Digital gastrointestinal health company Vivante Health announced it closed a $31 million Series B funding round led by new investor Mercato Partners, bringing its total raise to $47 million. Health Catalyst, Intermountain Ventures, SemperVirens, 7wireVentures, Human Capital and Distributed Ventures participated in the round. WHAT IT DOES Vivante offers a platform dubbed GIThrive that provides […]
This event has evolved over the years. At first, attendees were mostly from the IT world. Today, invitations are extended to the whole C-suite, including CIOs, CTOs, chief strategy officers, clinical directors, operations personnel, nursing directors and more. The event has come to attract members of the C-suite who make technology decisions about the whole […]
BYD Dolphin EV (Source: BYD) China’s largest automaker, BYD, is set to take on Toyota on its home turf. BYD launched the all-electric Dolphin hatchback starting at ¥3.63 million ($24,570) in Japan Wednesday as it looks to take on Toyota head-on. The Chinese automaker introduced the Dolphin EV at a launch event in Tokyo on […]
On the heels of an exceptionally fiery and smoky summer, two new reports released Wednesday confirmed what many Americans have been already seeing and breathing. Smoke from increasingly frequent and increasingly large fires has started to undo decades of hard-won gains in air quality, and the problem is expected to only get worse, not just […]
Close to six months after announcing a massive order from GM’s BrightDrop, logistics and vehicle rental specialist Ryder is deploying its first batch of electric vans across the US. The deployment kicks off Ryder’s process in adding 4,000 BrightDrop EVs to its fleet over the next two years. Ryder System, Inc. ($R) is a logistics […]
Digital health company Oto and clinical trial start-up Lindus Healthhas launched a remote, digital trial to increase patient access to life-changing tinnitus therapy. Tinnitus, which is often described as “ringing in the ears”, can have a significant impact on everyday life, causing problems such as insomnia and depression. In the UK, persistent tinnitus is estimated […]
New research suggests huge unmet demand for prescription apps from the NHS across the whole UK population – particularly for prevention of high-volume illnesses where the NHS is struggling to cope with demand, such as depression, anxiety, obesity & diabetes, and cancer. Research from consultancy Zühlke shows that over 60% of the population are interested in […]
The UK government has allocated £5.5 million in funding to establish a Medicines Manufacturing Skills Centre of Excellence. The Government says the move will help to ensure UK life sciences sector “has the right talent to drive innovation and deliver its high-skilled that will help the UK respond to future health emergencies’. This £5.5 million […]
Tesla has added a Model 3 Performance sweepstakes to its referral program in order to boost incentives at the end of the quarter. After relaunching its owner’s referral program earlier this year, Tesla has been gradually updating it. Referrers and buyers earn credits when referring buyers and when the buyers use referral links. Those Tesla credits can […]
PatchRx, a US-based medication management startup, has raised US$8 million in a Series A funding round. Its smart pill bottle cap is designed to prioritise patient wellbeing via data-driven technology to enhance prescription adherence and support patients in their medication management. The round was led by Atento Capital joined by Vast Ventures, Cortado Ventures, Forum […]
