Last Month In Digital Health (March 2023)
CONTENTS:?1) ??Pharma Digital Health 2)??Digital Therapeutics 3)??Health Tech 4)??Wearables & Sensors 5) ?? Artificial Intelligence 6) ?? FemTech 7)??Funding & Finance?
1) Pharma Digital Health
??Pfizer and Ada Health launch nationwide online COVID-19 Care Journey to help patients receive timely treatment and identify high-risk factors for severe COVID-19
??Bayer and Huma partner to create an online tool that assesses an individual's risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease and raises awareness of heart health.
??AstraZeneca and The University of Sheffield develop an AI model that can predict whether a potential drug will interact with its target protein molecules in the human body, accelerating the discovery of new medicines.
??Novartis?and?Dawn Health?join forces to develop digital tools for managing unmet needs and disease progression in chronic conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis and Cardiovascular Disease
??Sanofi and Glooko have partnered to support insulin-based therapies that are connected with glucose monitoring devices to make it easier for patients to manage their blood glucose levels
2)Digital Therapeutics?
?? UK NICE approves digital CBT apps for children with anxiety and depression
?? Insomnia treatment app Sommz becomes first DTx approved for marketing in South Korea
?? DarioHealth integrates Continuous Glucose Monitoring into digital therapeutics platform with Dexcom partnership
?? Axena Health raises $25M to develop pelvic floor digital therapeutic for female incontinence
?? Newel Health awarded $2.5M research grant from Michael J. Fox Foundation for development of DTx for Parkinson's Disease
?? NervTex obtains local approval for AI-powered movement disorder analysis software for brain disorders.
3)Health Tech
??A 19-month-old baby is the first person in the UK to benefit from a life-saving treatment for the fatal genetic disease, metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD)
??Gallbladder surgery is done remotely in China at using a robot & 5G technology controlled by a surgical team nearly 5000 kms away
??A hospital in Spain is launching a study to test the efficacy, tolerability, and acceptance of a drug produced for children using a 3D printer
??A new Ingestible Sensor that is monitored as it moves through the digestive tract could help doctors pinpoint GI difficulties revealing where slowdowns in digestion may occur
??A postage stamp-sized ultrasound patch can perform advanced cardiac imaging when patient is on the move. It sends and receives ultrasound waves, which it uses to generate a constant stream of images of the heart’s structure in real time
??Technology developed by Sonde Health to detect and monitor illness using voice patterns will be used to track people in the early stages of cognitive decline in a new US study
4)Wearables & Sensors?
??Apple reportedly reached proof-of-concept stage for non-invasive blood sugar monitoring via Apple Watch
??Soft-robotic wearable with under-arm balloons helps ALS patients raise their arms, with potential for Brain Computer Interface integration
??Arm-stroking wearable found to effectively reduce perceived stress and anxiety
??Major UK study to evaluate the effectiveness of a Huawei wearable and Brainomix AI software in detecting atrial fibrillation in stroke patients
??Wearable device for vocal fatigue detects when the user's voice needs a break
5) Artificial Intelligence
??Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are developing ways to use artificial intelligence to detect warning signs of delirium in hospital patients
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??FDA approves AI ultrasound application for musculoskeletal imaging. The model uses AI to rapidly identify, highlight, and measure tendon structures in the foot, ankle, and knee to accelerate injury diagnoses and treatment
??ChatGPT could become Alzheimer’s screening tool, study suggests.
??AI is dreaming up drugs that no one has ever seen, opening up the possibility of faster, cheaper pharmaceuticals throughout the drug development pipeline.
??Canadian lab plans to use new tech to treat breast cancer patients with artificial intelligence.
6)FemTech
?? Emm develops a smart menstrual cup that tracks biometrics to help diagnose conditions such as PCOS and endometriosis
?? Samsung teams up with Natural Cycles to offer advanced temperature-based cycle tracking on the Galaxy Watch5 Series
?? A bra has been developed that tracks vital signs and sends alerts to doctors if something goes wrong.
7) Funding & Finance?
??Data analytics startup Clearsense scores $50M and more digital health fundings
??OCD-focused platform NOCD raises $35M and more digital health fundings ()
??Axena Health secures $25M to accelerate global adoption of Leva, its Digital Health treatment for Female Incontinence
??Clinical trial startup Faro Health raises $20M and more digital health fundings
??Medication risk analysis company MDI Health raises $20M
??Egyptian health tech Yodawy raises $16M, backed by Delivery Hero Ventures
??Aluna artificial intelligence-powered lung health platform raises $15.3M in a series B financing round
??Marker Learning raises $15M for virtual assessments
??Digital MSK startup IncludeHealth scores $11M
??UK digital pharmacy player Phlo nets ￡10M
??Avicenna wraps up $10M funding to ramp global AI solution for CT screening
??Reproductive care company Twentyeight Health scores $8.3M
??DNA company Asa Ren raises $8M to develop its personalized nutrition and wellness platform.
??Medice leads €7M financing of digital health firm Selfapy, a mental health therapy and coaching app
??Health benefits company Thatch launched with more than $6M raised in pre-seed and seed funding
??Spanish home care startup Senniors raised $5.6M
??Irish startup Spectrum.Life secures €5M to make mental health and wellbeing services more accessible.
??Portuguese digital health startup C-mo Medical Solutions has secured a total of $4.8M to develop its cough monitoring technology.
??Sweden-based Viking Analytics raises €3M to expand its health monitoring technology startup.
??Newel Health scores $2.5M from MJFF for Parkinson’s app, a digital therapeutic for people with Parkinson’s Disease.
??Previa Medical raises €2.1M for sepsis prediction tool, a machine learning-based platform for early sepsis detection.