There is no shortage of digital health investments. According to sources, 2016 has seen US$4.2bn worth of venture funding into digital health, while Q1 of 2017 has already US$1bn. These figures represent investments, deals and acquisitions that occur at a holistic level (small-large enterprise). However, much of the funding at the grass-roots level (where most of the innovation comes from) isn’t making its way into young digital health start-ups. Why?
Further Reading:
- “Digital Disrupters Vie to Take Big #pharma ‘Beyond the Pill’"; http://sco.lt/7ZpsQr
- “Bayer's New Grants4Apps DealMaker for Mature Companies”; http://sco.lt/7EGMXx
Via Pharma Guy, Giuseppe Fattori