Competitor News, Fundraising/IPO, Oncology

Life Sciences and Healthcare Leader ConcertAI Raises $150 Million Series C from Sixth Street at $1.9 Billion Valuation

ConcertAI SaaS and data solutions have rapidly emerged as the industry standard for accelerating clinical trials and patient outcomes CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ConcertAI, LLC (ConcertAI), the leader in enterprise AI and real-world data (RWD) solutions for life sciences and healthcare, announced the close of its $150 million Series C investment from…

Collaborations, Competitor News, Data Partnership, RWE Study

Large Real-World Study Uncovers Higher Prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Markers, Liver Biopsy, and Cirrhosis in Children

DURHAM, N.C., March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — New real-world data evaluating alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in children uncovered disparities in prevalence and severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The study, Variation in Alanine Aminotransferase in Children with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, was published in the peer-reviewed journal Children. The data was culled from the ongoing…

Europe, International, Partner and Collaborator News

500 million records, from patients in 27 countries, being harmonised and readied for real-world research

The EHDEN project’s recent call for more data made a specific appeal for cancer and immunology records, as well as partners from underrepresented countries The goal of EHDEN is to make the large-scale analysis of health data in Europe a reality. Image by wavebreakmedia via Shutterstock The big data project EHDEN is…

Collaborations, Competitor News, International, Japan, Product Updates

Mitsui Signs Partnership Agreement with TriNetX to Expand its Global Research Network in Japan

March 28, 2022 – Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”, Head Office: Tokyo, President and CEO: Kenichi Hori) and TriNetX, LLC (“TriNetX”, Head Office: Massachusetts, U.S., CEO: Gadi Lachman), the global network of healthcare organizations driving real-world research to accelerate the development of new therapies, have signed a partnership agreement to support…

Competitor News, Europe, Fundraising/IPO, International

Belgian health tech firm gets dose of €3.4 million to become one-stop shop for European hospital data

Cascador Health will utilise the new funding to scale its activities in Belgium and Switzerland and expand in Europe Megha Paul 25 March 2022 Belgian health tech startup Cascador Health has raised €3.4 million to further boost its data platform and European expansion. The round saw the participation of Qbic, Volta Ventures and Theodorus and Swiss healthcare provider Hirslanden….

Clinical Trials, Collaborations, Partner and Collaborator News, Product Updates

Biogen sets up network to leverage real-world data for neurological disease drugs

Gareth Macdonald  Mar 24, 2022 10:15am Aduhelm maker Biogen has set up a data network to track how neurological disease medicines perform in the real world after clinical trials. The clinical data research network (CDRN) is designed to gather real-world evidence that, in combination with randomized clinical trials, will help…

Collaborations, Competitor News, Data Partnership, RWE Study

Verantos Announces Breakthrough in Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis Real-world Evidence

Researchers open new opportunities to address liver disease. PALO ALTO, Calif., March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Verantos, the market leader in high-validity real-world evidence generation, announced that along with its research partners, the company accomplished a significant step forward in applying advanced real-world evidence approaches to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Real-world evidence (RWE) aims…