by Alfred Poor | December 18, 2014 | Health, Medical
Health Tech companies of all sorts and sizes are sprouting up on the financial landscape like mushrooms after a summer rain. But instead of water, the factor that makes this growth possible is money. Venture capital firms are pouring cash into Health Tech at an...
by Alfred Poor | December 9, 2014 | Fitness, Health
Misfit is one of the leading fitness band makers. Recently, it was widely reported by Reuters and other sources that the Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi is part of a consortium that has invested $40 million in the company. This appears to be part of a larger strategy...
by Alfred Poor | November 20, 2014 | Health, Medical
More than 1 billion people worldwide lack access to medical care, but do have access to cellphones. According to Dirk Schapeler, Director of Digital Health for Bayer HealthCare LLC, the cost that results from patients not adhering to their treatment regimen costs more...
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by Alfred Poor | November 13, 2014 | Medical
A company named Nevro recently launched an IPO (initial public offering) on Wall Street with runaway success. According to a report in the Silicon Valley Business Journal, the company sold 7 million shares, which is more than the 6.25 million they intended to sell....
by Alfred Poor | August 28, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
If you follow the wearables industry, you already know that health and medical applications are going to provide the majority of the revenue in this market over the next few years. And part of the big draw for this money — both investments and purchases of goods...
