Date: 2016-10-25
Type of information: Financing round
Company: eHealth Ventures (Israel)
Investors: Amgen (USA - CA) Maccabi Healthcare Services (Israel) Medison Pharma (Israel)
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Funding type: financing round
Planned used: eHealth Ventures, a consortium of world-class organizations and investors active in the field of digital health, was launched in March of 2016 with Israeli government backing. The consortium, which comprises Cleveland Clinic , a leading US hospital, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Israel's leading and most advanced health provider, and Medison Pharma, Israel's largest independent specialty pharmaceutical company and Amgen's distributor in Israel , aims to invest in 40 new companies over an eight year period.
Others: * On October 25, 2016, Amgen announced an investment in eHealth Ventures, an Israel -based digital health incubator. The investment reflects Amgen's commitment to serving patients by driving innovation and sustainable healthcare through technology discovery, and recognizes the importance of Israel as a source of innovation in eHealth and digital technologies. Additional investors include Israeli HMO Maccabi Healthcare Services and Amgen's Israeli distributor Medison Pharma . Amgen will be the lead biopharmaceutical investor.
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