News 8/14/24 – HIStalk
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Global conglomerate Hearst will acquire healthcare workforce management software vendor QGenda in a deal that is valued at up to $3 billion.
Insiders say the deal gives seller Francisco Partners a 15x return…
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INVEST Digital Health Pitch Perfect Judge Shares Healthcare Startup Investment Insights – MedCity News
Several investors are taking part in the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference in Dallas on September 18, including Dan Easton, Principal with Unorthodox Ventures. Easton is one of the judges for the INVEST Pitch…
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Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals opens new ‘nuclear’ gamma camera
The first patients have been scanned by a new £3.6m gamma camera at The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital Trust (SaTH).
The camera, which SaTH said is the single largest investment in “nuclear medicine” made…
Monday Morning Update 8/12/24 – HIStalk
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Walgreens Boots Alliance may sell its majority stake in VillageMD primary care clinics business as it streamlines its business to focus on retail pharmacies, according to SEC filings.
The company invested $6 billion…
A Snapshot of MedCity’s INVEST Conferences – MedCity News
MedCity’s INVEST and INVEST Digital Health events offer compelling forums for discussion around the healthcare innovation ecosystem and its components, from startups in health tech and life sciences, venture capital and strategic investors, healthcare…
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Flo Health responds to viral male-founded femtech funding debate
Male-founded femtech firm Flo Health has called on investors to recognise the “vast potential” in the femtech space, following a viral debate about its unicorn status.
Flo announced in July 2024 that it had raised…
venBio Raises $528M for Fifth Life Sciences Fund
What You Should Know: – venBio, a leading life sciences venture capital firm, announced the successful closing of its fifth fund, venBio Fund V, with over $528M in capital commitments. – The new fund…
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What Investors Have to Say About Digital Health’s Newly Stable Funding Environment – MedCity News
The digital health fundraising environment has been a roller coaster over the past few years — soaring through the thrilling highs of rapid innovation and abundant capital, followed by the stomach-churning dips of market…
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R1 RCM to Be Acquired by TowerBrook and CD&R for $8.9B
What You Should Know: – R1 RCM Inc., a leading provider of technology-driven healthcare revenue cycle management solutions, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by investment funds affiliated…
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Outpace Bio Secures $144M for AI-Powered Cell Therapy Platform
What You Should Know: – Outpace Bio, a pioneering cell therapy company raises $144M in oversubscribed Series B financing round led by RA Capital Management with participation from both new and existing investors, including…
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