Healthbox has tweaked its accelerator model in what it says is an effort to court early stage as well as seed stage healthcare startups. Its Healthbox Studios brand will no longer take an equity stake in companies accepted into the eight week program, according to a company statement. The move marks in interesting milestone among […]
The first four teams have emerged from Intermountain Healthcare’s Foundry program and include physicians, research scientists and statisticians tackling challenges such as readmissions, chronic heart conditions and cancer treatment. They pitched their ideas at an Intermountain Foundry Innovation event last month. The foundry was set up by Healthbox as part of its collaboration with the […]
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
Intermountain Healthcare and healthcare startup accelerator Healthbox outlined a few months back how they would deepen their collaboration in a few different ways. The goal has been to encourage young companies that could improve the quality of healthcare and make healthcare more affordable. A form D filing for Intermountain Healthcare Innovation Fund I on the […]
Healthbox and Intermountain Healthcare’s partnership looks like it’s deepening. Earlier this year, Intermountain invested in Healthbox Global Partners, the accelerator’s parent company. Now Healthbox is working with Intermountain to support hospital employees with entrepreneurial ideas and help bring outside ideas into the health system. The announcement listed three areas where Healthbox is collaborating with Intermountain. […]
Andrew Laver has long worked with life science startups through his work as an angel investor, venture capitalist and investment banking. Now he’s getting that perspective from one of Healthbox’s newest accelerators in Salt Lake City. As I mentioned in another post, it’s interesting that an accelerator would take on so many medical device companies […]
There's a strong medical device bent to Healthbox's Salt Lake City inaugural accelerator class. It's not what you typically find in accelerators that tend to want health IT companies because they are usually faster to develop and scale.
Healthbox opened four healthcare startup accelerators this fall and is gearing up for another in London. Each one has its own flavor depending on the partners involved. It has raised a $1.39 million fund to support its Salt Lake City accelerator, according to a Form D filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In an […]
Healthbox is combining $7 million in new funding with learning from the seven startup accelerator programs it’s run over the last two years to expand its offerings for entrepreneurs and provider organizations. “We started with the issue of how do we close the funding gap, but we’ve realized that these companies don’t just need funding […]
It was a sunny snow day in Nashville on Tuesday. Although there were no flakes in sight, there were plenty of unclaimed badges at the HealthBox Demo Day check-in desk. It’s too bad so many people missed the seven presentations from creative and determined startups addressing everything from dirty surgical instruments to colonoscopy schedulings. This […]
When selecting digital health startups for its second accelerator class in Chicago, Healthbox put a focus on B2B companies addressing the post-reform challenges that hospitals and health systems are facing. Seven companies were chosen, expanding Healthbox’s portfolio to a total of 55 companies. Several are focused on empowering providers to create a better patient experience. […]
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.
The One robot, pictured at right, is under development by a startup and a community of autism patients, parents and caregivers in Florida to help teach communication and social skills to children with developmental disabilities To be clear, the concept of an autism robot isn’t new. As some of the hallmark characteristics of autism spectrum […]
Healthbox Chicago will launch its second accelerator in November. It will consider startups at any stage of development, but the application is this Sunday, Sept. 29. According to a press release, acceptance into the accelerator includes: $50,000 in seed capital Access to Healthbox strategic partnership as well as Healthbox’s national network Custom guidance and mentorship […]
The inaugural Healthbox Nashville program is under way, and there are some unique health IT companies in the mix. Each company gets a $50,000 seed investment and four months of mentorship from Healthbox and its partners, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, HCA, The Nashville Care Council and the Entrepreneur Center. Among the most exciting companies is […]
Digital health accelerator Healthbox and anchor partner Florida Blue had their priorities straight when they chose the seven companies for their inaugural Florida accelerator program: Address the high populations of seniors and youths in the state. Companies that do that will have more opportunity to scale and build momentum, they reasoned. Healthbox’s lineup looks a […]
Digital health accelerator Healthbox‘s newest program won’t be based in the comfy Silicon Valley/Boston healthcare scenes. Instead, it will work with startups in the emerging health IT hub of Nashville. With the support of anchor partner BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Healthbox plans to choose seven to 10 companies for its new class, according to the […]
