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Healthcare & Life Science M&A Activity Plummets 1H’22

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The index of Healthcare & Life Science equities tracked by Stout was down 16.8% – Healthcare & Life Science M&A activity plummeted to 338 deals in Q2 2022 versus 535 in Q2 2021 and a record 565 deals in Q4 2021. in Q2 2022, with only Acadia Healthcare posting a gain in share price.

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JPMorgan Establishes Life Sciences Private Equity Division

HIT Consultant

Dr. Squinto joins from OrbiMed Advisors and brings more than 30 years of experience in the biotechnology company building and investing space, having co-founded and built numerous biotechnology companies including Alexion Pharmaceuticals and acting as a key scientific founder of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. ” Strategic Advisors.

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Roundup: Victoria, WA launch initiatives to support local digital health innovation and more briefs

Healthcare It News

The Victorian Connected Health Innovation and Commercialisation Centre will support up to 500 local companies each year by connecting them with healthcare professionals, investors, and other innovators who can assist in fast-tracking the development of their new digital health products.

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Biotech Startup Obatala Sciences Raises $3M for Organ-on-a-Chip for Research

HIT Consultant

Obatala Sciences, a New Orleans biotechnology company, was founded in 2017 to enable diversity in clinical research and speed up the development of better therapies for diseases like obesity, diabetes, and cancer, and advance research in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

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Petrie-Flom Welcomes 2023-2024 Student Fellows

Bill Of Health

These five students are a fantastic cohort of health law policy, biotechnology, and bioethics scholars who join us from Harvard Law School. Prior to law school, she worked at the largest provider of disability and reproductive healthcare services in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Adithi Iyer is a law student (J.D.

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United Therapeutics to Acquire Miromatrix Medical for $91M

HIT Consultant

United Therapeutics is a biotechnology company with six FDA-approved therapies to address rare, life-threatening conditions, and a pipeline that includes four ongoing registration-phase studies. Miromatrix Background Miromatrix is a life sciences company focused on the development of bioengineered organs composed of human cells.

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Day 3 HIMSS Roundup: Glooko Acquires DIABNEXT, GE Healthcare/AliveCor Integration

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GE Healthcare and AliveCor Integrating Data from Consumer ECGs Into Clinical Workflow. AliveCor and GE Healthcare announced they are partnering to integrate data from AliveCor’s KardiaMobile 6L electrocardiogram (ECG) device directly into GE Healthcare’s MUSE Cardiac Management System (MUSE). Strategic Partnerships.