Investors in digital health have been busy this year. In the first half of 2017, 188 startups took in $3.5 billion in investments—a record setting amount. It’s not hard to see why. Patients and providers are both looking to digital health tools to get better treatment and improve the relationship dynamic. With all that money flowing into some very intriguing startups, and it’s a good idea to know what the digital health industry holds for us in the coming years.
One Drop, a leading diabetes care management platform announced they are partnering with Fitbit to help people better manage their Diabetes. By working together, Fitbit and One Drop can help make it easier for people to see how physical activity can impact blood glucose levels and make more informed care management decisions. In addition, One Drop will build an App for Fitbit Ionic, bringing One Drop data to the wrist.
Samsung Biologics has announced it has expanded its strategic alliance with MSD, or Merck as it is known in the US and Canada, with the signing of a memorandum of understanding. The relationship has come into force to streamline process development and clinical material production for small biotech start-ups focusing on novel drugs.
A major international study has pinpointed more than 100 genetic risk factors that explain why some people suffer from asthma, hay fever and eczema.
Keytruda (pembrolizumab) was the main bright spot for Merck as it weathered blows from the NotPetya cyber attack, new competition and pricing pressures in hepatitis C.
Fresh off the heels of its CAR-T approval, Novartis expanded its oncological arsenal with a $3.9 billion acquisition of French cancer firm Advanced Accelerator Applications.
Global efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB) have saved an estimated 53 million lives since 2000 and reduced the TB mortality rate by 37%, according to the Global TB Report 2017, released by WHO today.
An exploratory study has identified a link between gut bacteria and post-traumatic stress disorder that could bring us closer to fathoming the mechanisms of the complex condition.
CVS Health Corp.’s bid for Aetna Inc., which could be valued at more than $66 billion, would — if successful — combine two businesses that have traditionally been separate, health insurance and pharmacy-benefit management.
The International Pharmaceutical Networking Exhibition (CPhI Worldwide 2017), was held at Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1 in Messe, Frankfurt, Germany from the 24th to the 26th of October 2017. As the leading global pharmaceutical & medical device B2B online platform, Ddu attended the exhibition, gaining attention from the whole industry.
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