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UPMC Enterprises Joins Aegis Ventures’ Digital Consortium of Health System Innovators

UPMC Enterprises is the innovation, commercialization and venture capital arm of UPMC—Aegis, a New York-based venture studio, formed the Digital Consortium as a strategic alliance of leading health systems to co-develop, invest in and deploy health technology solutions to address the most pressing problems in health care.

ThoroughCare Secures $5 Million in Series A Funding

Investment to Enhance Product Development and Market Expansion—ThoroughCare, a leader in care coordination solutions, has closed a $5 million Series A funding round led by Empactful Capital. This investment will support the company’s efforts in product development, strategic account management, and expansion into new markets.

Healthworx Launches Accelerator to Support Healthcare Startups with Funding and Mentorship

Baltimore-based Healthworx, CareFirst’s innovation arm, introduces a reimagined 12-week accelerator aimed at helping healthcare startups navigate the market.—The Healthworx Accelerator program has recently partnered with Highmark Inc. and LifeBridge Health; the program offers mentorship, networking and insider insights, addressing U.S. healthcare’s accessibility and cost challenges.

Resilient Lifescience begins in-human medical testing of opioid overdose detection device

The Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative introduced an initiative to make the region ground zero for developing tech to prevent medical mistakes