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VICE documentary shows new frontier in drug pricing debate: DIY drugs

Experts discuss the multitude of factors feeding high drug prices and some of the solutions that policymakers have proposed.

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A health tech accelerator takes root in Amish country to support clinical validation

The Smart Health Innovation Lab is designed to serve as a test lab for entrepreneurs so they can get the validation they need for wider adoption.

 

Medici, which offers healthcare messaging app, secures $22M+ in Series A funding

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The private capital comes from investors including Citadel’s Ken Griffin, Publix’s Howard Jenkins and Tesla’s Antonio Gracias.

 

A Q&A with Foundation Medicine’s chairman-turned VC

Michael Pellini, the featured speaker at MedCity’s CONVERGE conference next month, holds forth on his new VC gig at Bill Maris-founded Section 32, the practice of oncology, and how healthcare must get more tightly integrated with tech.

 

H-Source: The company helping hospitals reduce supply chain waste

The organization offers a platform for member hospitals to buy and sell healthcare products and medical equipment with each other.

 

AI set to become important component of drug discovery, development

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Large pharma companies are partnering with tech firms to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to speed up drug discovery.

 
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Join Merck, Foundation Medicine, Mayo Clinic and more at MedCity CONVERGE

MedCity CONVERGE, coming to Philadelphia July 11-12 in, brings together all sectors of the oncology ecosystem—hospital systems, insurers, entrepreneurs, investors and other key stakeholders—to discuss the latest strategies and solutions in oncology innovation. Read more.