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GE, StartUp Health Expands Partnership to Focus on Health Payment, Virtual Health Solutions

by HITC Staff 10/06/2015 1 Comment

StartUp Health Finland Reveals New Class of 16 Healthcare Transformers

  GE Ventures and StartUp Health, a global health innovation company, today announced the expansion of their partnership to invest in and coach digital health startups focused on health payment and virtual health solutions. The program builds on the success of the GE and StartUp Health Entrepreneurship Program, which launched in 2013 with 15 consumer health companies. Expanded Partnership Details As part of the expanded partnership, StartUp Health Academy and GE Ventures will
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Rock Health: Digital Health Funding Tops $3.3B in Q3 2015

by Fred Pennic 10/05/2015 Leave a Comment

Digital health funding has exceed 2014's record breaking year reaching $3.3B representing 30% TTM growth, according to Rock Health, a full-service venture fund dedicated to digital health. In a blog post, Rock Health reported that the average deal size is the largest to date at $15.8M, despite deal flow down 9% compared to 2014. Only 8 digital health companies made up over 50% of the quarter's total funding.  The report produced by Teresa Wang and Rita Rajan with help from Malay Gandhi
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Blueprint Health Showcases 8th Class of Startups in NYC

by Fred Pennic 10/02/2015 Leave a Comment

Blueprint Health Showcases Its Fifth Class at Demo Day in NYC

Blueprint Health, a NYC based mentor-focused health technology accelerator today announced the showcase of their Summer 2015 class of startups at their eight annual Demo Day in NYC. The Summer 2015 Accelerator class is composed of eight new companies solving a diverse set of problems in the healthcare industry from preventing hospital readmissions through geolocation (Position Health) to providing point of service lending to patients with high deductible health
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SERMO’s Social Network for Doctors Expands to Spain, Mexico

by HITC Staff 10/01/2015 Leave a Comment

SERMO's Social Network for Doctors Expands Reach to UK

Social network for doctors SERMO has expanded its network to 260,000 Mexican and 232,000 Spanish doctors as it strengthen its footprint as the largest global social network exclusively for physicians available now in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, the UK and the US. The Power of Medical Crowdsourcing SERMO is a unique resource for doctors serving as a place to consult with hundreds of thousands of peers from around the world on patient cases (medical
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CVS Health Partners with MassChallenge, Rock Health to Drive Digital Health Innovations

by Fred Pennic 10/01/2015 1 Comment

CVS Health Digital Innovation Lab

CVS Health made a big leap into digital healthcare with the recent opening of a Lab in Boston focused on developing new digital health solutions. On Wedneday, CVS Health announced it will partner with digital health venture fund Rock Health and healthcare startup accelerator MassChallenge in efforts to drive faster digital health innovation and expand areas of focus. By forging new relationships in key markets—Boston, for healthcare and San Francisco, for technology – CVS Health aims to
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Crowdfunding for Medical Devices Could Be A Passing Fad

by HITC Staff 09/30/2015 Leave a Comment

4 Strategies for Running a Successful Healthcare Crowdfunding Campaign

While it is well established in other areas of business, crowdfunding for medical devices presents a new set of challenges and opportunities, and could become a passing fad rather than an encouraging new trend in the healthcare sector, says an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData. According to Shashank Settipalli, GlobalData's Analyst covering Medical Devices, although medical device regulatory agencies, such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have not enacted
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New Disposable Wearable Patch Measures Vital Signs Every 2 Mins

by Fred Pennic 09/30/2015 Leave a Comment

The monitoring of vital signs, such as pulse rate, respiration rate and body temperature, is an essential component of patient assessment.  Changes in vital signs can be indicators of deterioration in a patient’s condition. However, in general care areas of the hospital, vital signs are typically taken during routine observation rounds only once every four to eight hours. If a patient deteriorates between these observation rounds, the warning signs can go undetected for hours, leading to
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How 3D Printing is Driving Innovation to Medical Specialties

by Our Thought Leaders 09/28/2015 Leave a Comment

The Future of 3D Printing in Healthcare

    Some have claimed that the advance of medical (and computer) technology is progressing at a rate faster than the human mind can assimilate. 3D printing is simply two-dimensional printing built upwards. The most exciting aspect of 3D printing involves is the promise of healthcare solutions so tailored to the individual, only “personalized medicine”—dependent on individual gene sequencing—can compete. 3D Printing in Orthopedics 3D printers emerged on the scene only to
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Teva To Acquire Gecko Health Innovations for its Smart Inhaler

by Fred Pennic 09/28/2015 Leave a Comment

Israeli generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. has reached an agreement to acquire mobile health technology company Gecko Health Innovations, Inc. The acquisition will help strengthen Teva's respiratory capabilities and help reinforce its leadership position in respiratory care. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. CareTRx (formerly GeckoCap) is a cloud-based solution designed to simplify chronic respiratory disease management, connecting patients and caregivers
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CliniCloud Pulls In $5M For Its IoT Medical Home Kit

by Fred Pennic 09/24/2015 Leave a Comment

CliniCloud, the consumer digital health company bringing healthcare home with smart medical devices anyone can use, has raised $5 million in funding led by Tencent and Ping An Ventures. Additionally, CliniCloud announced a retail partnership with Best Buy to sell its first product, a connected medical kit containing a digital stethoscope, a non-contact thermometer and a mobile app that empowers patients to proactively manage their wellness at home in the U.S. and Canada, starting in
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