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This half of the year the FDA has named a new comissioner, continued working on the much anticipated Pre-Cert program and collaborated with the NIH on a new app. 

New clinical efforts with big-name partners, more personal health record rollouts and continued smartwatch support defined the Cupertino company's year in digital health.

Ieso Digital Health will provide online appointments through its online ThinkWell platform

Alphabet, Amazon and Apple all made deals this year to buy digital health startups, and the year saw exits for Qualcomm Life, Fitbit and PatientsLikeMe.

Flare Capital Partners' Ian Chiang describes the key capabilities of a value-based care enablement platform for providers, highlights successful platform examples and offers a framework for entrepreneurs seeking a provider partner.

The new money will be put towards launching the company's clinics and digital platform. 

Flaner's newly acquired employees will be housed in a new "Tech Hub" the Brazil-grown unicorn will be establishing in Lisbon. 

As part of the program two startups will each get €2 million ($2.22 million) in funding. 

Also: AWS' natural language processing service for medical text adds new a capability; NHS Trust to deploy Tyto Care's platform for home pediatric care.

A wrap-up of the key healthtech developments in the APAC region for 2019.