Last year the digital health sector smashed all previous records for both fundraising and consumer adoption of novel technologies. So far, 2021 is already on track to outshine last year’s impressive numbers. Digital health startups raised a record $6.7
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Women Leaders in Digital Health See Rapid Growth and Increased Access Fueled by Pandemic
Recently, my fellow corporate partner Allison Cooper moderated a webinar, “A Conversation with the Women Building Digital Health’s Future,” during which she had the privilege of interviewing three amazing women CEOs of fast-growing digital health companies: Vernita Brown, CEO
IPO Life Sciences Outlook: COVID-19 Vaccine Innovation Could Boost IPO Numbers to Another Record High
The life sciences sector will likely be one of the major drivers in what some analysts predict as the beginning of the largest economic expansion in recent history. Fenwick’s 2021 survey of 366 tech and life sciences executives and investors
Turning the Lights Back On: Preparing for Office Reopenings and Other COVID-19 Resources
Even with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout beginning to accelerate, for the majority of companies—those that aren’t taking the ‘virtual-only workforce’ leap—transitioning employees safely back into an office setting, even on a part-time basis, likely won’t happen for many months. However,
Digital Health IPO Class of 2020: How Are They Performing Now?
In prior years, it was almost a foregone conclusion that promising digital health startups would be acquired by other companies before having the opportunity to debut on the public markets. However, that changed in 2019, which was declared the “year
Two Concurrent but Very Different Cert Petitions Seek Supreme Court Review of “Laws of Nature” Exception
For more than a decade, this blog has covered the topic of patentable subject matter. Over the years, we’ve addressed various issues regarding business methods, abstract ideas and other various topics. The “laws of nature” exception has presented itself from
Digital Health Trends Shaping 2021: The Move to Telemedicine 2.0
Digital health companies and investors had a remarkable 2020, as fundraising totals broke records and deal volume significantly outpaced previous years. Moreover, the increase in investment activity has triggered more exit opportunities, from IPOs to M&A deals.
Among the
Rock Health Survey: State of Diversity Among Digital Health Startup Leaders
To shed light on the state of diversity in the digital health startup ecosystem, Rock Health launched a new Diversity in Digital Health initiative. The project builds on Rock Health’s annual research into gender equity and now also includes
Don’t Miss Our New Video Series: Digital Health Trends Shaping 2021
From the COVID-19 pandemic to a historic U.S. presidential election, 2020 will be remembered as the year the world turned upside down. It has also been an unprecedented year for digital health investors and companies in the sector, which have
Judge Moore Renews Her Plea to the Supreme Court in American Axle
On October 23, 2020, a Federal Circuit panel issued a unanimous decision in American Axle & Manufacturing v. Neapco Holdings—a case we’ve discussed on this blog several times before—in which the panel denied American Axle’s motion to stay issuance of