Five years ago, this publication told you about DEARhealth, a health care platform from UCLA that grew into a business. A lot has happened in the past five years: The digital health company, founded by Drs. Daniel Hommes and Eric Esrailian, UCLA professors of medicine, offers a provider platform and patient app that helps manage chronic conditions, improve patient outcomes, and lower associated health costs.

Hamburg, October 19^th, 2020: Topas Therapeutics GmbH (Topas), a Hamburg, Germany-based private platform company leveraging the natural immune tolerance induction capabilities of the liver, today announced the successful closing of a €22 million (~$26 million) Series B financing round. New investors Vesalius BioCapital III and BioMedPartners co-led this transaction, which included participation from all of Topas' existing investors.

Hamburg, October 19^th, 2020: Topas Therapeutics GmbH (Topas), a Hamburg, Germany-based private platform company leveraging the natural immune tolerance induction capabilities of the liver, today announced the appointment of Klaus Martin, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer.

Turku, Finland, September 16^th, 2020: Forendo Pharma, a clinical-stage drug development company focusing on novel treatments in women's health, today announced that Dr Cristina Csimma has been appointed as Chair of the Board of Directors. Cristina brings with her deep expertise in the biopharmaceutical, venture capital, and academic sectors.

9^th July 2020 (7:45), Gosselies (Belgium) and Evry (France): OncoDNA SA and IntegraGen SA (Paris: ALINT) announce the signature on July 8th 2020 of an agreement under which the Belgian company OncoDNA will file today a friendly cash tender offer to purchase the shares of the French company IntegraGen, whose securities are admitted to trading on the Euronext Growth market of Euronext Paris, at a price per share of €2.20, valuing IntegraGen share capital at €14.5m1 for 100%.

June 17^th, 2020: Concordia Plan Services, a benefits provider for over 6,000 LCMS organizations worldwide, today announced that they will begin to offer their members access to SWORD Health's digital therapy programs for musculoskeletal pain.

June 15^th, 2020: SWORD Health, a digital musculoskeletal and pulmonary therapy provider, today announced the appointment of seven accomplished leaders to their executive team:

VENICE, California., May 27^th, 2020: DEARhealth Inc., a health tech company focused on AI-powered disease management, announced today the global launch of its DEARhealth platform in the Epic App Orchard online marketplace. Organizations using Epic, including health systems, hospitals, and clinics, can now access DEARhealth directly through the marketplace instead of traditional external integration, saving significant time, costs, and staff resources.

New York, February 27^th, 2020: SWORD Health (SWORD), a tech-enabled provider of musculoskeletal care, today announced the addition of $9 million to their Series A investment, bringing their total Series A investment to $17 million.

Munich, January 20th, 2020 – Prosthetic feet from the 3D printer are no longer an utopia, but reality. The combination of designing a foot in the computer and fast production through 3D printing creates a completely new ability to act, as Mercuris GmbH proves.