San Francisco startup Decisive Health grabbed top honors from the Livestrong Foundation‘s inaugural Big C competition, taking it with $25,000 for its Treatment Explorer development tool for cancer patients.
According to Decisive Health, the tool optimizes cancer patients’ lifestyles with the best corresponding treatment, with customizable features for each patient that can be shared with providers, to maintain their daily lives.
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Founders Jonathan Shih and Nathanael Rosidi have piloted Decisive Health in New York City and San Francisco, with hopes of soon spreading nationwide. Decisive Health also won the People’s Choice Award at Austin’s Music Hall.
The startup beat out 752 total contestants, with judges determining that its Treatment Explorer patient engagement tool improved the lives of cancer patients the most. Decisive Health also beat out the top five entrants, which were announced last month.
Overall, 60 ventures will receive a total of $140,000 in seed funding based on the utility, ingenuity and benefits to cancer patients and survivors of each of the innovations.
Austin’s TeVido BioDevices was named runner-up for developing technology to improve the quality of life for breast cancer survivors using 3D bio-printing, with a woman’s own cells, to improve upon breast reconstruction results. The company has started reconstruction with the nipple and later plans to address lumpectomies and other fat grafting needs. TeVido BioDevices will receive $15,000 .
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Earning $7,500 for third place, New York City’s AdhereTech created smart pill bottles that send patient dosage behavior to be analyzed in real-time, allowing patients to receive dosage reminders via text message. The pill bottle itself also lights up and chimes to remind patients about their medication.
Additionally, Restwise and unCancer India will receive $2,500 for being selected as top five projects. Piloted at the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA in Boise, Idaho, Restwise is a fatigue management app, while unCancer India seeks to provide navigation, resources and tools to people affected by cancer in India.