Psst! We’re Having a Party at Health 2.0 and You’re Invited!
Save the date for the StartUp Health Party at the Health 2.0 Fall Conference on Tuesday, October 1 at 7:30PM PST. Location to be announced soon (near Santa Clara Convention Center). RSVP now!
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Just Published: The August 2013 Digital Health Insights Funding Report
Investment in digital health hit $250M for August, as 2013 funding continues to outpace last year. August saw 54 total deals, 50 of them in the US, compared to 40 deals in August 2012. There were 36 known investors in August.
• View StartUp Health’s August 2013 Digital Health Insights Funding Report
• Get real time access to our StartUp Health Insights database tracking nearly $6 billion in digital health investments
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Featured StartUp Health Company
AdhereTech
Wireless smart pill bottles designed to improve medication adherence
RAISING
Seed round
PREVIOUSLY RAISED
$300,000
CUSTOMERS
Pharma companies
Hospital systems
Clinical trials
VALUE
Increases medication adherence
Reduces hospital readmission risk due to low adherence
Improves accuracy of trials
Decreases monitoring costs
Collects valuable data
TRACTION
2014 paid pharma pilots: Boehringer Ingelheim & others in pipeline
2013 paid research pilots: Walter Reed Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, & hospital systems
Winner: Boehringer Ingelheim's Healthcare Innovation World Cup & NYCEDC's PILOT Health Tech NYC
TEAM
Josh Stein (Wharton MBA, FreshDirect, Lot18)
John Langhauser (Yale, Bridgewater Associates)
Mike Morena (Bucknell, Ohio State, GE Aviation)
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CareLinx Recognized Nationally
 Congratulations StartUp Health company CareLinx on continuing to garner national attention for its innovative solution to home care help. CareLinx is featured in this month’s AARP Magazine (circulation 32 million). Get more details.
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Aver Informatics Announces New Client
 Congratulations StartUp Health company Aver Informatics on signing another new client, Hays Companies of Indiana. Aver is rapidly expanding the options in rules and reporting for Hays Companies of Indiana’s customers, supporting the efforts of the motto, “Risk you can manage. Results you can measure.” Get more details.
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StartUp Health Insights
Top Digital Health Funding This Week
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Upcoming Health Events & Challenges
LSAN Health, Behavior and Economics Interactive Summit
September 12, 2013
New York, NY
M6 Mobility xChange
September 15-17, 2013
San Diego, CA
National Healthcare Performance and Outcomes Analytics Summit
September 16-18, 2013
Washington, DC
Entrepreneurship Center at UCSF: Introduction to IP Basics Workshop
September 17, 2013
San Francisco, CA
Knight News Challenge
Deadline for submissions:
September 17, 2013
Pharma 2.0: Patient Engagement, the New Blockbuster Drug
September 18, 2013
New York, NY
GigaOM’s Structure:Europe
September 18-19, 2013
London, England
TAG Health: mHealth: Engaging the Masses and Making It Work for Your Bottom Line
September 19, 2013
Atlanta, GA
Re.Work Technology
September 19, 2013
London, England
Privacy & Security Forum
September 23, 2013
Boston, MA
O’Reilly Strata Rx Conference
September 25-27, 2013
Boston, MA
Medicine X
September 27-29, 2013
Stanford, CA
Health 2.0 Fall Conference 2013
September 29-October 2, 2013
Santa Clara, CA
DC to VC
September 30, 2013
Santa Clara, CA
Glazed Conference
September 30, 2013
San Francisco, CA
Matchpoint West
October 3, 2013
Santa Clara, CA
Diabetes Innovation 2013
October 3-5, 2013
Washington, DC
Health 2.0 EDU
October 3-5, 2013
Berkeley, CA
The New Health Disrupter in NYC: Meet Cornell Tech
October 10, 2013
New York, NY
StartUp Health CEO Summit
October 14-16, 2013
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit
October 14-16, 2013
Cleveland, OH
Ingenuity
October 15, 2013
New York, NY
Women’s Healthcare Innovation and Leadership Showcase
October 15, 2013
Bridgewater, NJ
For even more, visit our listings of Events & Challenges.
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Health Tech Jobs! StartUp Health Is Hiring!
Be sure to check out the new positions at StartUp Health and with StartUp Health companies, such as CareDox, Greatist, Doctor.com, TalkSession, Medivo, 1eq, and others! Find all these opportunities and more or post new openings for free on the StartUp Health Network Job Board.
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