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Pharma giant Regeneron to buy 23andMe and its customers’ data for $256M

Pharmaceutical maker Regeneron announced Monday it will buy genetic testing company 23andMe for $256 million following a bankruptcy auction.  Regeneron said it will acquire 23andMe’s genomics service and its bank of 15 million customers’ personal and genetic data as part of the deal. The pharma giant said it plans to use the 23andMe customer data […]

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Oura closes $200M spherical, bringing its valuation to $5.2B

Sensible ring maker Oura introduced on Thursday that it has closed a $200 million Collection D funding spherical, bringing the corporate’s valuation to $5.2 billion. The spherical included participation from Constancy Administration and glucose machine maker Dexcom. Oura says the brand new capital will enable it to increase its product choices and additional spend money on […]
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Wing begins delivering blood samples through drone in London

Alphabet X spinoff Wing on Wednesday confirmed that it has began delivering blood samples through drone. This system, introduced in September, is shuttling samples between London’s Man’s and St Thomas’ hospitals. Wing is working as much as 10 deliveries a day, Monday by way of Friday. Every run can include a number of completely different […]
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23andMe files for bankruptcy: How to delete your data

DNA testing service 23andMe filed for bankruptcy protection on March 16, sparking concerns about what could happen to the genetic data of the company’s 15 million customers.  The company has said that “data privacy will be an important consideration in any potential transaction.” However, security experts and lawmakers have cautioned customers to take action to […]
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UK in-home healthcare provider Cera raises $150M to scale its AI platform

Around the world, public healthcare systems have struggled to reset post-pandemic, and in particular, the increasingly aged populations in Western countries are putting pressure on services, not least in the U.K. where “NHS in crisis” is a regular headline in the media. As a result, private companies, many powered with technology, see a gap in […]

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