1 in 10 Americans suffer from a rare disease, and half of these patients are children, according to the Global Genes Project. There are some 7,000 known rare disorders ranging from benign abnormalities to life-threatening disease. Many affected children pass away before a diagnosis can be made, leaving families to grieve without knowing what might have been done to help them, or how to avoid additional brothers or sisters being affected.
To help tackle this problem, IBM and Boston Children's
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StartUp Health Goes Global with Launch of StartUp Health Finland
Global health innovation company StartUp Health is expanding globally with the launch of StartUp Health Finland in partnership with Finpro’s Team Finland Health growth program. The partnership will further both organizations’ missions, to grow and scale the next generation of businesses and strengthen Finland’s position as a digital health leader.
StartUp Health Finland Overview
StartUp Health Finland will focus on coaching and supporting the emerging ecosystem of Finnish entrepreneurs and
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Boston Children’s, Rock Health Partner To Develop Digital Health Tools for Pediatric Care
Boston Children's Hospital and full-service digital health venture fund Rock Health today announced a strategic partnership to develop digital health tools and devices to improve pediatric care. The announcement was made during Boston Children's Hospital's Global Pediatric Innovation Summit + Awards.
Partnership Details
As part of the partnership, Rock Health will fund and support promising digital startup companies and Boston Children's will act as clinical advisor to help startups shape
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Google, Heart Association Launch $50M Research Innovation Project to Fight Heart Disease
Alphabet Inc.’s Google Life Sciences (GLS) unit and the American Heart Association have announced a five-year, $50 million research collaboration to uncover the drivers of heart disease. Both organizations will each invest $25 million over five years to support novel strategies to understand, prevent, and reverse coronary heart disease and its consequences, such as heart failure and sudden cardiac death. The research collaboration marks the largest one-time research investment in AHA’s
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This Biotech Startup Hopes to Cure Cancer with Artificial Intelligence
Imagine devoting fifteen years to an important pursuit and pouring unbelievable amounts of money into it, all the while facing a failure rate of 95 percent. That’s the disheartening reality for pharmaceutical companies, which throw billions of dollars every year toward drugs that likely will not work – and then go back to the drawing board and do it all over again. There has to be a better way.
That’s where Berg comes in. Backed by billionaire real estate magnate Carl Berg, the promising
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Report: Life Sciences M&A and the Rise of Personalized Medicine
As the life sciences (pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical sectors) M&A reaches new heights, there seems to be no end in sight for life sciences companies' hunger for acquisitions. 94% of life sciences companies are planning to make an acquisition in the next year, with 91% of US respondents expecting these to be cross-border transactions, according to a global study of 100 senior executives at life sciences companies by global law firm Reed Smith, commissioned by Mergermarket.
The
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Validic Adds Apple Health, Clinical Bluetooth Library to Digital Health Platform
Durham, NC-based Validic is integrating mobile Bluetooth and Apple Health into its existing digital health integration platform to provide its growing network of clients access to all forms of relevant data needed to improve care and reduce costs. The integration will allow Validic's clients the ability to embed digital health data - from Bluetooth Smart-enabled clinical devices and Apple Health - directly into their own mobile apps.
Clinical Bluetooth Smart library
By adding Validic's
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AMA, MATTER Launches Interaction Studio to Connect Physicians & Entrepreneurs
Front-line physicians and pioneering entrepreneurs share a passion about transforming healthcare. To harness this passion, the American Medical Association (AMA) is expanding its efforts with MATTER, Chicago's health tech incubator, aimed at connecting physicians and entrepreneurs to work in tandem on the development of early-stage technology and innovations that promise to change health care.
Today, the American Medical Association (AMA) partnership with MATTER has reached a new milestone
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Baptist Health, Innovation Hub Launches Arkansas-Based Digital Health Accelerator
Baptist Health, Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, and The Iron Yard are teaming up to launched the inaugural HubX–LifeSciences, a new digital health accelerator located in Central Arkansas. The new accelerator class will run from April 4-June 30, 2016 is focused on findings promising startups in three key areas:
- digital health platforms
- healthcare services
- medical devices
HubX–LifeSciences Program Overview
HubX–LifeSciences offers innovative, structured curriculum designed to
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10 Indian Digital Health Startups to Watch
India’s digital health startups are joining the table with a tried & trusted strategy – bridging the gap between providers and end-users. But these particular startups certainly face a unique set of challenges as the country embraces innovation.
A Country of Paradoxes
Interesting fact: Slum-dwellers have mobile phones but no clean water – over 930 million Indians have cell phones, but no access to clean water. There is no central regulatory authority for health services, as most Indians
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