AstraZeneca

The lab, which works with AstraZeneca, Merck, Pfizer, Israel Biotech Fund, Teva Pharmaceuticals, and Amazon Web Services, is currently accepting applicants for its new challenge. 

The joint venture aims to support African health tech entrepreneurs.

The new platform is exploring how innovation can help healthcare and improve patient outcomes. 

MobiHealthNews talks with AstraZeneca’s chief commercial digital officer about partnerships, COVID-19 and what's next for digital health. 

This week's top stories include U.S. Anesthesia Partners alleging UnitedHealthcare is "like a boa constrictor squeezing USAP-TX from all sides" and Bright Health looking to strengthen its foothold in the telemedicine market.

This week's top stories include the AstraZeneca vaccine showing 79% efficacy but facing questions about using outdated information, Everlywell forming a new at-home lab testing subsidiary, and the VA reviewing its EHR modernization program.

Also: Healthify adds to its SDOH platform with Papa’s companionship services. Allscripts and U.S. Orthopedic Alliance team up to create an orthopedic services technology platform.

The partnership aims to reduce mortality rates through the integration of new technologies in developing markets.  

The £40 million system is intended to enable researchers to tackle the most pressing medical challenges.