Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

BARDA, Gates Foundation back Evidation Health's development of COVID-19 detection algorithm
By Dave Muoio | 03:52 pm | June 04, 2020
The research effort is a collaboration with nonprofit 4YouandMe, and will collect self-reported symptoms and wearables data from 300 high-risk participants.
At-home COVID-19 testing services pump the brakes after FDA warns of 'fraudulent' kits
By Dave Muoio | 05:32 pm | March 23, 2020
Nurx, Carbon Health and Everlywell have officially halted their mail-order testing-kit services. But at least one startup is still moving to secure an Emergency Use Authorization for its at-home rapid serology diagnostic.
Imprivata's latest acquisition, Apple's record-breaking Q4 and more digital health news briefs
By Dave Muoio | 02:16 pm | January 30, 2020
Also: FDA launches mobile-friendly HIV medication database; Gates Foundation grant will bring machine vision diagnostic tool to underserved regions.
Indonesia’s Halodoc raises close to a total of $100M after latest funding round
By Dean Koh | 06:17 am | July 26, 2019
Indonesia-based healthtech platform Halodoc announced that it has secured additional funding from strategic investors including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Allianz X and Prudential.
Butterfly Health Network gets $250M for low-cost smartphone-connected ultrasound
By Jonah Comstock | 03:28 pm | September 27, 2018
New ultrasound-on-chip technology allows the company to sell Butterfly IQ for less than $2,000.