INVEST Digital Health, a conference that brings together innovative investors across the healthcare spectrum, prominent industry players and the most promising digital health startups, is scheduled for September 20-23, and held in collaboration with Medical Alley. It will be virtual this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The conference will highlight aspects of digital health from the role of digital twins in life science, remote patient monitoring reimbursement, the ethical considerations of AI in healthcare, and more.
Click here to check out the full agenda.
Here’s a look at one of the panels at the conference: The Next Phase of Digital Health Investment (sponsored by Ford Hutman Media)
Before the pandemic, digital health investments were steadily increasing year by year but 2020 was a massive year for investment in this sector. The Digital Health Market size was estimated at more than $106 billion in 2019 and the industry will grow at 28.5% CAGR through 2026. A growing number of Covid-19 cases across the globe has increased the adoption of digital health technologies and will boost digital health industry growth.
With so many new entrants and deals coming into the digital health space, how do investment firms manage all the new entrants and deal flow effectively? What effects has Covid-19 had on health tech investment strategies and where are the opportunities for innovative solutions to emerge? What common mistakes do entrepreneurs make in the age of Covid? Any tips or advice for how entrepreneurs can avoid or course correct? Is the current crisis prompting a fundamental shift in favor of healthcare digitization? What digital health investments are here to stay and what are just noise? Leading digital health investment funds discuss the exciting future of digital health technologies.
Learning Objectives
- What effects has Covid-19 had on health-tech investment strategy and where are the opportunities for innovative solutions to emerge?
- Is the current crisis prompting a fundamental shift in favor of healthcare digitization?
- What are some common mistakes entrepreneurs make in the age of Covid and how to avoid?
Moderator: Rachel Ford Hutman, Founder & CEO, Ford Hutman Media
Speakers:
- Chris Garabedian, Founder, Xontogeny
- Michael Greeley, General Partner, Flare Capital Partners
- Steve Tolle, Partner, HLM Venture Partners
Additionally, there will be the Pitch Perfect contest in which digital health startups present their products and services to teams of investor judges. Tracks for the digital health startup pitch contest include:
Home Health – Startups in this category are those that are accelerating the move away from the hospital or clinic to the home through digital diagnostics, app-based care management or in-person care delivery in the home.
Chronic Disease Management and Value-based Care – Startups in this category are trying to reduce costs and improve outcomes of patients with chronic diseases including behavioral health.
Tech to Boost Payer/Provider Efficiency – Startups in this category help to reduce both administrative and operational burden for payers and providers.
The deadline for applicants is August 20. To apply, click here.
Among the sponsors for INVEST Digital Health are: Komodo Health, Ford Hutman Media, Fredrikson & Byron, and Workpath. To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please contact [email protected].
If you have any questions about INVEST Digital Health, contact Events Director Laura Kittredge at [email protected].
Featured image: Feodora Chiosea, Getty Images
