Innovation

Amazon Web Services has partnered with Chicago startup incubator Matter to bring foreign healthcare companies to the U.S. and help them with strategy, technology and scaling their operations.

Biotech company Fujifilm Irvine Scientific acquired Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital's AI-based technology used to improve the success rate of in-vitro fertilization. 

The March of Dimes launched a research center June 23 at the University of California-San Francisco that will focus on data-sharing, computational drug discovery and EHR research to reduce premature births.

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare partnered June 23 with digital health company Wellinks to see if the tech platform can improve the health of patients being treated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Medallion, a tech startup that helps healthcare providers manage their clinician operations, raised $35 million June 23 in a series C funding round co-led by GV, Alphabet's venture capital arm.

Quantum computing, a futuristic concept that many of its proponents don't even fully understand, could be used to develop new medical treatments and protect personal health information.

One of the nation's largest health systems, St. Louis-based Ascension has a venture capital arm to fund medical device, health tech and healthcare services companies.

Nine health system IT executives were named to Constellation Research's 2023 Business Transformation 150 for their tech leadership and innovation skills over the last year.

Revenue cycle management startup Rivet landed $20.5 million June 21 as it seeks to expand its team and software platform.

Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare has partnered with AI-powered remote patient monitoring company Biofourmis to provide acute-level hospital care inside patients' homes.