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RxAll grabs $3.15M to scale its drug checking and counterfeiting tech across Africa

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Some technologies have helped deal with this menace; for instance, radio frequency identification, which works by assigning serial numbers to containers of each product. More modern approaches are being adopted these days, which is the case of RxAll , a startup using deep technology to provide quality medication to patients.

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AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology

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The microbes already discovered are used by humans for things like pharmaceuticals, food and agriculture. Due to its safer formula, Howler can be used as the last spray in the program, and its differentiator is a shorter re-entry period — farmers can spray in the morning and be able to go back out in the field in the afternoon.

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After 30 years, ‘Crossing the Chasm’ is due for a refresh

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This framework for marketing technology products has been one of the canonical foundational concepts to product-market fit for the three decades since it was first published in 1991. Why is it that in recent years, wild-eyed optimistic VCs and entrepreneurs keep undershooting market size across the tech and innovation sector?

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10 Key Trends of Digital Transformation in Healthcare in 2022

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Technology has proven important in maintaining the healthcare industry’s resilience in the face of so many obstacles. The healthcare business has embraced numerous technology-based solutions to increase productivity and streamline clinical procedures. Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Emerging Patterns.

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AARP Innovation Labs takes a holistic approach to age-tech at CES

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When young (or youngish) people think of age-tech, they may picture mostly clinical solutions—telemedicine platforms, for instance. Embleema was created to make pharmaceutical studies easier by making the evidence generation and regulatory review processes faster. Growing older, however, doesn’t just have a physical component.

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NLP helps Eli Lilly work at a global scale

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With more than 30,000 employees spread across more than 60 affiliate locations and 14 manufacturing sites around the world, pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly operates at a truly global scale. From internal training materials to formal, technical communications to regulatory agencies, Lilly is translating information often,” says Timothy F.

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

TechCrunch

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. Image Credits: Remedial Health. They are also planning to extend their reach in the regions that they are currently in.