PALO ALTO, Calif. (PRWEB)
May 05, 2020

Limbix, the leader in digital therapeutics for the treatment of adolescent mental health disorders, is excited to announce it has successfully raised a $9M Series A led by GSR Ventures, an early-stage investment firm based in Palo Alto. Also joining the financing round are other existing Limbix investors, including Sequoia Capital, Storm Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners, and BIXINK Therapeutics.

The new funding enables further research and development of the company’s flagship product, Limbix Spark, the first prescription digital therapeutic designed to treat adolescents with depression. Limbix Spark is a multi-week cognitive behavioral therapy based program focused on the completion of value-based activities that spark feelings of pleasure or mastery. With increased screening for depression in primary care, treating adolescent depression often falls to pediatricians who have limited effective treatments to offer patients. Once FDA cleared, Limbix Spark will be available as a new treatment option for pediatricians to prescribe to their patients.

“GSR Ventures has tremendous expertise in medicine and digital health, making them an ideal partner for our company,” said Ben Lewis, CEO and co-founder of Limbix. “In the coming years we’ll be running more trials on Limbix Spark, forming commercialization partnerships, and working towards FDA clearance on Limbix Spark as a Class II medical device. Having GSR Ventures’ guidance along this path is incredibly helpful for our business.”

“We are thrilled to partner with such a passionate team working to improve mental health treatment for those who need it most. The Limbix team focuses on rigorous clinical data, and their combination of strong medical, research, and technology backgrounds make them uniquely positioned to succeed,” said Justin Norden, Partner at GSR Ventures.

About Limbix:

Limbix is a prescription digital therapeutic company passionate about creating mental health treatments for young people. The Limbix team is uniquely suited to develop prescription digital therapeutics, as its diverse team of clinicians, product designers, researchers, and engineers understand the value of pairing clinical expertise with technological innovation. Limbix is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. For more information visit limbix.com.

About GSR Ventures:

Founded in 2005, GSR Ventures is one of the world’s most successful early-stage venture firms, with over $3 billion under management. The firm focuses on early-stage companies developing AI-enabled healthcare technology, enterprise software, and consumer platforms. GSR Ventures’ team is composed of founders, engineers and physicians with deep technical knowledge and a proven track record. Notable investments include Kinsa, Deep 6 AI, DataVisor, Plus AI, and Qunar.

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VISTA, Calif. (PRWEB)
May 05, 2020

The GHT Companies, a leading developer and distributor of nutraceutical products, has created a two-pronged approach to help keep people fed and healthy during these extraordinary times. The company has instituted a 25% discount on a group of select products that are designed to boost and enhance the immune system, and a portion of those proceeds will go to Feeding San Diego, a charity whose mission is to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue.

“A principal Core Value of our Companies is honoring people and relationships, and I cannot think of anything more supportive of that position than helping those that are unable to effectively help themselves, especially during this time of Covid-19,” said Jim Rex, President of The GHT Companies.

The 12 products are among vitamins and nutraceuticals that are popular with health-conscious shoppers. Topping the list are their plant-based D3 vitamins in a variety of formats, and their specially-formulated Power HI (H = healthy and I = immune) and Active Systemic Enzymes products. All of the above products are found in two of The GHT Companies’ Branded Product Lines: Vegan Life Nutrition and Vibrant Nutraceuticals.

“Sleep is also important during these stressful times,” said Rex.

The GHT Companies are also including their very popular Melatonin Gummies in this discount program, making it 13 products in total. And due to its well-known health properties, the company is fast-tracking the newest addition to their line (currently in development) and including it in the discount program: Pure Vitamin C.

Passionate about the San Diego community and Feeding San Diego, The GHT Companies will contribute one dollar for each unit of the above products sold, as well as $250 per kilogram of Vegan Vitamin D3 Oil and $10 per kilogram of Vegan Vitamin D3 Powder, both of which are raw ingredients used for the manufacture of nutraceutical products.

“We consider ourselves very fortunate to have developed a relationship with such an outstanding organization as Feeding San Diego,” said Rex. “Feeding San Diego is doing incredible work at a time when people are truly in need.”

Overall, The GHT Companies has committed to a minimum level of support of $25,000 to the worthy organization and will assess the economy and overall program to see if they are able to contribute further.

“Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, one in eight people in San Diego County faced hunger. Now the need is rapidly increasing every day,” said Vince Hall, CEO of Feeding San Diego. “We rely on community partners who share our values, which makes us proud to partner with The GHT Companies. Thank you for helping to provide healthy meals to our neighbors in need.”

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About The GHT Companies

The GHT Companies is one of the most trusted names in the nutritional supplement field since 1996. The group is structured to collaborate with founding scientists to develop their unique ingredient/product discoveries and to deliver industry-leading, high-quality consumer products, and ingredients on a global basis.

The GHT Companies uses its unique business structure of 5 diverse subsidiaries that touch on all facets of the nutraceutical industry in order to provide products and services to customers in the most effective way possible.

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Information and statements made are for educational purposes and are not intended to replace the advice of your health care professional.

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The RDI Group

“The gap in U.S. mask production needs urgent attention and our team worked tirelessly to engineer and build an automated solution for mask production,” said Curtis Maas, Chairman and CEO.

ITASCA, Ill. (PRWEB)
May 05, 2020

The RDI Group, engaged with various raw material, medical, PPE and industry experts, announced that they are manufacturing specialized machinery required to make flat masks. RDI is offering the automation to U.S. manufacturers to help end the mask shortage and revive U.S. capability and capacity, to produce masks via a 100-percent domestic supply chain.

As a result of COVID-19, the critical need for these masks has exponentially grown, and The RDI Group is providing high-performance mask making production equipment to meet industry demands. RDI was looking for a long-term solution in their response during this global crisis, by utilizing its machinery building skills, highly skilled engineers and industry partners to engineer production automation for flat masks.

“The gap in U.S. mask production needs urgent attention and our team worked tirelessly to engineer and build an automated solution for mask production,” said Curtis Maas, Chairman and CEO.

More than 25 engineers, operations and manufacturing team members were brought together for this process. In addition to the automation required, key partners were integral to helping RDI create solutions for the entire supply chain and provide needed expertise in raw materials and filter media, medical requirements, mask design and production.

The fully automated flat mask production equipment manufactured by The RDI Group will produce 3-ply, 3 or 4-pleat ear loop masks. Equipment will be manufactured and tested in their factory just outside of Chicago and offered to new and current manufacturers of flat masks.

The RDI Group has over 100 years of proven engineering and automation experience and applied this knowhow to the design and manufacturing of this mask making equipment.

Phase 1 will include production capabilities of 60-100 masks per minute with future developments to include higher production rates and other mask varieties.

For inquiries regarding the mask production technology, please contact:

Shank Shanmugabaskaran, SVP of Sales: shank@therdigroup.com 630-274-0695

About The RDI Group

The RDI Group, a global leader and parent company of Reichel & Drews, Chicago Slitter, RDI Laser Blanking Systems, and RDI Enclosures & Systems, specializes in the design and manufacture of industrial systems for diverse, worldwide markets including asphalt roofing, construction, telecommunications, power and metal coil processing industries. Respected for innovation and reliability, the machinery and manufacturing solutions designed and built by The RDI Group have been helping customers improve productivity and profits for more than 110 years. The RDI Group is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, USA and has a sales office in Beijing, China. For more information about The RDI Group, visit http://www.therdigroup.com.

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SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)
May 05, 2020

Skedulo, a leader in deskless productivity software, today announced the availability of a free managed package for health agencies working to combat COVID-19. The offering is available on Salesforce AppExchange, the world’s leading enterprise cloud marketplace, to help healthcare organizations efficiently manage requests, appointment schedules and testing sites. It will be available for free now through the end of summer.

The newly released booking and appointment management system helps balance appointment demand with capacity and was developed directly for testing sites that have already gone live with the solution. Its capabilities include:

• Scheduling patient testing appointments, alerting an individual of nearby locations based on site capacity
• Controlling and triaging patient queues, overbooking and arrival times
• Providing insights into location capacity, demand and wait times, improving staffing and logistics
• Automating appointment detail messages, including instructions, times and what to expect upon arrival
• Simplifying check-ins and keeping both workers and patients safe with no-contact patient check-in, via QR code

“Health organizations have been overwhelmed by the need for COVID-19 testing and have struggled with this unprecedented surge of appointment requests and traffic,” said Matt Fairhust, founder and CEO of Skedulo. “As a leader in scheduling and organization, we saw this as an opportunity where we could lend our expertise and technology to assist in battling the pandemic. As a result, we’re offering this scheduling queue capability free of charge for organizations and government institutions.”

