Healthcare AI customers are demanding clear, measurable ROI before they scale adoption. Here, four investors discussed how the healthcare AI startups are adapting to this new market dynamic. The post AI Startups’ ROI Reckoning: What 4 VCs Say Matters Now appeared first on MedCity News.
Hansa Biopharma has encouraging early clinical results showing its drug imlifidase, used as a pretreatment, enabled Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients to receive the gene therapy Elevidys. Sarepta is searching for ways to mitigate excessive immune responses to Elevidys that can lead to serious and potentially fatal liver injury. The post Sarepta’s Future in Gene Therapy…
Biogen’s Apellis Pharmaceuticals acquisition comes nearly two years after the drugmaker purchased immunology startup Human Immunology Biosciences. CEO Chris Viehbacher said Apellis accelerates Biogen’s expansion in nephrology, supporting a HI-Bio drug currently in pivotal testing for three kidney conditions. The post Why Biogen Is Paying $5.6B to Buy Apellis Pharma appeared first on MedCity News.
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When we meet members where they are — whether it’s helping them buy groceries or find transportation to a doctor’s appointment — we’re not just closing care gaps; we’re building trust. The post How Personalized Daily Rewards Close Care Gaps appeared first on MedCity News.
For the most part, Keyanna Jones and her husband thought they knew what to expect when their daughter Chloë had eye surgery last fall. Even Chloë, who was in kindergarten, had a good understanding of how things would go that day. Before the procedure, a hospital worker gave her a coloring book that explained the…
By LINDA RIDDELL & THOMAS WILSON Recent discussions over Medicaid budget cuts invite us to look more deeply into the house-of-cards that, when it collapses, will hit the states and low-income households hardest. But we will all be harmed. Some states get 80% of their Medicaid funding from the federal government, as a recent Wall…
SIKESTON, Mo. — In the summer of 2021, Sikeston residents organized the biggest Juneteenth party in the city’s history. Sikeston police officers came too, both to provide security for the event and to try to build bridges with the community. But after decades of mistrust, some residents questioned their motives. In the series finale of…
Diagnostics and drug development startup Arboretum LifeSciences launched with $30 million in financing. Its executives say analyses of data from its genetic tests both form the basis of partnerships with big pharma and lead to the formation of new biotech companies — all focused on common diseases. The post Startup Arboretum Sprouts, Bringing a Precision…
Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday October 24 at 1pm PST 4pm EST are Digital Medicine Society CEO Jennifer Goldsack, (@GoldsackJen) , the VA’s Cole Zanetti (@ColeZanetti); and the Chief Commercial Officer at Curai Health Nicole Bell (@bellnicolee). There’ll likely be chatter about #HLTH2024 but also a lot of focus on the new…