The path to an Alzheimer's diagnosis takes an average of three and a half years. By the time most patients get answers, the window for effective treatment may already be closing. StartUp Health community member Danguole Altman of Cx Precision Medicine is tackling the problem at its root – with a blood-based triage test that gives primary care physicians a fast, practical signal before the diagnostic maze even begins. We sat down with Altman for a full Health Moonshot Update on NeuroFirst Memory, the science behind it, and what a smarter first step could mean for patients, payers, and the future of neurodegenerative disease care.
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From AI-driven medtech sales intelligence and biotech infrastructure to fertility care, behavioral health, and bone density devices, this week's digital health funding spans the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia – signaling sustained global momentum in health innovation.
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In a fireside chat held for members of the StartUp Health community, a16z General Partner Julie Yoo shared her unfiltered view of a watershed moment in health innovation, from compound business models and shifting investor expectations to the case for infinite healthcare.
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Yuling Luo, PhD, CEO & Founder of Alamar Biosciences, on the closing of the company’s upsized initial public offering, raising approximately $219.9M.
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Deanna Harshbarger, CEO of Cala Health, on securing $50M from Trinity Capital to support the commercial expansion of the company’s wearable tremor therapy.
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Toyin Ajayi, MD, CEO & Co-founder of Cityblock Health, on the  appointment of Alexander Billioux, MD, as the company’s new Chief Health Officer to advance their tech-enabled clinical care model for government programs.
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Erez Eitan, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer & Co-founder of NeuroDex, on the publication of a new study demonstrating that the company’s ExoSORT™ platform can detect central nervous system (CNS) pharmacodynamic effects of metabolic therapies from plasma.
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Susan Bratton, CEO & Founder of Savor Health, on the company joining the other patient-centric, data safety, and privacy-committed innovators in CMS’s First Wave Launch.
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