Mercado da Saúde

Laboratórios apostam no segmento fitoterápico

Em 2011, o mercado de fitoterápicos movimentou cerca de R$ 1,1 bilhão no Brasil, aumento de 13% em relação ao ano anterior

Purdue diet app measures calories, nutrition facts with the snap of a photo

For the growing number of Americans trying to lose weight, research has shown that tracking dietary intake often results in more pounds lost. But logging food intake and counting calories, fat, protein and carbohydrates can be tedious and inaccurate, even with some of the apps, devices and online tools designed to help. “We have fairly advanced and accurate methods […]
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Planos estão autorizados a pedir reajuste anual

A necessidade de autorização aplica-se aos contratos individuais/familiares médico-hospitalares, com ou sem cobertura odontológica, firmados na vigência da Lei 9656/98 ou a ela adaptados
BNDES e laboratórios nacionais criam a ‘superfarmacêutica brasileira’

Aché, EMS, União Química e a Hypermarcas, com apoio financeiro do BNDES, vão criar a BioBrasil. A joint venture será voltada para medicamentos biológicos. Aporte inicial de capital será de R$ 400 milhões Os laboratórios nacionais Aché, EMS, União Química e a companhia Hypermarcas vão criar a BioBrasil, chamada de “superfarmacêutica brasileira”, com apoio financeiro […]
A new approach to wellness from Virgin HealthMiles (transcript)

This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Tom Abshire of Virgin HealthMiles. Williams: This is David Williams, co-founder of MedPharma Partners and author of the Health Business Blog. I’m speaking today with Tom Abshire, senior vice president of product marketing and member engagement for Virgin HealthMiles. Tom, thanks for being with me today. Abshire: Thank you David. […]
Three Central Questions About Medical Technologies

Every day my inbox gets filled with announcements for and invitations to attend all kinds of conferences. While many of them are of the traditional medical education sort, more and more I hear about meetings where new technologies and gadgetry in healthcare are the focus. And while the former feature healthcare professionals speaking medicalese from […]
Healthcare drew more angel investment than any other industry last year

Angel investors are flocking to healthcare. A new report shows that healthcare companies received a greater percentage (37 percent) of angel investment dollars than startups from any other industry in 2011. Within the healthcare sector, medical devices dominated angel investment. Sixty percent of healthcare investments went to medical devices and equipment, far exceeding pharmaceuticals, drugs and biotechnology, […]