[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":339},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-digital-health-mergers-and-acquisitions-2018":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":189,"relatedBooks":338},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":32,"project_category":46,"contact_email_category":47,"yst_prominent_words":48,"class_list":60,"better_featured_image":81,"acf":124,"yoast_meta":133,"_links":136},22659,"2019-01-08T17:08:48","2019-01-08T15:08:48",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F","2022-05-18T18:08:40","2022-05-18T16:08:40","digital-health-mergers-and-acquisitions-2018","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-mergers-and-acquisitions-2018",{"rendered":17},"Top 10 Digital Health Mergers And Acquisitions Show Trends For 2019",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2019. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In 2018, the digital health market saw just as a turbulent year as before – if not even more volatile and unpredictable. MobiHealthNews saw a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fcontent\u002F56-digital-health-mergers-and-acquisitions-2018\">record-breaking 56 acquisitions and mergers in the space, 13 of which had disclosed price tags totaling $7.6 billion\u003C\u002Fa>. While the market space relentlessly expands, some trends show the maturing of the scene: growth is mainly due to the slow awakening of huge traditional healthcare\u002Fpharma companies or agile tech giants, while small startups have less chance to survive on their own. Let’s see the most important digital health mergers and acquisitions of last year!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top 10 digital health mergers and acquisitions in 2018:\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1) Roche & Flatiron Health\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Last year, we estimated that \u003Cstrong>huge pharma companies started to understand the value of health tech start-ups’ solutions and unique expertise. So, instead of trying to come up with their products and services on their own, they rather teamed up with market players coming up with niche, value-based results\u003C\u002Fstrong>. As an example, we listed the acquisition of Austrian diabetes management start-up, mySugr by Swiss big fish, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.roche.com\u002Fmedia\u002Freleases\u002Fmed-cor-2017-06-30.htm\">Roche\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As the company takes its role in the digital health universe seriously, it continued its investment in the field for example by buying up \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fflatiron.com\u002F\">Flatiron Health\u003C\u002Fa>, a company building a data platform dedicated to oncology, on 15 February 2018. Flatiron was founded in 2012 in New York, and it develops software that connects community oncologists, academics, hospitals, life science researchers, and regulators on a shared technology platform. It’s an excellent match for Roche specializing in medicines for oncology, virology, inflammation, metabolism, or microbiology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-22660\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002FFlatiron-Health.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22660\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002FFlatiron-Health.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002FFlatiron-Health-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002FFlatiron-Health-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002FFlatiron-Health-512x290.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.flatiron.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2) Amazon & PillPack\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In recent years, tech giants have shown powerful moves and interest in the healthcare scene – and Amazon has been at the forefront. In 2017, it \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thestreet.com\u002Fstory\u002F14166157\u002F1\u002Fhere-s-why-amazon-s-next-big-market-could-be-in-the-pharmacy-business.html\">received wholesale drug distribution licenses in at least 12 US states\u003C\u002Fa> and induced a lot of fear in big pharma players about disrupting the entire pharma industry. As it already sold over-the-counter medications and health supplements on its US website, an obvious choice would have been to sell prescription drugs online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the end, Amazon \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fool.com\u002Finvesting\u002F2018\u002F07\u002F19\u002F4-ways-amazon-is-moving-into-healthcare.aspx\">decided to give itself a head start in the pharmacy business\u003C\u002Fa> by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fool.com\u002Finvesting\u002F2018\u002F06\u002F28\u002Fshould-amazons-pillpocket-acquisition-frighten-pha.aspx\">purchasing PillPack\u003C\u002Fa>, a mail-order pharmacy company for 1 billion dollars in June 2018. PillPack, which fills, sorts and delivers medications in personalized packets, has about 40,000 customers and reportedly collected 100 million dollars in revenue last year. The reason for the purchase was actually that Amazon had to abandon its original plans of\u003Cstrong> selling pharmaceutical drugs through its Amazon Business marketplace – due to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2018\u002F04\u002F16\u002Famazon-business-not-selling-drugs-but-other-amazon-groups-might.html\">the lack of a sophisticated logistics network and not being able to convince hospitals to give up their traditional purchasing process\u003C\u002Fa>. It seems that even a company as big as the Seattle giant has trouble with the “classic” infrastructure and moving around successfully in the healthcare space. Thus, we expect that years will go by before an Amazon health institution takes shape\u003C\u002Fstrong> – and a pharmacy is more likely than an \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Famazon-ran-hospitals\">Amazon hospital\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-22661\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002FPillPack-Shipment.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22661\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002FPillPack-Shipment.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002FPillPack-Shipment-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002FPillPack-Shipment-512x341.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.theverge.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3) Logisticare & Circulation\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It’s an uplifting story of how Circulation was founded. