In the western world, Covid-19 vaccination programmes are well underway and life is inching towards normality – but for some countries, the pandemic is wreaking new levels of devastation. India is grappling with a catastrophic second wave, having reported over 20 million coronavirus cases and over 250,000 deaths amid widespread oxygen shortages in hospitals. The […]

DarioHealth is expanding its reach into the growing digital mental health market. The digital therapeutics company is acquiring PsyInnovations Inc., doing business as wayForward, for $30 million. Under the agreement, DarioHealth has agreed to pay $30 million, with $25 million due at closing and a future contingent payment of up to $5 million if behavioral health revenues from the […]

Mei Mei Hu has taken an unconventional path to biotech’s upper echelons. She is the co-founder and CEO of Vaxxinity (formerly known as COVAXX), a biotech company that is determined to democratise health. Prior to Covid-19, Vaxxinity’s focus was on developing a vaccine for Alzheimer’s, an innovative approach to treating the devastating neurodegenerative disease. Amid […]