According to Mercom Capital, venture funding for HIT was $956 million in 212 deals in the third quarter of 2014, compared to $1.8 billion in 161 deals in the second quarter. And there were about 55 M & A deals worth $4.7 billion in the third quarter.
Alphaeon, which helps doctors provide wellness services and products to patients, has acquired exclusive license rights to TouchMD, which offers physicians products to help educate patients.
Someone needs to check the water in Silicon Valley, Thync has received $13 million for its wearable device that senses your mood and can supposedly apply ultrasound or electricity to make you feel calmer or more energetic. I am thyncing that the investors tried it on and it actually works to make you dumber.
Identity management and data security firm Exostar has received a $5 million investment from Merck Ventures as it expands its services for life sciences companies.
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MyHealthDirect has nabbed $8 million in new investment for it patient scheduling solutions.
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