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fjohn-brownstein-611b8658\u002F?trk=eml_premium_newsletter_healthcare_Main_2018_0320_brownstein\">Dr. John Brownstein\u003C\u002Fa>, Chief Innovation Officer at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fcompany\u002Fbostonchildrenshospital\u002F?trk=eml_premium_newsletter_healthcare_Main_2018_0320_bostonchildrenshospital\">Boston Children’s Hospital\u003C\u002Fa>, came up with the idea that Uber could be used to fill gaps in patient transportation in late 2013. Brownstein left a comment in the app after a ride, and Uber called him back. Three years later, he co-founded \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fcompany\u002Fcirculation-inc.\u002F?trk=eml_premium_newsletter_healthcare_Main_2018_0320_Circulation\">Circulation\u003C\u002Fa>. Since then, the start-up has established more than 70 partners in 46 states and facilitates transportation to over 3,000 clinical locations across the US – up from 1,500 just in May. They \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2018\u002F3\u002F1\u002F17061862\u002Fuber-health-non-emergency-medical-transportation-hipaa\">partnered with Uber in 2016\u003C\u002Fa>, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.businesswire.com\u002Fnews\u002Fhome\u002F20171205005862\u002Fen\u002FCirculation-Lyft-Partner-Non-Emergency-Medical-Transportation\">Lyft in 2017\u003C\u002Fa>, as well as local transportation providers such as wheelchair van fleets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Circulation \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fcirculation-acquired-nemt-broker-logisticare-46-million\">has entered into an agreement to be acquired\u003C\u002Fa> by \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.logisticare.com\u002F\">Logisticare\u003C\u002Fa>, the largest non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) broker in the US, in September 2018. Logisticare contracts with healthcare providers to coordinate rides to appointments for patients using ridesharing but also taxis, public transportation, mileage reimbursement, volunteer drivers, etc. The move shows that \u003Cstrong>the NEMT market takes the Uber-model seriously – and wants to innovate according to the tried and tested recipe: by buying up a startup instead of figuring out how to respond to the sign of the times on their own.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002FHealthcare-Transportation.png\" alt=\"digital health mergers and acquisitions\" class=\"wp-image-22663\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002FHealthcare-Transportation.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002FHealthcare-Transportation-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002FHealthcare-Transportation-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002FHealthcare-Transportation-512x288.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4) Dexcom & TypeZero Technologies\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The San Diego-based diabetes management superpower, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dexcom.com\u002F\">DexCom\u003C\u002Fa> has been building continuous glucose sensing technologies since 1999. Its latest system, the Dexcom G6 does not require any fingerpricks or a blood draw, and it was \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dexcom.com\u002Fnews\u002Ffda-authorizes-dexcom-g6\">approved by the FDA in March 2018\u003C\u002Fa>. Similar to other continuous glucose monitoring systems, it allows diabetics to see their blood sugar throughout the day and night with a sensor that is inserted under the skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The overall aim is to develop the ultimate artificial pancreas: delivering insulin in the needed amount according to the appropriate intervals automatically and without the need for any intervention – such as a fingerprick\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Companies such as Dexcom or Medtronic are close to the implementation of the idea, and the acquisition of \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftypezero.com\u002F\">TypeZero Technologies\u003C\u002Fa> by Dexcom will also bring the system another step closer to automation and accuracy. The start-up has been mainly known for its expertise in insulin delivery advisory algorithms; thus we expect from Dexcom a more intelligent, predictive and algorithm-based management of diabetes in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-14583 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fartificial-pancreas.jpg\" alt=\"digital health mergers and acquisitions\" class=\"wp-image-14583\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fartificial-pancreas.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fartificial-pancreas-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fartificial-pancreas-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fartificial-pancreas-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.cycticfibrosis.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5) Fitbit & Twine Health\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The San Francisco-based company established in 2007 created one of the best-known brands on the market of fitness wearables. Fitbit competes with Apple, Garmin, Samsung or lately the Chinese Xiaomi. Unfortunately, compared to previous years, the company slid to third on the fitness wearable market behind Apple and Xiaomi. \u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fool.com\u002Finvesting\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F08\u002Ffitbit-loses-more-market-share-to-apple-and-xiaomi.aspx\">Fitbit expects a 7% sales decline for 2018\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>, which is better than the 26% decline in 2017, but it still has to shape up to stay in the race.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Its strategy seems to be the expansion of its app universe and its more powerful move into the digital health field.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The acquisition of Twine Health, a health coaching platform for chronic disease management, and later the launch of Fitbit Care, show exactly that. As the weakest feature of Fitbit wearables and fitness trackers has so far been coaching or rather the lack of appropriate coaching on health issues, the acquisition comes in handy. Moreover, the company will have the chance to also \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fcontent\u002F56-digital-health-mergers-and-acquisitions-2018\">expand its offerings to health plans, health systems, and self-insured employers, creating opportunities to increase subscription-based revenue\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-16712\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffitbit-ionic-review-cover.png\" alt=\"Fitbit Ionic Review\" class=\"wp-image-16712\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffitbit-ionic-review-cover.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffitbit-ionic-review-cover-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffitbit-ionic-review-cover-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffitbit-ionic-review-cover-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffitbit-ionic-review-cover-444x250.png 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.fitbit.