Contact lenses which deliver drugs directly to the eye beat health care prize

A team from a Harvard medicinal School affiliate saw its method Apparently to victory at final night's MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovation Prize competition, by contact lenses that deliver medications directly to the eye over days or weeks. For its novel invention, Theraoptix took house the annual competition's $25,000 grand prize, sponsored by health services firm Optum. Winning a 2nd-place prize of $two,000 was Strand Therapeutics, that is emerging mRNA-based Cancer disease-Battling drugs. A $500 audience-Selection prize was awarded to Healthcare Hospitality Systems, emerging directional sound systems for infirmary rooms. Made from Food and Drug Administration-confirmed materials, Theraoptix's contact lenses deliver eye therapy in a controlled, sustained release.

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Cigna to acquire Express Scripts for $52B in health care shakeup

referring to vidimus provided with Reuters Newslook(picture: Express Scripts)Health insurer Cigna reached a bargain to acquire pharmacy advantages manager Express Scripts for about $52 bn as players inside & outside the industry jockey to convert the health care landscape. Plus, Express Scripts faces the loss in 2020 of its largest customer, insurer Anthem, that is launching its own PBM called IngenioRx. 1 defy for Cigna going to be to maintain Express Scripts' foundation of customers, that includes Cigna competitors. Express Scripts chief executive officerTim Wentworth going to become president of Express Scripts, that has further than 27,000 employees. Cigna going to remember headquartered in Bloomfield, Conn., & Express Scripts going to remember headquartered in St. Louis, Mo.

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