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British integrated optics solutions company Rockley Photonics have raised $50 million in growth funding led by Credit Suisse-backed SIG-i Capital and the venture capital arm of Applied Materials Inc., Applied Ventures, LLC. The optics solutions provider also received backing from deep-tech VCs, institutional funds, strategic investors and existing shareholders.

Dascena's COViage system uses demographic and vital-sign data pulled from a COVID-19 patients' EHR to calculate their risk of hemodynamic instability or respiratory failure.

The company also announced that it raised $15 million in funding. 

The new tool helps synthesize information from EHRs, payers, clinical trials and reports. 

IBM Watson Health VP Mark O'Herlihy discusses how using new, fast and frequently changing technology such as a COVID-19 chatbot can help in the pandemic response.

Dr. David Nace, chief medical officer at Innovaccer, discusses the changing landscape of health data and information sharing and COVID-19's effect on data sharing.

The £40 million system is intended to enable researchers to tackle the most pressing medical challenges.

Investment proceeds will primarily fund FDA registration studies and opening of US headquarters.

GE Healthcare's Simon Rost discusses the solutions that are being used to improve patient care.

The tech can connect to a smartphone app and give alerts and notifications.