COVID-19 testing sites are susceptible to long wait times and disorganization due to the sheer number of people needing to be tested. Skedulo’s managed package can reduce the administrative burden placed on hospitals, government entities, biomedical organizations and lab and diagnostics groups that are working test sites at this critical time. It can free up resources to focus on what really matters, the health of their patients and staff.

Skedulo’s managed package is currently available here on Salesforce AppExchange: https://appexchange.salesforce.com/appxListingDetail?listingId=a0N3A00000FZ8g2UAD

“We are proud to see Skedulo innovating to support customers and enable healthcare organizations to streamline COVID-19 testing through their app,” said Woodson Martin, GM of Salesforce AppExchange. “It’s inspiring to see our partners innovating rapidly to help customers through this challenging time.”

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About Salesforce AppExchange

Salesforce AppExchange, the world’s leading enterprise cloud marketplace, empowers companies to sell, service, market and engage in entirely new ways. With more than 5,000 listings, 7.5 million customer installs and 90,000 peer reviews, it is the most comprehensive source of cloud, mobile, social, IoT, analytics and artificial intelligence technologies for businesses.

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About Skedulo

Founded in 2013, headquartered in San Francisco and with offices in Australia, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom, Skedulo has enabled over 160 organizations, including The American Red Cross, Easterseals Bay Area, and Sunrun to seamlessly schedule and service more than 5 million appointments around the globe. Skedulo’s leading Deskless Productivity Cloud solution empowers organizations to manage, engage and analyze their deskless workforce and is built to integrate with business-critical systems including Salesforce, Zendesk, ServiceNow, Workday, Epic Systems, and multiple electronic health record (EHR) solutions through a partnership with Bridge Connector. The company has secured more than $40 million in funding to date, led by M12, Costanoa Ventures, and Blackbird. For more information, please visit http://www.skedulo.com, or our blog, @Skedulo, Facebook and LinkedIn pages.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (PRWEB)
May 05, 2020

PAX Technology Inc, a leading provider of electronic payment solutions, and AxiaMed, an industry-leading healthcare payments technology company, have partnered to offer a variety of Android-based payment terminals providing convenient, secure patient payment functionality for healthcare providers. For organizations forced to close their facilities or limit patient contact due to the COVID-19 crisis, AxiaMed offers a variety of safe and secure solutions for handling patient payments with PAX payment devices for home-based employees and office workers striving to minimize patient contact.

PAX Technology Inc’s Android-based A920 SmartMobile and A80 SmartDesktop devices are now available to AxiaMed’s healthcare clients. The A920 is an Android-based mobile payment solution that can be carried anywhere in the facility with multiple connectivity options, including Wi-Fi. It boasts a crystal-clear LCD touchscreen that enables clear and smooth transactions between patients and providers. With the A80, a stylish, Android-based countertop device, patients can experience a faster and more convenient payment experience.

“We’re delighted to be able to offer PAX Technology’s industry-leading Android payment devices to our healthcare clients,” said Randal Clark, Founder and CEO of AxiaMed. “Our partnership is particularly timely in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has changed everything. Now, more than ever, it is vital for healthcare providers to adapt and find ways to continue to operate as smoothly as possible. For organizations forced to close their facilities or limit patient contact due to the COVID-19 crisis, we offer a variety of safe, secure solutions for handling patient payments, and PAX payment devices are key in the deployment of those solutions.”

Contactless digital payments are quickly becoming the recommended norm. For facilities that are remaining open to the public, AxiaMed’s PAX payment devices can help limit the current risks of COVID-19 infection associated with physical contact. By accepting NFC-enabled forms of payment such as, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and more, AxiaMed’s PAX Android devices help minimize or even eliminate the need for staff or patients to handle cards or touch keypads and screens. Healthcare providers can also enable their home-based staff to securely and efficiently handle patient payments via PAX devices with PCI-Validated P2PE.

AxiaMed’s Control Center, a payment device management solution, enables healthcare enterprise security and technology management teams to secure, manage, and monitor EMV certified payment devices, including PAX Android devices, from one cloud-based system. With the importance of social distancing during the current COVID-19 crisis, the ability to remotely update and manage payment devices from anywhere in the world is now crucial. It also saves time and simplifies the payment collection process. Due to the minimal effort required to manage the payment devices, providers can keep doing what they do best— providing their patients with the best care possible.

