HR, Partner and Collaborator News

Providence names chief digital officer

Renton, Wash.-based Providence named Sara Vaezy as executive vice president and chief digital officer. In her new role, Ms. Vaezy will oversee digital strategy, product innovation and incubation, marketing, digital experience, and commercialization, according to an April 18 press release.  Ms. Vaezy will replace Aaron Martin, former chief digital officer who left the health…

Collaborations, Competitor News, International, Middle East, Product Updates

EVERSANA™ and Vector Pharma FZCO Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Commercialisation Services Throughout Middle East and North Africa

CHICAGO and DUBAI, UAE, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — EVERSANA™, the pioneer of next-generation commercial services to the global life sciences industry, and Vector Pharma FZCO of Dubai UAE, the leading full-service distributor for rare disease, oncology, and highly specialized therapeutics in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkish markets, today announced a strategic partnership to expand services across the Middle East and…

Collaborations, Competitor News, Data Partnership, Product Updates

AppliedVR and Komodo Health Partner To Validate Power of Virtual Reality As Effective Digital Therapy for Chronic Pain

– Following a 2021 FDA marketing authorization, AppliedVR will leverage Komodo’s platform in clinical trial to study the real-world clinical impact of its RelieVRx product on patients living with chronic lower back pain April 28, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Komodo Health today announced a new partnership…

Government/Regulatory, Industry News

MDIC Publishes Framework on External Evidence Methods for Medical Devices

The Framework aims to assist stakeholders with use of new, innovative, and existing statistical methods for evidence fusion from data external to a clinical study. April 28, 2022 11:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC), today announced the publication of the MDIC External Evidence Methods…

HR, Partner and Collaborator News

Cedars-Sinai names new CIO

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai named Craig Kwiatkowski, PharmD, as senior vice president of enterprise information services and CIO. Dr. Kwiatkowski will lead Cedars-Sinai’s efforts to identify and deploy the latest developments in technology to optimize patient care, education, research and community service, the health system announced April 18.   Dr. Kwiatkowski previously served as…

Collaborations, Government/Regulatory, Partner and Collaborator News

CDC expands Palantir’s non-COVID disease surveillance contract again

Written by Dave NyczepirAPR 26, 2022 | FEDSCOOP The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention once again extended and expanded a contract with Palantir Technologies to apply its outbreak response and disease surveillance solution to more respiratory diseases. Palantir will continue to modernize the Data Collation and Integration for Public Health Event Response (DCIPHER)…

Competitor News, Europe, International

EVERSANA Announces European Expansion with New Location in the United Kingdom

London office supports regional client needs and growing local team LONDON, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — EVERSANA™, the pioneer of next generation commercial services to the global life sciences industry, has opened a new office in the heart of London’s Holborn district to serve the company’s growing client and team needs. Located at 6 Kean Street, the…

Collaborations, Competitor News, Product Updates

Ipsos MMA and HealthVerity partner to Reinvent Omnichannel Patient and HCP Attribution in the Pharma Industry

Ipsos MMA brings a new approach to measuring the impact of commercial investments across the patient and physician journey to maximize the value of campaigns for Pharma brands and their agency partners.  NEW YORK, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Ipsos MMA, a leader in helping pharma and healthcare brands measure and optimize…

Competitor News, Product Updates

HealthVerity Launches MOM, the Maternal Outcomes Masterset, to Advance Pregnancy Health Research

MOM delivers the pre-eminent approach to understanding clinical attributes that best answer the industry’s most challenging maternal health questions, including recent increases in maternal mortality and morbidity in the U.S. PHILADELPHIA, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — HealthVerity, Inc., the leader in Identity, Privacy, Governance, and Exchange (IPGE) for real-world data, today announced the…