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Welcome to the Exponential Medicine (xMed) newsletter with this week's selected top stories that are impacting the future of health and biomedicine and an compelling talks on patients hacking their own disease.
A Patient Turned Medical Disruptor, Hacking His Own Disease: Onno Faber, a tech entrepreneur was diagnosed with rare disease (Neurofibromatosis) and leveraged a community of hackers and data scientists to find a novel approach to treat his condition. Onno has gone on to found RDMD, a platform to leverage similar approaches to many rare diseases. In this compelling talk at Exponential Medicine 2018 Onno shared his journey, and lessons learned in accelerating research & the development of new therapies.
Catalyzing the Future of Healthcare
Your Favorite Startup? The highly interactive Innovation Lab will feature over 50 pioneering startups and established companies, with 20 of these competing for a MEDy award (Medical Entrepreneurship & Disruption). What is your favorite healthcare company? Encourage them to apply to be part of the Innovation Lab.
Nominate an xMed Fellow: In collaboration with our partners at Anthem, we are excited to be offering five fellowships to participate in this year's Exponential Medicine (includes registration, hotel, and travel). We are seeking innovators and change agents from underrepresented disciplines ranging from patients and caregivers to social workers, nursing, EMS, research fellows, social justice, housing experts, and beyond. Please submit nominations here.
All the best,
Daniel
TOP STORIES IN TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH & MEDICINE
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