Fierce Healthcare July 5, 2022
Investment firm Francisco Partners celebrated the close of its IBM Watson Health assets acquisition by announcing the launch of a new standalone data analytics company.
Called Merative, the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based business aims to offer its health data services to clients ranging from providers, health plans and employers to life sciences firms, imaging companies and government entities, according to the announcement.
Merative said it has six major product lines available off the bat: the Health Insights, MarketScan, Clinical Development, Social Program Management, Micromedex and imaging software offerings previously offered by Watson Health.
Merative is also coming to the table with “significant resources and opportunities for new investment, acquisitions, partnerships and growth” as a result of the investment...