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Nanome raises $3 million to help scientists get up close with molecular structures in VR

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Despite advances in software to help model these compounds and molecules, there are still challenges in fully understanding their shapes through a two-dimensional computer screen. But they have plans to use this new funding to expand into pharmaceutical chemistry, synthetic biology, and even education.

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YC-backed Remedial Health raises $1 million pre-seed to digitize pharmacies in Nigeria

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Remedial Health has secured $1 million in pre-seed funding to digitize pharmacies and stem the supply of fake and substandard pharmaceutical products, starting with Nigeria before expanding to the rest of Africa. Part of the new funding will be used to extend the startup’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering, for an even wider reach.

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10 Key Trends of Digital Transformation in Healthcare in 2022

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Modern technical advancements in healthcare have made it possible to quickly handle critical medical data, medical records, pharmaceutical orders, and other data. Because of the advancements in electronic device technology and software, video and audio appointments can be held on various internet-connected devices.

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Backbone nabs $14M for supply chain software inspired by mesh networks

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Chandran is an Oracle and NetSuite veteran who’s launched several AI startups, while Patil spent time as a software engineer at Intuit before moving to Heighten, a sales tech company. “ The supply chain software industry is full of legacy products that rely on traditional technology. ”

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Ground truth generation and review best practices for evaluating generative AI question-answering with FMEval

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Review the source document excerpt provided in XML tags below - For each meaningful domain fact in the , extract an unambiguous question-answer-fact set in JSON format including a question and answer pair encapsulating the fact in the form of a short sentence, followed by a minimally expressed fact extracted from the answer.

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Thynk wants to upgrade hotel stays with a vertical software platform

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Meet Thynk , a new company that wants to build the definite enterprise software solution for the hospitality industry. When it comes to software-as-a-service companies, entrepreneurs choose to address a specific segment. Due to talent shortage, some support roles have been centralized by regions or countries.

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Tive, a startup developing supply chain visibility tools, raises $54M

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According to a 2020 Statista survey , 41% of executives in the automotive and transportation industry alone said their company lost $50 to $100 million due to supply chain issues, a figure which has likely climbed higher since. That’s led companies to boost spending on supply chain software in recent months. Last year saw $11.3

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