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Viome Life Sciences unveils at-home oral, throat cancer detection test

Fierce Healthcare

At-home diagnostics startup Viome Life Sciences has launched a new test to help detect oral and throat cancers. | The test relies on Viome’s proprietary RNA sequencing technology and AI to measure gene expression of the oral microbiome and human cells in each patient’s saliva, which are used to identify early biomarkers associated with oral and throat (..)

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Microsoft life sciences leader on what makes for successful disruptors

Healthcare It News

"The companies and startups that are solving challenges for healthcare customers ultimately improve the ecosystem in a meaningful way by making it easy to buy, implement and use technology," said Sally Frank, worldwide lead of health and life science at Microsoft for Startups.

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Viome Life Sciences banks $86.5M round, partners with CVS to sell at-home diagnostic tests

Fierce Healthcare

At-home diagnostics startup Viome Life Sciences snagged $86.5 At-home diagnostics startup Viome Life Sciences snagged $86.5 million in an oversubscribed series C funding round and will roll out its gut microbiome testing kit into 200 CVS stores. |

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IPO vs. Acquisition for Life Science Companies: Expert Q&A

HIT Consultant

Taylor Wirth, Partner at Barnes & Thornburg Life science companies, particularly those heavily invested in research and development, often face critical funding decisions. How can life science companies assess the market receptiveness to their potential IPO, especially considering the biotech/pharma sector?

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venBio Raises $528M for Fifth Life Sciences Fund

HIT Consultant

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 will focus on investing in biopharmaceutical companies developing innovative treatments for unmet medical needs.

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HIMSS23: Epic analytics leader details efforts to bring GPT-4 into healthcare and growing work in genomics, life sciences

Fierce Healthcare

HIMSS23: Epic analytics leader details efforts to bring GPT-4 into healthcare and growing work in genomics, life sciences hlandi Thu, 04/20/2023 - 08:09

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AWS launches new genomics data service for life sciences, healthcare companies

Fierce Healthcare

AWS launches new genomics data service for life sciences, healthcare companies. Wed, 11/30/2022 - 14:21.