Perhaps like children themselves, pediatrics often is misunderstood by others in the healthcare industry. "People think the pediatric market is small," Patrick K. FitzGerald, the first-ever vice president for entrepreneurship and innovation at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said Tuesday at MedCity CONVERGE in Philadelphia.
The first ever White House Demo Day designed to exhibit startups looking for venture funding will include two focused on healthcare.
At MedCity ENGAGE, HHS CTO Susannah Fox joined us for a one-on-one podcast interview about her new job, her thoughts on patient engagement and the experience of working for the federal government after years in the private sector.
New HHS CTO Susannah Fox is more strategist, entrepreneur and even cheerleader than someone managing hardware installation.
More and more women are stepping up as entrepreneurs, thankfully, and organizations like these support that.
Innovation is becoming as important as research to academic medical centers all over the country, which is why the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia brought in Patrick K. FitzGerald to the newly created position of vice president for entrepreneurship and innovation last month.
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
As I walked out of HIMSS15 at the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago this week, I had a new sense of empathy for healthcare buyers. Finding the signal within the noise of the show has never been more challenging. Instead of the useful, clear information needed to help buyers make informed decisions, there were […]
It can be challenging to keep up with which startups are coming into the healthcare scene around the globe, especially because most directories only keep track of those getting venture capital funding. But a new website, StartupBlink, is providing access to actually view the entrepreneurial landscape on an interactive map. Here’s the map for the […]
The traditional crutch is ubiquitous – but in a bad way: consider it the half-working firework of medical durable goods. And if you’ve used one of the regular crutch models, you’re probably familiar with the under arm and wrist pain that comes from using this cheap, simple method. For all its flaws — hard to […]
We’ve pivoted our Lean LaunchPad / I-Corps curriculum. We’re changing the order in which we teach the business model canvas and customer development to better-fit therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices. — Over the last three years the Lean LaunchPad class has started to replace the last century’s “how to write a business plan” classes as the foundation for entrepreneurial […]
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.
MedCity News has partnered with BioCrossroads to provide coverage focused on Indiana’s next generation of growth and innovation in life sciences. Expedite Healthcare has raised a fresh round of money to help people with high-deductible insurance plans stretch their healthcare dollars. The Indianapolis company offers several monthly subscription plans that cover primary care and preventive […]
For people in wheelchairs, activities like going to work, the grocery store, or get-togethers with relatives require getting a ride from someone or paying for taxi service. Lawyer-turned-entrepreneur Stacy Zoern was not willing to live with this limitation and now is building a new kind of car in Pflugerville, Texas. Zoern was an intellectual-property lawyer […]
When the problem is noncompliance, the solution often has nothing to do with pills. Patients often don’t follow treatment plans because they are taking care of someone else or they don’t have a ride to the doctor’s office or they don’t have the money to buy the medications. The California Healthcare Foundation is taking on […]
Mamy people find it a hassle to take time out of the work day to go for a dental checkup. That’s why co-founders of Studio Dental, Dr. Sara Creighton and Lowell Caulder, created a dentist office that comes to you. Studio Dental launched their Indigogo campaign last fall and raised more than $40,000. The video […]
Dr. Glen Nelson, Chairman of GDN Holdings and former vice chairman at Medtronic was honored with the 2014 MedTech Lifetime Achievement Award at the MedTech Investing Conference last month in Minneapolis. This award was given to Nelson based on his contributions to the medtech community, his ability to foster leadership, and his innovation and entrepreneurial excellence. […]
