Finance

Ryan Helon, VP of investment funds at Rev1 Ventures, discusses how the firm plans to invest $30 million in growing life sciences startups within the central Ohio region. He describes the resources it and its partners provide to companies.  

The company partners with healthcare systems to provide tech-enabled women's health and OB/GYN services. It will use the funds to scale its reach and platform.

CellFE, a tech-enabled cell engineering platform, and Plenful, a workflow-automation platform for pharmacy operations, also garnered investment.

Joaquim Cunha, executive director of Health Cluster Portugal, discusses increasing cooperation and collaboration in innovation between academia, private industry and healthcare stakeholders both internally and externally in Portugal.

The employer health tech company and healthcare services administrator will combine to create an extensive employer-focused health platform.

The company will use the funds to enrich its technology, commercialize its MRD product and continue the development of its multi-cancer early detection offering.

The company will use the funds to expand its reach throughout hospitals in the U.S. and enhance product development.

The company will use the funds to expand internationally, initially focused on the Japanese and Brazilian markets.

Data exchange platform Briya and clinical trial-participant management platform Mural Health also secured investments.

The funds will be used to develop AI-enabled ultrasound technology for maternal care and pediatric lung health in low- and middle-income countries.