pharmaceuticals

Report: UnitedHealth Buys Online Pharmacy Startup DivvyDose
Report: UnitedHealth Buys Online Pharmacy Startup DivvyDose
September 30, 2020  |  Healthcare

UnitedHealth Group Inc., the world’s largest healthcare company by revenue, has purchased DivvyDose, the Illinois-based online pharmacy startup, for about $300 million, sources told CNBC....

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GoodRx’s IPO Shows Disruption Could Be The Cure For Costly Prescriptions
GoodRx’s IPO Shows Disruption Could Be The Cure For Costly Prescriptions
September 23, 2020  |  Healthcare

On a day when the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index fell more than 3 percent, one new issue stood out. Shares of GoodRx soared 53 percent...

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Healthcare Tech Company Truepill Raises $75M To Expand
Healthcare Tech Company Truepill Raises $75M To Expand
September 09, 2020  |  Investments

Truepill, an online pharmacy powering delivery for direct-to-consumer healthcare brands, announced Wednesday (Sept. 9) that it closed on a $75 million Series C funding round....

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India’s Pharmacists Call For Shutdown Of Amazon Entry
India’s Pharmacists Call For Shutdown Of Amazon Entry
August 17, 2020  |  Amazon

A group that says it represents 850,000 pharmacists in India wants the government to shut down Amazon’s new pharmaceutical delivery service in the country. In...

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Amazon Launches Online Pharmacy In Bengaluru, India
Amazon Launches Online Pharmacy In Bengaluru, India
August 14, 2020  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon India has added an online pharmacy to its offerings in Bengaluru, one of the nation’s largest cities with a population of nearly 12 million....

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Troubled NMC Health Suspected Of Faking Drug Orders
Troubled NMC Health Suspected Of Faking Drug Orders
August 10, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Investigators examining alleged wrongdoing at once high-flying UAE healthcare provider NMC Health are exploring whether the company falsified drug orders to inflate the books of...

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House Democrats Eye Kodak’s $765M US Loan
House Democrats Eye Kodak’s $765M US Loan
August 05, 2020  |  Loans

The meteoric rise, and then fall, of Eastman Kodak stock — and the recent profits scored by top executives there — is garnering more attention....

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Can Kodak’s (New) Moment Last?
Can Kodak’s (New) Moment Last?
July 29, 2020  |  Markets

With a share price soaring hundreds of percentage points (so far) this week alone, Eastman Kodak is having a moment. But: Will it last? Or...

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Health-Data Startup Nets $100M From Google, Others
Health-Data Startup Nets $100M From Google, Others
February 06, 2020  |  Healthcare

San Francisco’s Verana Health, a health-data startup, raised $100 million from investors, such as GV (Google) and Bain Capital. The plentiful interest in Verana signals...

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