Investment firm Francisco Partners will acquire IBM’s Watson Health’s data and analytics assets – including Micromedex, MarketScan, and Clinical Development – for an undisclosed price.

Two US senators said last week that Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries should drop plans to impose digital taxes on US businesses – a scheme that would impact firms that make digital health devices, including Apple, Siemens, Johnson & Johnson and IBM.

Safe lettuce to safe pills? Participants in a US FDA pilot program are seeing if a food tracking blockchain program can also be used to track pharmaceuticals under a DSCSA pilot program now underway; KPMG officials touts data security as one of the main advantages of blockchain.

Sanofi says the virtual innovation lab it will create with Google will enable precision health care and optimize R&D and commercial operations. Incoming CEO Hudson has been tasked with improving the pharma’s R&D and digital capabilities.