Biotech company Sanaria has spent the last decade working on a malaria vaccine that in early tests has shown tremendous potential to protect people from the deadly infection transmitted by mosquitoes. Now, to scale up, it’s turning to the crowd to fund a robot that would speed up part of the production process by 20 […]
It’s pretty much the worst news a biotech company can get when they’re told that a placebo was more effective than their drug. But one company that’s kicked off a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo wants to change how we think of placebos. Serial entrepreneur Daniel Jacobs developed a virtual sugar pill — an app of […]
In a landscape where complexity has long been the norm, the power of one lies not just in unification, but in intelligence and automation.
Crowdfunding is growing at a pretty frenetic pace based on some startling stats Andrew Dix of Crowded Media Group offered as part of a series of discussions on crowdfunding at the MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum this week. About 900 deals have attracted $10 billion from accredited investors from September through March under Title 2. Here […]
It’s your turn to join the 250 investors, entrepreneurs and other healthcare leaders at today’s MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum. More than a half-dozen authorities on crowdfunding in healthcare will take part in a panel session, “Crowdfunding and the Jobs Act in Healthcare” starting at 10:10 a.m. Central Time. The session is a series of one-on-one […]
A person who needs to use a walker to get around shouldn’t have to be hunched over such a clunky, medical-looking device every day. That’s what inspired Jennifer Harris and Jeremy Knopow to leave their day jobs and start Motivo in pursuit of a more ergonomic and dignified walking assistance device. Knopow’s late father had […]
In the near future, medtech may take a cue from rock music. Indie musician Imogen Heap and her team of scientists and designers have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise 200,000 pounds by May 3 to fund production of a data glove that can translate the wearer’s motion into sound. While the wireless data glove’s first purpose […]
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This week, Indiegogo is celebrating International Women’s Day. They had a one-day matching project on March 3, featured health projects on March 4 and will feature technology on March 7. (Many healthcare solutions fall under the tech category.) If you haven’t heard, now is the moment for women’s health. Check out these crowdfunded health projects led […]
When it comes to crowdfunding in healthcare, consumer-facing devices have generally had the most success in the way of raising a lot of money, often for prototypes and testing. But telemedicine startup PlushCare’s Indiegogo campaign illustrates another potential sweet spot for crowdfunding in digital health — as an early way to validate a business concept […]
Ten million dollars is up for grabs to companies, students or researchers who can come up with the best digital health devices to noninvasively diagnose 15 diseases. But developing that device is a costly endeavor for the 30 teams vying for the Tricorder XPRIZE (four have dropped out since the finalists were announced in November). […]
A “handheld laboratory” designed to diagnose malaria in under 15 minutes could be in the hands of healthcare workers overseas within two years if QuantuMDx can meet the ambitious goals it’s set for itself. The medical device company has turned to Indiegogo in search of $50,000 for field trials of its miniaturized DNA sequencing device. […]
In a recent interview, Esperion president and CEO, Sheldon Koenig talks about the reality of statin intolerance and his company’s expansion into new diseases
The health industry has seen its share of mind-blowing crowdfunding campaigns — Pebble and the Scanadu Scout, for example. But the reality is that most campaigns don’t fare quite as well. According to Kickstarter’s stats, only 44 percent of campaigns on the platform reach their goal, and one in 10 projects never gets a single […]
Among the first set of graduates from a new San Jose incubator is a tech company using the power of the crowd to help people pay their medical bills. HealthDonor is similar to Kickstarter or Indiegogo in that users create profiles, set fundraising goals and upload videos and photos that tell their story. Unlike those […]
DNA is damaged and broken every day, sometimes naturally and sometimes as a result of exposure to ultraviolet and other kinds of radiation and chemical toxins. But sometimes it can’t be repaired. DNA damage and poor repair capabilities have been linked to some cancers, immunological diseases and premature aging. A startup called Exogen Biotechnology is […]
Greg Simon has a very straight-forward answer to the question of what problem his new company, Poliwogg, is solving: “Underinvestment in healthcare. “And we’re solving it by letting more people have the opportunity to invest in individual companies,” he adds. New York-based financial firm Poliwogg is leveraging provisions of the JOBS Act and the rise […]
Sensors and apps designed for seniors and their caretakers may be able to detect when falls occur, but Dr. Yonatan Manor wanted to take that a step further. He assembled a team of doctors and engineers to prototype a smart shoe that they think might be able to prevent falls when they’re about to occur. […]