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Forian was formed in October 2020 as a subsidiary of Medical Outcomes Research Analytics, whose operating roots date to 2019. Forian combined healthcare data, analytics and software assets through transactions including the Helix Technologies merger and concentrated on real-world healthcare information.
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Waystar was formed in 2017 through the combination of Navicure and ZirMed, two companies that provided software for healthcare revenue-cycle management. By September 2026, Waystar remained a healthcare payments and revenue-cycle software company. Reuters reported on 15 September 2026 that it was exploring strategic options, including a possible sale, but no completed transaction had been announced.
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Spok’s current corporate lineage was shaped in 2004 when Arch Wireless and Metrocall combined to form USA Mobility. USA Mobility acquired Amcom Software in 2011, bringing paging together with clinical communications software, and the integrated business adopted the Spok name in 2014.
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OptimizeRx was founded in 2006 and initially focused on delivering coupons and co-pay assistance through electronic prescribing and healthcare software. The business broadened into digital engagement between life-sciences companies, clinicians and patients, adding data and AI-driven capabilities to its original access-support model.
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LifeMD’s public-company lineage began under the ImmuDyne name in the 1990s, before the business later moved through Conversion Labs and adopted the LifeMD identity. The company shifted decisively toward direct-to-consumer telehealth, virtual care and subscription-based health services, making the current operating model very different from the earlier corporate entity.
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SOPHiA GENETICS was founded in Switzerland in 2011 by scientists and engineers including Jurgi Camblong with a focus on applying data analytics to genomic medicine. In 2026 SOPHiA GENETICS provides software and analytics intended to support clinical genomics, oncology and data-driven medicine.
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Simulations Plus was incorporated in California in July 1996 by Walt Woltosz and colleagues to apply modelling and simulation to pharmaceutical development. By 2026 Simulations Plus provides software and consulting used across drug discovery, development, clinical research and regulatory work.
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Certara was formed in 2008 when Tripos International and Pharsight Corporation came together, combining scientific software and modelling capabilities. In 2026 Certara provides modelling, simulation, data and regulatory technology used across pharmaceutical research and development.
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Talkspace was founded in 2012 by Oren Frank and Roni Frank after personal experience with therapy led them to explore ways of delivering mental-health care online. In 2026 Talkspace provides virtual therapy and related mental-health services, with reimbursement partnerships playing an important role in access.
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Veradigm is the current name of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, a company with roots in electronic health-record and practice-management software dating back to the 1980s. By 2026 Veradigm provides healthcare technology, data and analytics connecting providers, payers and life-sciences organisations.
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