Osmosis, a US-based health education platform that emerged out of Johns Hopkins University, has been bought by research and data analytics provider Elsevier for an undisclosed amount. Osmosis last raised cash in 2019, collecting $4m in a series A round led by Felicis Ventures. It had already secured $2.5m in funding in 2018, and among its investors is insurance provider Coverys.
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