Digital Health

During a panel at CES, leaders at digital therapeutic companies discuss the state of the market right now and what’s needed to boost adoption.

Also: Medicare Advantage insurer Zing Health partners with Papa. Verily and biopharma-company Sosei Heptares announce a research collaboration. Pharma-focused accelerator PharmStars’ next cohort will focus on neurological diseases.

Also: Ghanian startup mPharma raises $35 million, and child RPM maker Kiddo scoops up $16 million.

This news comes after the FDA sent the company a warning letter regarding its smart socks. 

Babylon became a strategic investor in Higi, the maker of health-checking kiosks found in groceries and pharmacies, in May 2020.

They plan to infuse AI, big data, and cloud technologies with digital therapeutics.

The company said the smart scale will be available in the latter half of 2022 following regulatory clearance.

German startup seeks to tackle shortage of dermatologic care in country's largest healthtech Series A raise.

A postponed launch and technical hurdles have hampered the testing phase of digital prescriptions in Germany, and the country now enters a prolonged piloting phase at the start of 2022.

The company merge will further innovate digital healthcare in the UK.