Healthcare Transformers in the News
MarketWatch
Medivo Partners with American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
MobiHealthNews
Health devices that launched at CES 2013: Basis Band
Inc
Esther Dyson: My Money Is on eHealth
Huffington Post
Wellness Trends: New Report Highlights How Attitudes Differ Around The World
GE and StartUp Health Partner to Accelerate Consumer Health
Are you transforming consumer health? << StartUps Apply Here >>
TechCrunch
G.E. Hires Kleiner Partner, Teams Up With Startup Health To Help Fuel Digital Health Innovation
GigaOM
GE eyes earlier stage health tech with Startup Health partnership, new VC hires
Upstart Business Journal
GE mining health startups in new accelerator
MedCity News
Heads up startups: GE and StartUp Health launch program for healthcare entrepreneurs
HIT Consultant
GE Partners with Startup Health to Accelerate Consumer Health Innovation
Bloomberg
GE and StartUp Health Partner to Accelerate Consumer Health Innovation
HIStalk Connect
Another Giant Gets Serious About Startups
MobiHealthNews
GE to mentor next StartUp Health class
Noteworthy News
Deloitte
mHealth in an mWorld | How mobile technology is transforming health care
EHRintelligence
mHealth tools projected to save $500 billion in productivity by 2021
mHealthWatch
How mHealth is Saving Lives… and Money
HealthWorks Collective
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Healthcare Technology in the 21st Century
Mobile Entertainment
2.8m patients worldwide are using dedicated mobile health systems
MobiHealthNews
The inexact science of predicting digital health’s billions
GE and StartUp Health Partner to Accelerate Consumer Health Innovation
24 days left to apply to be selected to participate in 3-year Program to grow your startup
In case you didn’t see our announcement last week, GE and StartUp Health are proud to partner on a new three-year Entrepreneurship Program designed to accelerate growth for consumer health companies. The Program is part of GE’s healthymagination initiative, a $6 billion global commitment to provide better health for more people by improving quality, access, and affordability of care. Qualified consumer health companies may apply to the program at
startuphealth.net/GE.
The Program will help early-stage consumer health companies navigate the challenges of building successful growth companies and will include access to GE’s executives and technology experts, training on scaling business operations, and a GE leadership mentor for each company. The Program also offers a virtual commercial laboratory where GE and StartUp Health will create ongoing opportunities for partnerships, customer development, and pilot programs to test innovative products and business models.
The application deadline is February 8, 2013. Apply to the Program today at
startuphealth.net/GE
The Healthcare Transformer CEO Summit at JP Morgan Healthcare
Last week, Healthcare Transformers from StartUp Health Academy met in San Francisco for their Quarterly CEO Summit. The two day Summit, sponsored by California HealthCare Foundation who has been an amazing supporter of healthcare entrepreneurs, was the best possible way to kick off 2013. For two full days, more than 30 founders, CEOs, and innovators collaborated on a series of workshops, networking events, and learning sessions. There’s nothing more energizing and inspiring than spending a few days supercharging with a group of passionate health and wellness entrepreneurs and CEOs.
Check out details and photos here!
Healthcare Transformer Spotlight
Dave Chase is an entrepreneur on a mission to make it easier for patients and providers to communicate. Dave and Bassam Saliba co-founded
Avado (
@avado), a Patient Relationship Management system dubbed “GPS for Healthcare” that is the next generation, EHR-neutral patient portal built for the new requirements facing healthcare providers such as medical homes and Accountable Care Organizations. In addition to his role as CEO of Avado, which is headquartered in Seattle, Dave is co-editing and writing a book for HIMSS on patient engagement and is a regular contributor to Reuters, Forbes, and TechCrunch. Previously, Dave founded Microsoft’s healthcare platform business leading it to be the underlying technology for the majority of healthIT systems. Bassam, CTO of Avado, has held leadership roles in companies such as Microsoft, Scalix Corporation, and Fidesic including selling one business to CheckFree for $1 billion.
Check out our 10 questions with Dave Chase!
TEDMED Seeking Future-thinkers To Join The Hive in Association with StartUp Health Network
40 Transformative Companies To Be Selected for New TEDMED Innovations Showcase
The 2013 TEDMED event at the Kennedy Center will be the site of “The Hive” in Association with the
StartUp Health Network, a debut gathering of entrepreneurs and future-thinkers. 40 innovative new companies will be selected to share their products and services and join the Delegates in Washington, DC. The application process runs through February 1, 2013.
Apply here now!
Upcoming Health Events & Challenges
DEMO Mobile
Scholarship deadline: January 17, 2013
Health 2.0 Middle East
January 27-28, 2013 (Dubai, UAE)
Personalized Medicine World Conference
January 28-29, 2013 (Mountain View, CA)
Hackovate Health
Deadline for submissions: January 31, 2013
Nokia Sensing X Challenge
Challenge #1 registration closes: February 2013
healthfinder.gov Mobile App Challenge
Deadline for submissions: February 1, 2013
Burrill Digital Health Meeting
February 4-5, 2013 (San Francisco, CA)
Challenge: Reducing Cancer Among Women of Color
Deadline for submissions: February 5, 2013
GETHealth Summit
February 6-7, 2013 (New York, NY)
Health 2.0 Middle East
February 8-9, 2013 (Bangalore, India)
Venture Summit | West
February 13, 2013 (Mountain View, CA)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Games To Generate Data Challenge
Deadline for submissions: February 22, 2013
Hackovate Health Finale
February 26, 2013 (Kansas City, MO)
For even more, visit our listings of
Events &
Challenges.
StartUp Health is Hiring!
StartUp Health is building a team of the most talented people in the world who are passionate about helping entrepreneurs succeed and transforming health and wellness. If you are the best at what you do and want to change healthcare,
contact us so we can learn more about you. Please outline your dream role and outline why you would like to join the StartUp Health family and how you can help us with our mission.
Become a StartUp Health Fellow in 2013
We are currently reviewing applicants for the Summer 2013 StartUp Health Fellows program. The StartUp Health Fellows are an elite squad who work on the StartUp Health team and with the companies in our Academy by serving as analysts, researchers, connectors, community organizers, advocates, marketers, product developers, and talent scouts among many other roles. If you are interested in joining the StartUp Health Fellows Program
please see more about it here.
Get Free Access to StartUp Health Network
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startuphealth.net and sign the
Pledge to request access to the StartUp Health Network. More than 5,000 innovators, 1700 startups, 470 VCs, and hundreds of angels and potential customers are already using the Network to connect. We have one of the best product teams in digital health working on this day and night and are continuing to launch new features and improvements on a weekly basis. We’re just getting started so please share your feedback and share the
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