Jessica Hagen

Jessica Hagen

Jessica Hagen is the Executive Editor of MobiHealthNews. She covers the growth of digital health, including the medical extended reality (XR) industry, and reports in-depth on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. As a hobby, Jessica co-hosts a podcast with Dr. Kim Bullock, a medical XR pioneer at Stanford University, about immersive technology use in psychiatric care. She received a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in Journalism from California State University, Northridge.

Healthcare provider putting medication into an infusion line with a patient lying in a bed
By  Jessica Hagen 01:39 pm February 22, 2024
Tech-enabled infusion platform Uptiv Health announced a partnership with Lyn Health, a healthcare provider for poly-chronic patients, to merge infusion therapy with chronic care management through an offering dubbed Uptiv360.  Through the partnership, patients can undergo an onboarding process via an app, followed by an evaluation by a nurse practitioner during an infusion visit. Within 48 hours...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:29 pm February 21, 2024
Medical Microinstruments, a surgical robotics company, announced it secured $110 million in a Series C financing round led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with participation from existing investors. The company offers its Symani Surgical System, a robotic technology for microsurgery and supermicrosurgery. The system allows surgeons to replicate the movement of a human hand at a...
Scientist in a lab surrounded by microscopes
By  Jessica Hagen 01:54 pm February 20, 2024
French startup Bioptimus, which aims to create an AI foundation model for biology to drive research and innovation, announced its launch with $35 million in seed funding.  Sofinnova Partners led the round, with support from Bpifrance Large Venture, Frst and multistage VC Cathay Innovation.  Hummingbird, Headline, Owkin, NJF Capital, Top Harvest Capital, and tech entrepreneur Xavier Niel also...
Three healthcare providers standing around a computer looking at the screen
By  Jessica Hagen 04:46 pm February 19, 2024
Conversational AI and digital engagement platform mPulse reported 94% growth in Q4 2023, and 106% year-over-year. The company attributed its rise in revenue to its acquisitions announced in December of health management and engagement platform HealthTrio and analytics company Decision Point Healthcare Solutions, as well as organic growth. The privately held company touts that it partners with 19...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:09 pm February 19, 2024
AT&T will offer its more than 125,000 employees 24/7 access to women's health platform Maven Clinic's virtual fertility and family-building support services, including guidance around egg freezing, adoption, IVF, surrogacy snf preconception. The New York-based digital reproductive health and family platform offers fertility and family planning services, pregnancy and postpartum care, and...
Healthcare provider standing next to a patient lying in a bed in a hospital room
By  Jessica Hagen 02:26 pm February 16, 2024
AI-powered care facility automation platform care.ai announced an enterprise-wide partnership with New Jersey-based not-for-profit hybrid care provider Virtua Health, where Virtua will leverage care.ai's virtual care offerings, including its Smart Care Facility Platform and Always-Aware ambient sensors. care.ai's Smart Care Facility Platform includes a network of sensors spread through a care...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:02 pm February 15, 2024
Vessi Medical, which offers cryotherapy technology to treat non muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), announced it closed a $16.5 million Series A funding round. The company offers a cryo spray for hollow and humid organs, which it touts as a new treatment approach to NMIBC, a cancer on the surface of the bladder's inner lining.  The Israeli company says its cryotherapy offering is a minimally...
Two scientists in a laboratory setting looking at a tablet while surrounded by beakers
By  Jessica Hagen 02:47 pm February 14, 2024
Invitae, a medical genetic testing company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and intends to continue the case without disrupting operations using cash on hand and while seeking to sell its business.   The San Francisco-based company is seeking approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey to use its cash on hand to fund the case.  In its bankruptcy petition, the...
Healthcare provider wearing a stethoscope around their neck while looking at a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 12:00 pm February 14, 2024
Hippocratic AI, a generative AI company developing safety-focused large language models for healthcare, is launching a Nurse Advisory Council that will work in conjunction with its Physician Advisory Council to ensure the safe development of its LLMs aimed at increasing care equity, the supply and availability of healthcare workers, and better healthcare access and outcomes. The California-based...
Healthcare provider sitting at a desk while wearing a stethoscope around their neck and looking at a computer
By  Jessica Hagen 02:53 pm February 13, 2024
Zocdoc, a health tech company known for its appointment-booking and doctor-search tool, announced its new Guided Search capability. The tool provides patients with more tailored search results based on their symptoms and what they are seeking treatment for, helping users find the right in-network provider.  "We know that choosing the right provider is very important to patients, but far too often...