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Embold Health and SurgeryPlus partner to deliver market-leading quality experience
The new solution builds on the best parts of both SurgeryPlus and Embold Health’s work — identifying top-performing individual surgeons and physicians across the United States — to offer a tiered network that ensures their members access to high-quality care in their local markets.

Global Corporate Venturing honors Echo’s Kurt Sheline and Omair Ahmed
Global Corporate Venturing this week honored two members of the Echo Health Ventures Strategic Investment team: Echo Partner Kurt Sheline and Echo Principal Omair Ahmed.

JPM 2023: Back to basics
At the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference earlier this month, the discussion from Echo Health Ventures focused on the basics of diligence, investments, and ROI payback

Heartbeat Health CEO Jeff Wessler says telemedicine can improve access to cardiac care
Telemedicine can improve access to heart care, said Jeff Wessler, MD, Founder and CEO of Heartbeat Health, on a new podcast with Oliver Wyman’s Ann Kaplan.

Medix Infusion secures $35 million in Series B led by Echo Health Ventures
Medix Infusion, which creates access to infusion therapy for patients in rural, suburban and other underserved markets, has closed a $35 million Series B funding round led by Echo Health Ventures.

GNS rebrands as Aitia to focus on AI-enabled drug discovery
GNS, the leader in the application of causal AI and “Digital Twins” to discover and develop new drugs, announced its rebranding as Aitia.

Echo’s Maura Little appointed to Washington cancer endowment board
We are happy to announce that Maura Little, Managing Principal at Echo Health Advisors, has been appointed by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to the board of directors of the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Fund.

Portland Business Journal highlights how Echo serves its health plan members
The Portland Business Journal wrote this week about Echo Health Ventures’ unique investment model and how Echo builds and grows its portfolio companies and drives innovative health care solutions for its four member health plans.

Echo board member Mike Koppel honored as a Director of the Year
Mike Koppel, who’s served on the Echo Health Ventures board of directors since 2016, was named as a Director of the Year by the Puget Sound Business Journal.

Heartbeat Health CEO Jeff Wessler receives Tom Main Health Innovation Mentorship
The Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Center has named Heartbeat Health founder and CEO Jeffrey Wessler, M.D., recipient of the 2022 Tom Main Health Innovation Mentorship.

Upfront acquires PatientBond; expands capabilities for market-leading personalized patient access and engagement platform
Patient engagement and access platform Upfront announced today the acquisition of PatientBond, the leader in consumer science for healthcare, creating a single enterprise technology solution to drive patient acquisition and loyalty.

Echo Health Ventures announces new team members and promotions
Echo Health Ventures today announces six new team members and two promotions as we continue our mission of systemic health care transformation through hands-on, purpose-driven strategic venture capital and growth equity investing.