E-health

Online pharmacy group Parus Invest seeks to attract $20 million

February 19, 2013

Parus Invest, a Russian e-commerce holding company focusing mainly on pharmacy products, has announced a plan to attract up to $20 million in investments, yielding up to 20% of its shares. Discussions are being held with unnamed funds, the holding’s Chairman of the Board Anton Buzdalin told last week Kommersant, a leading Russian business daily. The operation, which could take …

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MTS engages in telemedicine; SIM chip powered straps to safeguard health

September 25, 2012

MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator and retailer, has announced plans to bring special, radio-enabled wrist straps to the Russian market by the end of this year. The electronic bracelets will help users obtain unaided health checkups and  obtain professional medical advice remotely. This telemedicine-supporting device, called ‘Opeka,’ has been designed by a private-public partnership …

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Mobile medicine startup ‘Life Button’ raises $1 million

November 12, 2020

Knopka Zhizni (“Life Button”), a startup that has developed a mobile medical alert system for the elderly and the disabled, has raised “over 35 million rubles” (over $1 million) from Rintech.ru, a subsidiary of the diversified high tech group IT Co. Founded in November 2010 by MBA students of the Skolkovo Management School, the startup turned heads last …

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‘Doctor At Work’ secures $1 million from Bright Capital

June 29, 2012

Bright Capital, a major Russian venture fund operating internationally, announced last week its investment in Doktornarabote.ru (‘Doctor At Work’), Russia’s leading physicians’ community with nearly 80,000 registered practitioners. The fund offered $1 million in exchange for a minority stake in the startup online community, reported CNews.ru, a Russian IT news portal. Released in March 2010, …

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Physicians’ portal MirVracha secures $1.4 million from Japanese investors

June 8, 2012

MirVracha.ru, a major Internet portal for physicians and medical students, has completed its first round of financing, totaling $1.4 million. The round was led by Japanese fund UMJ Russia, which received a majority stake, with the participation of M3 Inc., a Japanese company offering innovative web solutions for medical professionals and the life sciences industry, …

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DST founder Yuri Milner invests in US iPad medical app publisher

August 22, 2011

Drchrono, a Silicon Valley based startup offering an electronic health record (EHR) platform for the iPad, announced last week it has received an additional $650,000 in seed funding from prominent startup investor Yuri Milner, founder of DST Global, along with venture capital firm General Catalyst.

US medical appointment startup raises $50 million from DST to grow ‘as big as Google or Microsoft’

August 3, 2011

ZocDoc, a New York based startup that allows patients to locate and book doctor appointments online, announced yesterday it secured a $50 million investment from prominent Russian fund DST Global in its third round of financing. Founded in 2007, the site claims to offer 5 million appointments across nine major metropolitan areas and dozens of medical …

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