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Indian Tech Entrepreneur on Mission to Democratise Healthcare
A leading Indian tech entrepreneur has decided to invest in a UK-based genomics data platform company to “democratise precision healthcare” and help pharmaceuticals develop targeted therapeutics. Ambarish Mitra, well known as the co-founder and CEO of Blippar – an augmented reality and computer vision based AI application platform – will invest in the Cambridge-based Global Gene Corp to bring medicine to the masses. “Global Gene Corp sits at the convergence point of genomic & life sciences, machine learning and big data technologies. They have fundamentally disrupted the business model to deliver a platform that is scalable and affordable – which is key to bringing precision medicine to the masses,” Mitra said.
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Getting the balance right in African healthcare
Although many African countries' increased focus on strengthening their healthcare systems has led to significant gains in terms of improving health outcomes, the continent continues to struggle with huge challenges such as underfunding, dire shortages of healthcare professionals and a growing double disease burden that encompasses both communicable diseases (CDs) and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
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Ambitious Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to combat disease is about to be tested
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s ambitious $3bn aim to “cure, prevent and manage” all disease in one generation is about to take shape in a $600m “Biohub” in Silicon Valley.
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Indian tech entrepreneur on mission to democratise healthcare
A leading Indian tech entrepreneur has decided to invest in a UK-based genomics data platform company to “democratise precision healthcare” and help pharmaceuticals develop targeted therapeutics.
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Global Health Leaders Seek New Ties to Tech Industry, While Aiming to Avoid ‘Innovation Addiction’
It’s easy to see global health as a far-off issue, one that doesn’t have much impact outside isolated parts of the world. But at a symposium on global health today at the University of Washington, leaders in the field argued just the opposite.
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Biocon to partner with govt for better rural health facilities
In an attempt to build a scalable healthcare model that'll make affordable healthcare accessible to rural communities, the state department of medical, health and family welfare signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Biocon Foundation, the CSR arm of the pharmaceutical company headed by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw to establish eLAJ smart clinics in 15 primary healthcare centres (PHC s) across six districts in Karnataka.
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India scraps funding ties with Gates Foundation on immunization
A group backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that works on India's immunization program will now be funded by the health ministry, a government official said, a move in part prompted by fears foreign donors could influence policy making.
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Drug Pricing Control Regime Short-Sighted
Up in arms against the central government's drug pricing control regime, the Indian pharma industry feels it is a short-sighted move that will stifle innovation in the country. Instead of slashing prices of drugs, the government must focus on holistic development of the healthcare sector, pharma honchos said here on Tuesday.
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