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>6) Eric Carreel re-acquires Nokia Digital Health (Withings)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The French company established in 2009 has definitely a turbulent two years behind it. In 2016, the Finnish tech giant, Nokia acquired Withings, however, after two years, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.withings.com\u002Fuk\u002Fen\u002Fevent\u002Fnokia-withings\">Eric Carreel, its Co-founder and President, repurchased it\u003C\u002Fa>. The Paris-based company specializes in connected objects, such as its first product, the body scale or the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-top-sleep-sensors-for-expert-level-tracking\">sleep monitor under the mattress\u003C\u002Fa> – Nokia Sleep turned Withings Sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, \u003Cstrong>Nokia couldn’t integrate one of the most exciting digital health brands, it couldn’t figure out \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fwithings-cofounder-buys-back-digital-health-business-nokia\">how to scale and meet growth expectations\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> – and it gave up\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Thus, from May 2018, Carreel and the team comprising of more than 200 engineers, developers, managers, and technicians started to re-brand the products and start new projects. We can’t wait for the next Withings health gadget!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-22058\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002FWithings-Aura.jpg\" alt=\"top sleep sensors\" class=\"wp-image-22058\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002FWithings-Aura.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002FWithings-Aura-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002FWithings-Aura-512x268.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Withings Aura sleep sensor. Source: www.imagazin.hu\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>7) Headspace & Alpine.Ai\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Technology and psychological well-being might seem like profoundly antagonistic notions. However, there are excellent digital tools to help you practice meditation leading you to mindfulness. One of the most noteworthy companies is Santa Monica-based \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.headspace.com\u002F\">Headspace\u003C\u002Fa>. It was officially launched in 2010 as an events company, but attendees wanted to take home what they learned. Founders, Andy Puddicombe, a Buddhist monk with a meditation consultancy, Rich Pierson, who initially needed help to de-stress from advertising and sought Andy’s advice, and a small team soon made Andy’s meditation techniques available online. That’s when Headspace was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Currently, it seems that \u003Cstrong>the mental health venture wants to expand its services to offer more personalized experiences. As part of its efforts, it acquired Alpine.AI, which provides voice and visual solutions. The technology has been \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fmeditation-app-headspace-acquires-alpineai\">integrated into Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Eventually, the Headspace team would like to give users the experience to communicate with the virtual mindfulness guru through voice technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-17807 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F05\u002Fheadspace-app.png\" alt=\"digital health mergers and acquisitions\" class=\"wp-image-17807\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F05\u002Fheadspace-app.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F05\u002Fheadspace-app-768x262.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F05\u002Fheadspace-app-512x175.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F05\u002Fheadspace-app-458x156.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Headspace App. Source: www.medium.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>8) Muse & Meditation Studio\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The company behind \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.choosemuse.com\u002F\">the brain sensing headband, Muse, the Canadian InteraXon\u003C\u002Fa> represents another success story in the digital mental health space. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.choosemuse.com\u002Fpeople-behind-muse\u002F\">One of the founders, Ariel Garten\u003C\u002Fa>, is the perfect example of how an interdisciplinary background of neuroscience, fashion design, and psychotherapy can help solve global problems and develop innovative solutions. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.indiegogo.com\u002Fprojects\u002Fmuse-the-brain-sensing-headband#\u002F\">The Muse team started off with a successful Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign in 2012 raising almost $300,000\u003C\u002Fa>, and from 2014 on, it continued with the shipping of the Muse to thousands and thousands of individuals who want to measure their brain waves at home. We tested it \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fbrain-sensing-tech-support-to-mindfulness-the-muse-review\">here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, \u003Cstrong>as Fitbit and Headspace realized, data and measurement are not enough for users anymore. Recommendations and constant coaching are the desired feature of a digital health device. Muse also recognized the power of personalized advice, thus acquired fellow meditation app, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.meditationstudioapp.com\u002F\">Meditation Studio\u003C\u002Fa> in September 2018\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The platform provides guidance from more than 40 experts to reduce stress, ease anxiety, improve sleep or boost confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-14929 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F07\u002Fmuse-headband.png\" alt=\"MUSE headband - Wearable Health Trackers\" class=\"wp-image-14929\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F07\u002Fmuse-headband.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F07\u002Fmuse-headband-768x576.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F07\u002Fmuse-headband-512x384.