For all of the interesting applications for 3D printing in healthcare, its potential for pediatrics is the most compelling. It offers a way for medical devices to be customized for children who may have any number of developmental disorders that make simply adapting an adult medical device for kids impractical. A startup that wants to […]
@JoshuaBaer @BobMetcalfe @ScottKirsner @MITSloan we have more than just CB data but we want accuracy which is why we ask for it (under NDA!) — Yael Hochberg (@yaelhochberg) March 10, 2014 MIT professor Yael V. Hochberg revealed the most effective startup accelerators in the country Tuesday at SXSW in Austin. DreamIt Health showed up […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
It’s a bit surreal to go to a science fair at a hospital. But the group of health IT companies from DreamIt Venture’s accelerator coupled with demonstrations of technology from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania helped set the scene for a new initiative by DreamIt that’s starting at CHOP. The program is […]
A mobile health startup that integrates clinically relevant mobile devices in a physical exam is one of nine teams chosen for DreamIt Ventures’ Baltimore health IT accelerator. DreamIt has also added Kaiser Permanente as a strategic partner, according to a company statement. The Baltimore accelerator class comes roughly one year after the start of DreamIt […]
In the latest indication that venture capital groups in Philadelphia are aligning themselves more closely with the city’s universities, DreamIt Ventures is moving onto the University City Science Center’s campus where it will open up an innovation hub. The building where DreamIt is moving also houses Drexel University’s Expressive and Creative Interaction Technologies Center. Drexel […]
As healthcare providers and hospitals explore the best ways to use big data from de-identified patient records, one startup sounds like it’s onto a great idea. The founders of Grand Round Table are developing a plug-in for electronic medical records that would give physicians, especially younger doctors, the power to quickly reference treatment approaches used […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Healthcare IT has become a new priority for East Coast accelerator DreamIt Ventures with the hire of a veteran angel investor group director. Karen Griffith Gryga recently joined the accelerator’s Philadelphia office. Earlier this year it added a minority-led business component and started a program to work with startups based in Israel. She has worked […]
Everyone was talking about breaking down silos of data, making apps that really work, and reducing waste to save money. The investor panel at CONVERGE explained which entrepreneurs working on those problems are most likely to get funded. Steve Krein of Startup Health said the ability to listen and process feedback can make the difference […]
East Coast technology accelerator DreamIt Ventures has announced details of a new program to boost the number of minority-led startups DreamIt Ventures’ new program DreamIt Access will launch up to 15 minority-led startups over the next 12 months. Comcast Ventures, the venture capital affiliate of media and communications company Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK), is one […]
Why haven’t you seen more health IT companies accepted into DreamIt Ventures East Coast accelerators? DreamIt doesn’t know where to find them. “Health IT is interesting to us, but it’s never been part of our proactive recruiting strategy because we do not know where to source them,” said managing partner Kerry Rupp. “We do the […]
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