Iterative Scopes bagged $30 million in series A funding to develop its artificial intelligence-powered gastroenterology and drug development technology, according to BioWorld. The startup landed investments from Obvious Ventures, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson Innovation-JJDC, and venture capital firms Breyer…
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Medical device company Aspero Medical obtained a patent for its Pillar Technology, which improves the anchoring of medical devices inside the body.
University of Chicago Medicine named Uzma Siddiqui, MD, the director of its Center for Endoscopic Research and Therapeutics, according to the university.
David Silvernale, the CFO of Minneapolis-based MNGI Digestive Health, spoke with Becker's ASC Review on his company's plan for new endoscopy centers and adjusting to colonoscopy backlogs.
UnityPoint Clinic - Fort Dodge (Iowa) on Aug. 12 inked a new partnership that will expand gastroenterology services in the region, according to The Messenger.
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Seattle-based Regence BlueShield is expanding its Episodes of Care value-based care program to include gastroenterology services.
David Weinberg, MD, was named one of the new editors-in-chief of American Gastroenterological Association's journal, Gastroenterology, Fox Chase Cancer Center announced Aug. 6.
Two years after joining Brandenton, Fla.-based Florida Digestive Health Specialists, Marc Bernstein, MD, has been made partner at the organization, Sarasota magazine reported Aug. 10.
The World Gastroenterology Organisation recently released new guidance for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori, a stomach bacteria.
Surgery Partners has entered a deal with Long Island, N.Y.-based Meadowbrook Endoscopy Center, according to The Bloom Organization, which represented the endoscopy center in the transaction.