Taking pictures of your mouth and transmitting them to dentists could be one way to improving how patients interact with dentists. That’s the idea behind one of six new additions to StartUp Health Academy’s latest class. Other early stage companies in the group include one that provides telemedicine for developing countries and another that’s developing a home test to detect enlarged prostate problems.
Start Up Health Academy has added 90 companies to date with three exits. Most recently, Intel acquired Basis Science in March last year.
Here’s a summary of the companies:
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Mouthwatch Developed by dentist Jerry Herman, Brant Herman and Bob Bellhouse, Mouthwatch uses a $199 DIY camera so users can send images of their teeth to dentists and better understand what’s going on in their mouth. The idea is that by improving their understanding of dental hygiene and better interactions with dental practices will lead to more appointments.
iDx Ventures is a New York-based company led by serial entrepreneurs Willem Houck, Mei Shibata and Geoff Wyatt who have spent 10 years developing Clariflow — a home test to detect enlarged prostate problems such as benign prostatic hyperplasia.
NuPlanit founders Alaina Hanlon Adams and Robert Jahreis want to fix people’s relationship with food through an interactive mobile app. Adams is a former NASA researcher and mechanical engineer in preventative technology and Jahreis is a senior healthcare executive and researcher.
AlemHealth co-founders Aschkan Abdul-Malek and Sajjad Kamal developed an integrated telemedicine platform to help people in developing countries. Based in Dubai, the company seeks to improve access to quality diagnostic care in areas that need it most.
A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Gritness is a search engine for group fitness. Based in Austin, Texas, co-founders Tommy Fad and Jason Whitson are passionate about building healthy communities. They developed Gritness to help consumers and businesses to discover, create and participate with local group fitness options.
Healarium, led by CEO and co-founder Amnon Keynan, wants to change the way physicians prescribe care plans to patients for chronic conditions, pre-op and when they are discharged with digital care plans.
