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Q1 checkup on digital health deals: 35% more VC money invested, more exits to come?

Q1 checkup on digital health deals: 35% more VC money invested, more exits to come?

April 1, 2013 3:09 pm by | 0 Comments

In the first quarter of 2013, venture capital firms have put 35 percent more funding into digital health companies than they did in 2012. And with a few big exits ... Read more
Former Archimedes staffers develop a risk management tool of their own for the ACO era

Former Archimedes staffers develop a risk management tool of their own for the ACO era

February 15, 2013 10:57 am by | 0 Comments

With Rock Health’s Demo Day less than a week away, the digital health startups in the accelerator’s current class are probably heads-down this week, polishing their pitches.There are several promising ... Read more
Report card app for health products could make shopping at the drugstore a little less confusing

Report card app for health products could make shopping at the drugstore a little less confusing

January 24, 2013 9:33 am by | 0 Comments

Energy drinks are in the news again this week as members of Congress call on the companies that make them to provide data about their ingredients and marketing claims. But ... Read more
While many investors dabbled in digital health in 2012, these 8 did the most deals

While many investors dabbled in digital health in 2012, these 8 did the most deals

January 7, 2013 1:16 pm by | 0 Comments

Investors may have pumped 45 percent more money into digital health companies in 2012 than they did in 2011, but new data shows most of them are either still apprehensive ... Read more
Six entrepreneurs make Forbes’ 30 Under 30 science & health list

Six entrepreneurs make Forbes’ 30 Under 30 science & health list

December 18, 2012 10:35 am by | 1 Comments

Young innovators were in the spotlight yesterday as Forbes unveiled its annual 30 Under 30 series. Several of the Science and Healthcare honorees, selected by Forbes reporters and a panel ... Read more
Clinically validated Diabetes Prevention Program gets a Web-friendly makeover by Omada Health

Clinically validated Diabetes Prevention Program gets a Web-friendly makeover by Omada Health

December 11, 2012 9:49 am by | 0 Comments

Ten years ago, a landmark diabetes study funded by the National Institutes of Health delivered staggering results: Modest weight loss through dietary changes and increased physical activity could cut a ... Read more
Online personal training startup Wello packs a punch with $1 million seed round

Online personal training startup Wello packs a punch with $1 million seed round

November 29, 2012 8:00 am by | 3 Comments

Some impressive investors including Mayo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Mohr Davidow and Aberdare Ventures have thrown $1 million in seed money behind an ambitious Rock Health fitness startup by the name ... Read more
Beam Brush brings dental hygiene to the world of the quantified self (video)

Beam Brush brings dental hygiene to the world of the quantified self (video)

October 25, 2012 9:28 pm by | 0 Comments

Beam Technologies is putting the finishing touches on its digital toothbrush. A sensor records your brushing time and a Bluetooth connection sends the data to an app. The startup is ... Read more
7 digital health trends reflected in Rock Health’s new class

7 digital health trends reflected in Rock Health’s new class

October 25, 2012 2:49 pm by | 1 Comments

Kaiser Permanente is joining Mayo Clinic, KPCB, Genentech, UnitedHealth and others as a partner of digital health accelerator Rock Health, which revealed a new class of fresh-faced startups today.The 14 ... Read more
A new computer test could help pharmas find the right people for Alzheimer’s disease drug trials

A new computer test could help pharmas find the right people for Alzheimer’s disease drug trials

October 19, 2012 12:32 pm by | 0 Comments

The news has been littered this year with reports of disappointing clinical trials of promising drugs intended to alter the course of Alzheimer’s disease.But researchers are plugging on, and sometime ... Read more
Want to partner with a hospital to pilot a digital health product? Here’s what you should know

Want to partner with a hospital to pilot a digital health product? Here’s what you should know

September 28, 2012 12:26 pm by | 0 Comments

So many new digital health products but so little time. To help digital health startups find hospital collaborators to pilot their products, Rock Health put together this guide. ... Read more
Attention, shoppers: No health insurance? Doctors offer deals, reward points on this site

Attention, shoppers: No health insurance? Doctors offer deals, reward points on this site

September 26, 2012 5:45 pm by | 0 Comments

It’s become clear that healthcare consumers want to be able to see what they’re going to pay for a medical appointment before they go. And while insurance companies are starting ... Read more
Rock Health boosts startup funding to $100,000, adds Kleiner Perkins as a partner

Rock Health boosts startup funding to $100,000, adds Kleiner Perkins as a partner

August 28, 2012 10:13 pm by | 1 Comments

Bam! Rock Health investors up seed funding for startups to $100K shar.es/7JiW3’ Rock Health (@Rock_Health) August 28, 2012The incentive to relocate to San Francisco to grow your life sciences startup ... Read more
Sensors, big markets and more you missed at Rock Health Boston Demo Day 2012

Sensors, big markets and more you missed at Rock Health Boston Demo Day 2012

August 24, 2012 8:13 pm by | 0 Comments

Today was go-day for the inaugural class of Rock Health’s Boston summer accelerator program, and seven startups came with their fine-tuned pitches to show off what they’d been working on ... Read more
Digital health startup wants to help prevent diabetic foot ulcers, one bathroom at a time

Digital health startup wants to help prevent diabetic foot ulcers, one bathroom at a time

August 17, 2012 3:26 pm by | 2 Comments

In the time it takes to brush his teeth in the morning, a diabetes patient could also check for a major complication of the disease — foot ulcers — with ... Read more