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Forest Devices' system, which employs disposable EEG caps and AI to streamline stroke care, was highlighted by judges and audience members over the cardiac offerings of fellow finalists Welldoc, PhysIQ, Happify Health, Qura and VUNO.

Also: Microsoft and Imprivata developing healthcare access management platform; SyncThink pairs with QuesGen Systems.

Also in hires: Voice assistant AI startup Notable appoints VC partner Annie Lamont to its board, and DarioHealth taps Olivier Jarry as its next CCO and president. 

WellDoc has expanded its BlueStar digital diabetes management platform to include a weight loss feature and a feature for those with both diabetes and hypertension.

The NHS is looking to ramp up its patient data security, after signing a contract with software company Privitar for its de-identification technology.

Novo Nordisk and San Francisco-based Sempre Health have announced their collaboration on a pilot program that will offer diabetes medications through the latter company’s monetary incentive and SMS-driven prescription refill platform.

Samsung Health users will now have access to a new consumer-grade version of WellDoc’s digital diabetes management platform, the two companies announced this morning.

WellDoc’s digital diabetes management therapeutic BlueStar will now be available on the Solera network as a diabetes management option.

Correction: A previous version of this story mistated the projected timeline for the combined product.

An analysis contracted by WellDoc found that the company’s digital therapeutic for Type 2 diabetes management could lead to an average savings of more than $250 per patient per month.