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MedCity CONVERGE July 9-10 in Philly gathers payers, providers, medtech, pharma, digital health, policymakers & more.

Lisa Suennen

Lisa Suennen

Psilos Group

Lisa Suennen is a founder and Managing Member of Psilos Group, a healthcare-focused venture capital and growth equity investment firm. She also writes a popular blog on healthcare and investing issues which can be found at http://venturevalkyrie.com.

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Brain-controlled tail takes digital health to a whole new frontier

Brain-controlled tail takes digital health to a whole new frontier

April 15, 2013 10:28 am by | 1 Comments

Shippo is a smartphone-based app plus body-worn sensors and a tail. Together the system reads brain waves and heart beats and then applies those inputs to improve one’s ability to ... Read more
Number crunching startup wins Fast Company award by putting health first

Number crunching startup wins Fast Company award by putting health first

February 17, 2013 10:31 pm by | 0 Comments

Psilos is very proud of portfolio company SeeChange for being #20 on Fast Company's 2013 list of the world’s 50 companies whose innovations are having the greatest impacts across their ... Read more
Who will launch Rap Genius for healthcare to translate EOBs and CMS rules?

Who will launch Rap Genius for healthcare to translate EOBs and CMS rules?

November 23, 2012 7:17 am by | 11 Comments

So I read an article the other day about a new company called Rap Genius. The company consists primarily of a website that relies on crowdsourcing to explain rap lyrics ... Read more
View from a VC: Why we invested in OmniGuide’s laproscopic laser surgical tools

View from a VC: Why we invested in OmniGuide’s laproscopic laser surgical tools

November 13, 2012 7:57 am by | 0 Comments

One of my favorite things to do is see Psilos fund companies in action. I recently got to see OmniGuide's new line of CO2 laser surgical tools for gynecological operations. ... Read more
IPAB for Muppets: Would bureaucrats dictate Big Bird’s options if he got bird flu?

IPAB for Muppets: Would bureaucrats dictate Big Bird’s options if he got bird flu?

October 4, 2012 2:29 pm by | 1 Comments

Now that Big Bird's job and health insurance are at risk, it's clear that MuppetCare and its impact on middle class puppets we know and love is a hot issue. ... Read more
If accelerators are taking to the high seas, has the idea has jumped the shark?

If accelerators are taking to the high seas, has the idea has jumped the shark?

October 3, 2012 11:07 am by | 3 Comments

I was hanging out with Tom Rodgers of Cambia Health the other day and we were discussing the seemingly unrelenting trend of the formation of new technology incubators and accelerators, ... Read more
S*#& Silicon Valley VCs say: “It’s like Netflix for YouTube” (video)

S*#& Silicon Valley VCs say: “It’s like Netflix for YouTube” (video)

September 18, 2012 8:40 am by | 3 Comments

If you sit at any Starbucks in Santa Clara County this is exactly what you will hear. And with the same inflection but probably not as good a head ... Read more
Need a business plan for your health IT idea? Try my buzz word bingo card

Need a business plan for your health IT idea? Try my buzz word bingo card

September 10, 2012 8:02 am by | 0 Comments

I was hanging out with David Shaywitz of Forbes the other day and he told me about a piece he wrote some time back about the buzzwords associated with the ... Read more
PimpMyWaitingRoom, iTestLess and 6 more mobile health apps that patients need now

PimpMyWaitingRoom, iTestLess and 6 more mobile health apps that patients need now

August 24, 2012 8:00 am by | 0 Comments

I just saw a funny blog post by Dr. David M. Sack (via KevinMD.com) in which Dr. Sack listed the seven mobile health apps he feels someone needs to invent ... Read more
7 data points to persuade male healthcare CEOs to focus on women consumers

7 data points to persuade male healthcare CEOs to focus on women consumers

July 27, 2012 8:06 am by | 0 Comments

I recently saw a statistic from my friends at Rock Health that said that women comprise only 4% of healthcare industry CEOs. For those of you who are slow at ... Read more
One Olympic example to follow: Scanned by hand EMRs for all

One Olympic example to follow: Scanned by hand EMRs for all

July 4, 2012 8:30 am by | 1 Comments

In about a month we will hear the dulcet tones of the Olympic Hymn as the familiar five-ringed flag is raised over London for the 2012 Olympics.One thing that will ... Read more
True barriers to reform: Frustrated entrepreneurs, fear, incrementalism

True barriers to reform: Frustrated entrepreneurs, fear, incrementalism

June 28, 2012 8:16 am by | 3 Comments

Revolutionizing the U.S. healthcare system is truly a matter of national economic security. Nibbling at the edges simply isn’t going to cut it. Payers, providers, and investors need to stop ... Read more
‘S*&%, she’s awake!’ A tribute to visionary, innovative women in healthcare

‘S*&%, she’s awake!’ A tribute to visionary, innovative women in healthcare

May 28, 2012 3:47 pm by | 9 Comments

’The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.’ – Paul CezanneA couple of years ago my sister told me a story about how ... Read more
2012 JP Morgan Healthcare’s (wo)men’s club is changing in a good way

2012 JP Morgan Healthcare’s (wo)men’s club is changing in a good way

January 17, 2012 12:00 am by | 0 Comments

I set off for five straight days at the annual JP Morgan healthcare conference last Monday, but on the way drove the carpool to my daughter’s high school that morning ... Read more
Building a Mickey Mouse Organization

Building a Mickey Mouse Organization

July 19, 2011 10:49 am by | 0 Comments

Each year the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano on March 19 and the Summer Solstice occurs on June 21. July 1 is also a date to remember, as it ... Read more