Life Sciences

Researchers found variables associated with the pupillary light reflex were linked to significant differences between patients who’d had concussion and those who hadn’t.

Also: Remote patient monitoring platform HealthSnap brings in $5 million, and behavioral health-focused Videra Health raises a $3 million seed round.

The European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) Health has announced the acquisition of one of its supported startups PhagoMed GmbH, by BioNTech SE, in a bid to find new and alternative solutions to antibiotics that are losing effectiveness.

The clinical trial results will be used to expand Viome’s mRNA platform, which in May received FDA breakthrough device designation for identifying early signs of oral and throat cancers.

The industrial giant plans to retain a stake of almost 20% in GE Healthcare.

Cue received emergency use authorization for its at-home COVID-19 test in March and went public in September.

The company said the latest round brings its total raise to $47 million.

The tool uses information about pain level, condition and current medication regimen to find an effective dose of opioids.

Also: Pediatric sleep app Huckleberry raises $12.5 million, and illumigyn, maker of a platform for remote gynecological imaging, brings in $33 million.

The POGO system was first cleared by the FDA in 2016.