In the wake of uBiome's filing for Chapter 11 and then closing its doors on October 31, 2019, it's timely to review the status of startups in healthcare. The uBiome bankruptcy appears to be a mere hiccup due to mismanagement, although this year's health startups were largely health services such as ...

According to an October 24, 2019 report by various departments of the University of British Columbia Hospital and medical centers in Vancouver, BC., the recent worldwide rise in immune and inflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) has been linked to ...

Venture funded food app companies such as 23andme started out as a genetics ancestry DNA health kit seller and recently expanded or pivoted to include offering meals based on your gut microbiome. Wired Magazine reported in its March 2019 issue (page 13) about the “Green Giants“, the first unicorn fo...