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Healthcare Blockchain Developer Embleema Nabs $3.7M to Develop Blockchain Apps for Patients

by Fred Pennic 02/06/2019 Leave a Comment

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Healthcare Blockchain Developer Embleema Nabs $3.7M to Develop Blockchain Apps for Patients

Healthcare-blockchain developer, Embleema has raised $3.7M in Series A funding round, led by strategic partner Pharmagest, a leading pharmacy software group in Europe, and Techstars. The funds will serve to accelerate the joint development of blockchain-based applications for patients and pharmacies, and further Embleema’s commercial deployment. CEO Robert Chu left his role as Senior Vice President, Global Technology Solutions at IMS Health to start Embleema in June 2017 and is supported by a team of healthcare and technology executives from Harvard Medical School, T-Systems, the Pharmaceuticals Division of Pierre Fabre and iBionext and Nokia / Withings Digital Health.

Embleema Blockchain Personal Health Record

In July 2018, Embleema launched PatientTruth in the US, the first blockchain-based personal health record system, which lets patients assemble their health history from dispersed health records and gives them full control over data sharing with smart contracts. Patients receive tokens in exchange for their active participation in clinical research. Embleema was the first company to offer practical means for patients to own their digital health assets, providing both control and monetization without third-party data brokers. Now, it hopes to accelerate the release of the first decentralized marketplace for sharing Real World Evidence and Clinical Data.

Techstars Alchemist Blockchain Accelerator Program

Joining the 3-month Alchemist Blockchain Techstars Accelerator will enable Embleema to gain access to more than 150 mentors including Internet pioneer Jeff Pulver, Gary Rubinoff, Managing Partner of Alchemist Capital, a venture fund focused on blockchain, Trevor Koverko, CEO of Polymath, Leanne Kemp, founder & CEO of Everledger, or blockchain pioneer Steven Nerayoff, involved in top projects including Ethereum. The accelerator also provides investment capital to participating companies.

Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, and Alchemist, a global blockchain advisory group, have partnered to bring a new mentorship-driven accelerator program to New York City: Alchemist Blockchain Techstars Accelerator. Yossi Hasson of Techstars and Steven Nerayoff of Alchemist will lead the program along with other mentors and experts from both companies. The Accelerator will help Embleema founders gain access to expertise in the nascent – yet rapidly growing – cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, helping them do more faster. Selected companies will not only benefit from resources across Techstars and Alchemist’s ecosystems but will also have the opportunity to work closely with leading market players in the blockchain industry.

“We’re excited to welcome Embleema to our newest accelerator program and help them succeed by connecting them with leading blockchain industry players,” said Yossi Hasson, Managing Director at Techstars. “We believe in the vision of Embleema’s management team and their ability to set a new benchmark in sharing patient data for research, ultimately giving every individual more control and participation to accelerate research and clinical development.”

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