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Boehringer Ingelheim buys Nerio Therapeutic for $1.3B

Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) is a treatment for cancer that involves the use of drugs, called immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), to strengthen Read More

GSK partners with Flagship Pioneering to develop medicines and vaccines

Flagship Pioneering is a biotechnology company that creates and funds bioplatform companies; since its founded in 2000, it has developed Read More

Corrsy, a Finnish edtech startup operating in MENA, raises $500,000 pre-seed

As we've previously written about, edtech is surging in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: funding for edtech companies Read More

Lyle Berkowitz, CEO of KeyCare, on the VatorNews podcast

Vator · Lyle Berkowitz, CEO of KeyCare, on the VatorNews podcast Steven Loeb speaks with Lyle Berkowitz, MD, CEO of Read More

Third Arc Bio launches with $165M to address unmet needs in oncology and autoimmunity

Third Arc Bio is a company that says its on mission to deliver transformational therapies for solid tumors and inflammatory & immunology Read More

Quizlet report: students more likely to see AI as beneficial to learning than teachers

Artificial intelligence is touching literally every industry right now, from healthcare to logistics to eductation: globally, the AI in edtech Read More

Telehealth provider TruDoc Healthcare and e& enterprise partner to improve care access

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, like the rest of the world, saw a major increase in telehealth Read More

Bioniq scores $15M to deliver unique dietary supplements

Personalization has been a major growth factor for many markets as our every online action, emotion, preferences and desires are Read More

India’s Ramaiah Memorial Hospital partners with Mount Sinai Health System

India spent just 3.28% of its GDP on healthcare in 2021, one of the lowest in the world; Japan, for example, spent Read More

Large education companies making inroads in MENA

While several US-based VC firms are increasingly looking at the MENA region for companies to invest in, they aren't the only ones Read More

Saudi e-learning platform LEORON takes funding from Olive Rock Partners

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has seen a big rise in edtech funding in recent years, growing from Read More

The Environment Agency ­– Abu Dhabi reveals progress on environmental goals

In 2022, the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) launched the Abu Dhabi Environmental Centennial 2071, which it called, "a shared, comprehensive Read More

US-based VCs investing in MENA edtech companies

While edtech funding has certainly slowed in recent years, there's still a lot of opportunity, and not just in the Read More

Digital health shows signs of life, investments on pace to grow for the first time in years

Is healthtech investing finally back? It's been a rough few years for digital health investing: once the pandemic receded, money quickly Read More

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