“We are thrilled to offer a secure payment solution with AxiaMed that helps ease the anxieties of patients and providers during this stressful time,” said Tony Fernandez, VP of Product Marketing. “The A920 and A80 are robust and secure devices for healthcare providers looking for a convenient solution to adapt to the current public health crisis.”

About PAX Technology Inc.

PAX Technology Inc is one of the fastest-growing electronic payment solution providers in the world. PAX has been serving the global retail marketplace for over 20 years and has distribution in over 100 countries shipping over 50 million terminals worldwide. PAX offers a complete line of products and services supported by extensive R&D capabilities. In addition to a most competitive pricing model, quality assurance is the company’s top priority, which enables PAX to have a strong advantage in the marketplace.

About AxiaMed

AxiaMed is a healthcare financial technology company that specializes in payment security. Payment Fusion, our SaaS-based healthcare payments platform, ensures the highest standard of data security and reduces PCI compliance requirements. Payment Fusion’s unique architecture and single API simplifies integration with leading healthcare applications and supports multiple payment networks, accelerating time-to-market and end-user adoption. Together, AxiaMed and our ISV partners deliver integrated solutions that improve the financial performance of healthcare providers by increasing the patient’s payment options.

AxiaMed is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA with executive offices in Nashville, TN.

For more information, visit http://www.axiamed.com.

Lynn Grogan

Marketing Manager

AxiaMed

lgrogan@axiamed.com

855-376-2942 x171

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BURLINGTON, Mass. (PRWEB)
May 05, 2020

In continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the on-going need for mechanical ventilation, Jones and Bartlett Learning, an Ascend Learning Company, announced today that they will be providing Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation, a free online educational resource for clinicians, which outlines the initiation and adjustment of ventilator support, as well as important information regarding the more common ventilators they may encounter in hospitals today.

“As we continue to live in a new reality amongst COVID-19 we thank those in the medical field fighting day and night aiding those in need and advancing our knowledge of the disease” said Cathy Esperti, Director of Product Management, Jones & Bartlett Learning. “We are hopeful that this resource will assist them in the field as they work with COVID-19 patients.”

Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation is a product associated with the award winning text Mechanical Ventilation by David C. Shelledy, PhD, RRT, RPFT, FAARC, FASAHP and Jay I. Peters, MD. The comprehensive guide covers the evaluation and management of critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilatory support, techniques, and procedures for providing safe and effective mechanical ventilation. This online resource will provide clinicians essential information on when to start a patient on a ventilator and how to initiate and adjust ventilation. Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation also includes a Comprehensive Mechanical Ventilation Synopsis Deck, comprised of 1000 slides in PowerPoint™ format, which provides an overview of various ventilator types arranged by Critical Care Ventilators; High-Frequency Ventilators; Portable, Transport, and Non-invasive Ventilators; and Neonatal Ventilators. Jones and Bartlett Learning also offers a full Respiratory Care Curriculum providing robust resources for hospitals, clinicians, and educators.

“In this era of the COVID-19 pandemic, mechanical ventilation can be a lifesaving intervention when applied properly by skilled clinicians,” said Shelledy. “I am delighted that Jones & Bartlett has made these detailed and up-to-date training materials available to the outstanding clinicians caring for critically ill patients in the ICUs and emergency departments of our hospitals. I hope the materials are useful to them as they seek to provide the very best care to their patients. Godspeed and stay safe!”

About Jones & Bartlett Learning

Jones & Bartlett Learning is a world-leading provider of instructional, assessment, and learning-performance management solutions for the secondary education, post-secondary education, and professional markets. Jones & Bartlett Learning develops educational programs and services that improve learning outcomes and enhance student achievement by combining authoritative content written by respected authors with innovative, proven, and engaging technology applications that meet the diverse needs of today’s instructors, students, and professionals. Learn more at http://www.jblearning.com.

About Ascend Learning

Ascend Learning is a leading provider of online educational content, software and analytics serving students, educational institutions and employers. With products that span the learning continuum, Ascend Learning focuses on high-growth careers in a range of industries, with a special focus on healthcare and other high-growth, licensure-driven professions. Ascend Learning products, from testing to certification, are used by frontline healthcare workers, physicians, emergency medical professionals, nurses, certified personal trainers, financial advisors, skilled trades professionals and insurance brokers. Learn more at http://www.ascendlearning.com.

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