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Coreline Soft executives in the company's KOSDAQ listing at Korea Exchange
By  Adam Ang 01:15 am September 22, 2023
Coreline Soft debuts in KOSDAQ Early this week, Coreline Soft made its debut on the Korea Exchange's secondary trading board KOSDAQ in South Korea.  Following this, the medical AI company said in a LinkedIn post that it will proceed in developing its product pipeline and expanding its solutions.  "In the rapidly evolving field of medical AI, we aim to solidify our leading position in the chest CT...
Healthcare providers standing next to each other while wearing blue scrubs and looking at a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 01:00 pm September 21, 2023
California-based real-world data platform Atropos Health announced it completed a strategic financing round with participation from Sumitomo Corporation Venture Group's Presidio Ventures, Samsung Next, Audere Capital, Gaingels and other investors.  WHAT IT DOES Atropos Health offers AI innovations, evidence generation, analytics augmentation and data evaluation to help physicians access real-...
Person in a blue shirt holding a tablet while smiling and looking at the device
By  Jessica Hagen 01:03 pm September 20, 2023
Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect Health Catalyst Capital not Health Catalyst participated in the round. 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 Capital, Intermountain Ventures, SemperVirens, 7wireVentures,...
Healthcare provider in scrubs sitting on a couch in a living room with two people
By  Jessica Hagen 09:33 am September 20, 2023
Inbound Health, a value-based care enablement platform for health systems and plans to provide at-home acute and post-acute care, announced the close of a $30 million Series B funding round led by HealthQuest Capital.  Existing investors McKesson Ventures and Flare Capital Partners participated in the round.  The Minnesota-based company will use the funds to expand into new markets and further...
Healthcare provider talking to a patient while showing them a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 02:01 pm September 18, 2023
Cardiology care platform CardioOne, a company built through Redesign Health, announced it is partnering with healthcare providers Cardiac Associates of New Jersey, Twin Hearts in Florida and Corrieius Cardiology in Pennsylvania, as well as subscription-based cardiology resources company MedAxiom.  Texas-based CardioOne is a cardiology-focused care delivery enablement platform that offers...
Healthcare provider wearing a lab coat and a stethoscope around their neck while sitting at a desk looking at a computer
By  Jessica Hagen 11:39 am September 18, 2023
Virtual specialty care platform Summus announced it secured $19.5 million in funding, bringing its total raise to $70 million.  Summus offers employers, health plans, hospitals and health systems, and medical groups and networks a virtual care platform focused on specialty care, including peer-to-peer solutions that allow primary care and in-plan specialist providers access to a specialist...
AWAK Technologies digital health monitoring platform
By  Adam Ang 10:24 pm September 14, 2023
AWAK bags $20M in Series B funding Despite a challenging market condition, Singapore-based medtech AWAK Technologies has raised more than $20 million in a Series B funding round – one of the biggest funding raises in Southeast Asia this year. The round was co-led by Lion X Ventures and Vickers Venture Partners.  AWAK is developing a portable peritoneal dialysis device that allows users to undergo...
Healthcare provider sitting on a couch with a patient in their home checking their vitals.
By  Jessica Hagen 12:30 pm September 12, 2023
Shareholders of healthcare-at-home specialist Amedisys voted in favor of the roughly $3.3 billion pending acquisition by Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The shareholders approved the adoption of the merger agreement, as well as compensation to the company's executive officers in connection with the merger. Still, the deal...
Computerized image of an artificial intelligence robot with a data panel in the background
By  Jessica Hagen 12:08 pm September 11, 2023
Tel Aviv-based AI-enabled computational protein engineering platform Scala Biodesign announced its launch today with $5.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by TLV Partners, an Israeli venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups.  WHAT IT DOES Scala's computational method utilizes AI, physics-based modeling and biological data analysis to engineer and improve proteins for...
A doctor answering online inquiries on a laptop
By  Adam Ang 03:44 am September 8, 2023
Online health information platform AskDr has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Health Innovations, a group of medical doctors based in Singapore. AskDr serves as an online avenue for trusted medical advice and personalised health information. It enables patient-led discussions with doctors as moderators.  Launched during the pandemic, it was run by volunteer doctors who help address medical...