica Hagen 12:19 pm September 12, 2024
Finland-based health-tracking ring maker Oura announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire fellow Finnish company Veri, which offers personalized metabolic health programs.  Veri uses the FDA-cleared Abbott FreeStyle Libre 1, 2, and 3 sensors to monitor a user's metabolic health by collecting data from their body. An app enabled by continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) then guides the user...
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Oura smart ring company extends heart health capabilities
By  Nathan Eddy 02:34 pm May 13, 2024
Finland-based Oura, the maker of its namesake health tracking ring, announced it added two heart health monitoring features to its Oura Ring wearable device, Cardiovascular Age (CVA) and Cardio Capacity, which will be available later this month on Oura Ring Gen3 devices for both Android and iOS. The CVA feature uses data from the device to estimate a user's cardiovascular age relative to their...
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Health tracking ring company Oura partners with teletherapy platform Talkspace
By  Jessica Hagen 11:47 am August 30, 2023
Finland-based Oura, maker of its namesake health tracking ring, announced it's partnering with teletherapy company Talkspace to allow Oura wearers to share their personalized sleep and daily movement data with Talkspace therapists. Oura ring wearers can utilize the company's Share Report feature to send information about their sleep quality and movement trends over the period of a week, a month...
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Wearable company Oura acquires digital identification startup Proxy
By  Emily Olsen 12:35 pm May 10, 2023
Oura, the company behind a health tracking ring wearable, announced Tuesday it had purchased digital identification startup Proxy in an all-equity deal. Proxy offers digital identity tech that aims to replace keys, cards, badges, apps and passwords. The startup said it had been working to include its offerings on wearable devices as well as phones.  According to reporting by Bloomberg, the deal...
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Wearable company Oura launches employer program
By  Jessica Hagen 01:00 pm December 1, 2022
Finland-based Oura, maker of the health-tracking Ring, announced the launch of Oura for Business, which will supply individuals with personalized insights while providing customized tools and recommendations for leaders based on group data.  Oura said it will offer specialized offerings geared toward employee wellness, athletics, the military, healthcare, corporations and higher education. The...
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