Google傳收購西雅圖新創公司Senosis;Color Genomics近期完成了一筆超過8000萬美元的融資

Google傳收購西雅圖新創公司Senosis,該公司由華盛頓大學的電腦科學家也是連續創業家Shwetak Patel所創立;該公司創立之初就拿到來自政府超過1百萬美元($1 million)小型企業的創新研發補助款,因此在被收購前沒有向創投募資的紀錄;Senosis利用手機上既有的感測元件開發出多款監測疾病的手機app,如此一來,病患即使在家中,遠程的醫療照顧人員也可以即時監控病況並提供處置。(GeekWire)
Google acquires Seattle health monitoring startup Senosis; Terms unclear; The firm is developing apps to help monitor various kind of diseases by repurposing smartphone’s sensors; Senosis never raised venture capital; More than $1 million was sponsored by the Small Business Innovation Research program in the early months.
新創公司Color Genomics在最新一輪的募資中,完成了一筆超過8000萬美元($80 million)的募資;投資者中包括已逝蘋果創辦人賈伯斯遺孀Laurene Powell Jobs等知名投資人;該公司主要的業務是提供企業員工基因檢測服務;該公司向企業主收費,企業把基因檢測做為吸引人才的員工福利;Color Genomics相信目前的技術在預防醫療的需求上有更廣泛的應用,此輪融資的主要目的就是探索不同的機會及發展新的業務。(CNBC)
Startup company Color Genomics has raised more than $80 million in a recent round from several high profile investors bringing its total financing to $150 million; The firm sells genetic tests to employers as suite of tests for their employee; The funding is planned for tapping into broader opportunities in preventive health businesses beyond just genetics.