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2015\u002F07\u002Fmuse-headband-333x250.png 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.digitalmindfulness.net\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>9) Medtronic acquires Nutrino\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another giant in the diabetes management field, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.medtronic.com\">Medtronic\u003C\u002Fa>, has seen plenty of successes in the last years. For example, in June, the FDA extended its approval of the MiniMed 670G hybrid closed-looped system for glucose measurement and insulin delivery (the above-mentioned artificial pancreas) to include children with type 1 diabetes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Later on, in November, \u003Cstrong>the company decided to acquire its long-time partner and Tel Aviv-based start-up, \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nutrinohealth.com\u002F\">Nutrino\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>. The innovative venture offers a data platform using A.I. to determine how food affects the user’s body and creates the basis of personalized diet and nutrition\u003C\u002Fstrong>. As proper dieting is crucial for diabetes management, Medtronic had partnered with the Israeli start-up years ago. As a result of the recent deal, the users of the Medtronic devices will be able to connect to the Nutrino app, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fmedtronic-acquires-ai-powered-nutrition-platform-nutrino\">put their data in context to their food consumption\u003C\u002Fa> habits and see how carbohydrate-containing food affects blood glucose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-22533\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F12\u002FArtificial-Pancreas.jpg\" alt=\"digital health technologies\" class=\"wp-image-22533\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F12\u002FArtificial-Pancreas.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F12\u002FArtificial-Pancreas-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F12\u002FArtificial-Pancreas-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F12\u002FArtificial-Pancreas-512x288.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.youtube.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>10) Best Buy & GreatCall\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What does a retail company do on the health tech market? It follows \u003Cstrong>its long-term strategy to cater to the continually growing over-65 market. Just as the Minnesota-based consumer electronics enterprise, \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bestbuy.com\u002F\">Best Buy\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>. In August, the corporation acquired San Diego-based GreatCall, a well-known brand in connected health for active aging\u003C\u002Fstrong>. With health and safety solutions for older adults and their family caregivers, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.greatcall.com\u002F\">GreatCall\u003C\u002Fa>’s innovative suite of mobile products and award-winning approach to customer care help aging consumers live more independent lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The acquisition shows that Best Buy aims for developing its own technologies for the elderly, a lucrative and promising business regarding that the segment displays a fast-growing pie on the market. We expect that numerous retail companies will follow their example in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fdriverless-cars-for-the-elderly.jpg\" alt=\"Driverless Cars for the Elderly - Driverless Car\" class=\"wp-image-14396\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fdriverless-cars-for-the-elderly.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fdriverless-cars-for-the-elderly-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fdriverless-cars-for-the-elderly-512x335.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fdriverless-cars-for-the-elderly-382x250.jpg 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As the kick-off of CES 2019 shows, the year shapes up to be an exciting one, thus The Medical Futurist expects further movements with mergers and acquisitions on the digital health market. However, we keep our eyes open also for the aftermath of M&As, too, as the results of the market steps are even more important for the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. A community of empowered patients, future-oriented healthcare professionals, concerned health policymakers, sensible health tech developers, and enthusiastic medical students. If there were ever a time to join us, it is now. Every contribution, however big or small, powers our research and sustains our future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">\u003Cstrong style=\"background-color: #e71d3299; color: #000;\">Click here to support The Medical Futurist from as little as $3\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> – it only takes a minute. Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>In 2018, the digital health market saw just as a turbulent year as before – if not even more volatile and unpredictable. MobiHealthNews saw a record-breaking 56 acquisitions and mergers in the space, 13 of which had disclosed price tags totaling $7.6 billion. While the market space relentlessly expands, some trends show the maturing of the scene: growth is mainly due to the slow awakening of huge traditional healthcare\u002Fpharma companies or agile tech giants, while small startups have less chance to survive on their own. 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THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Fitbit? Apple Watch? Lumo? Garmin? Pebble? Would you like to track your fitness level, muscle activity, and heart rate to know whether your workout plan is working? Did you have heart problems and would you like to keep track of your ECG or blood pressure? Do you have trouble sleeping and would like to leverage on the power of technology to have the best shuteye possible? Are you looking for the right sensor for your study or clinical trial?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The Body Map of Digital Health Sensors, as well as our constantly updated database of wearables and trackers, are here for you!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As The Medical Futurist keeps track of the best gadgets to measure vital signs and health parameters, we receive a lot of questions about health sensors and wearables weekly. So we decided to create a freely accessible database to browse through the selection of available digital health sensors. So now, you can choose the very best for you, your family and your friends. \u003Cstrong>Just scroll down on this page to access it\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Moreover, we created an infographic explaining which health sensors and wearables measure which parameters to make the choice even more straightforward. We included those that we tested ourselves. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdrive.google.com\u002Fopen?id=1mpk2szyTDvesfhompu5NMApAvSA3C8xW\">\u003Cstrong>Click here to download the infographic in high quality\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Please, feel free to contact us if you wanted to add something or if you have any comment for us. 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