Australian digital health backer ANDHealth scores $14M in government funding
ANDHealth, a digital health commercialisation organisation in Australia, has secured A$19.75 million ($14.3 million) in government funding to support its programme for small and medium enterprises. It received the funding under the federal government's Medical Research Future Fund – Early Stage Translation and...
111 to build a disease management platform with Bayer
Chinese healthcare platform 111 has expanded its existing partnership with global drug maker Bayer Healthcare Co.
The two companies first entered into a strategic partnership last year in September to market innovative drugs and healthcare products for chronic disease management. A digital platform was also built to provide online pharmacist...
Shanghai MediTrust Health Technology Co. has raised $308 million in a Series C financing event jointly led by Boyu Capital and Janchor Partners.
The investing round was also participated by Lily Asia Ventures, Lake Bleu Capital, Bank of China Group Investment, AIHC Capital, Everbright Limited, New Alliance Capital, CICC, among others. Previous investors also joined, such as Shanghai...
The mobile application for eye wellness by Singaporean startup Plano has been added to the apps gallery of mobile gadgets and wearables brand of Chinese electronics giant Huawei.
WHY IT MATTERS
The inclusion of Plano's mobile app to Huawei devices comes as part of their partnership to tackle the global issue of myopia or nearsightedness. In a press statement, the startup said its entire ecosystem...
Nasdaq-listed 111, a Chinese healthcare platform, has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Jiangsu-based drug R&D firm Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals Co. to build a virtual platform for liver cancer patients.
WHAT IT DOES
111 operates an internet hospital offering virtual health consultations, an electronic prescription service, and a patient management service. It also runs...
The Hanjiao Group, a distributor of healthcare products for the middle-aged and elderly segments in China, has launched a new home care service platform for Chinese seniors.
WHY IT MATTERS
Yiyuan, a cloud-based online-to-offline service platform, connects merchants and consumers within the health and senior care industry. It leverages technology to provide more efficient and targeted home care...
Australia seeks developer of digital health app with COVID-19 vaccination pass
The Australian government has started looking for a developer for its smartphone app project that will store COVID-19 vaccination certificates and test results.
Based on a recently issued tender request by the Australian Digital Health Agency, the digital health app must connect to the government's My Health Record...
Chinese healthcare services firm Zhongchao, through its subsidiary Shanghai Zhongxin Medical Technology, has established Zhongxin Ningxia, its new business that will set up an internet hospital for inpatient management in China.
WHY IT MATTERS
Zhongchao said in a press statement that the upcoming Zhongxin Internet Hospital will offer an all-in-one patient management service, including diagnosis,...
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China has reported that its researchers have come up with a deep learning framework for drug discovery.
A research team from Ping An Healthcare Technology Research Institute and Beijing's Tsinghua University developed the said framework; its findings were published in the peer-reviewed journal Briefings in Bioinformatics.
WHY IT MATTERS
The researchers created...
US-based Cardiac Insight enters distribution deal to enter APAC market
American medical device maker Cardiac Insight has tapped i.SigNal, the digital health arm of South Korean technology firm Dreamtech, to distribute Cardea SOLO, its single-use wearable ECG patch, and proprietary analysis software system in 23 Asia-Pacific countries.
Cardiac Insight's ECG patch and analysis software system make...
