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A new app developed by a second-year medical student could hold the key to helping doctors and other health professionals communicate better with older patients. Various studies have shown that physicians often find it difficult to converse with older people, leading to many over-65s avoiding seeking medical care. Research published in the Journal of Applied [...]
AstronauTx will use the funding to accelerate the development of novel Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative treatments. The London-based biotech company AstronauTx has completed a £48 million ($61 million) Series A financing round as it continues on a mission to develop novel treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. AstronauTx, which started life as a UCL [...]
Funding will support the advancement of Mogrify’s pipeline of in vivo reprogramming therapies. The biopharmaceutical company Mogrify has closed an additional US$10 million in Series A financing, bringing the total raised to US$46 million. The funding will support further advancement of Mogrify’s pipeline of in vivo reprogramming therapies through pre-clinical translation, continued platform optimisation and [...]
Homecare Hub, a Canadian provider creating innovative home care and housing solutions, has set its sights on expansion following the close of an oversubscribed $2.5m seed funding round. With the raise, Homecare Hub has taken another step towards its promise to redefine senior care by providing affordable, high-quality alternatives to large institutional nursing homes through [...]
Spencer Health Solutions has raised $43 million to accelerate the growth of its medication adherence platform in global markets. The health technology company is focused on improving patient engagement and medication adherence for clinical trials and commercial pharmaceutical programs, while also provider better support for patients at home. Its spencer® medication dispensing technology, a data-driven [...]
Digital healthcare company, Vivante Health, has announced the closing of $31 million in Series B funding to develop its platform focused on the management of digestive conditions. The latest investment was led by new investor Mercato Partners, and brings the total capital raised by Vivante to date to $47 million, following a $16 million Series [...]
A new venture capital firm, built on the foundation of The Longevity Fund, will help advance its mission funding the next generation of companies focused on extending healthy lifespan. Venture capital firm, Age1, launched this month with a view to helping fund founder-led longevity biotech companies advancing new therapeutics, tools, and technologies targeting ageing and [...]
A further funding injection brings the company one step closer to launching its hormone-free formulations to help manage hot flashes, anxiety and low testosterone levels. Rebalance Health has successfully secured a further $7.37 million in funding following a Series C round, bringing its total raised to around $19 million. The funding will help the company [...]
A North American digital health company is looking to extend the commercial reach for its pioneering diagnostic platform, developed to identify patients suffering from a potentially fatal sleep disorder common among older adults. Chicago-headquartered Sibel Health received US Food and Drug Administration clearance in July 2022 for its ANNE Sleep tool created to help doctors [...]
Seven years ago, the renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Professor Stephen Hawking warned that the creation of artificial intelligence would be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity.” He was speaking at the opening of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, a multi-disciplinary institute within Cambridge University dedicated [...]
