July - 2021

The HSB Blog

Scouting Report-Oxygen: AI-Based, End-to-End, Virtual-First Primary Care

The Driver: Recognizing the opportunity in “virtual first primary care” Oxygen Healthcare was launched during the Coronavirus pandemic to...

8 Steps To Protect Against Ransomware When Developing Or Deploying New Apps-The HSB Blog 7/26/21

Our Take: With the rise of ransomware attacks, healthcare providers and application developers need to make sure they are practicing...

Scouting Report-Castor: Bringing the Clinical Trial Process into the 21st Century

The Driver: Castor, a provider of clinical trial software to empower decentralized clinical trials, recently raised $45M in a Series B...

AR & VR for Mental Health: Ready for Prime Time-The HSB Blog 7/19/21

Our Take: For the past two decades, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) have emerged as treatment protocols for mental...

Scouting Report-Bayesian Health:AI Tools to Reduce Physician Overload & Improve the Quality of Care

The Driver: Bayesian Health, a spinoff from John Hopkins University raised $15 million following its emergence from stealth mode in a...

The Evolution of the FDA's Device Approval Process: What You Need to Know-The HSB Blog 7/12/21

Our Take: Innovators relying on the ease of the FDA’s 510(k) streamline device approval process need to be aware of potential changes as...

Scouting Report-Somatus: An Integrated Care Model for Chronic Kidney Disease

Recently Somatus successfully raised an additional $60.1M, which follows it’s Series C round of $64M, bringing its total raised to over...