Dr. Oz invests in startup iBeat, which launches heart-monitoring watch (Updated)
In conjunction with the news of Oz's participation, iBeat is launching a heart-monitoring smartwatch on Indiegogo.
Cor is crowdfunding for its home blood test kit – so far getting more than expected
Cor is looking to make it more of an option for people to test their own blood chemistry at home, making healthcare more easily actionable for consumers.
The Funding Model for Cancer Innovation is Broken — We Can Fix It
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
Teledermatology biz embarks on Indiegogo campaign for “smart mole scanner” to gauge appeal
The crowdfunding campaign will support sales and marketing for a smartphone-mounted dermatascope to scan images of moles for board-certified dermatologists to assess.
Diabeto wants to add cute factor to blood-glucose monitoring for diabetes
Several companies, most notably Glooko and Dexcom have developed different approaches to de-siloing diabetics’ blood-glucose level readings from glucose meters to mobile devices to make it easier for patients and their loved ones to track that data. But are they cute? Diabeto thinks not. It’s amped up the cute factor for these products with its […]
Startup using crowdfunding + 3D printing to make faster, cheaper back braces for kids
British startup Andiamo is in the midst of a crowdfunding effort on Indiegogo to develop 3D-printed, custom orthotics for disabled children. It’s working toward a £60,000 – or $100,000(ish) goal – by Oct. 20. The idea here is to reduce wait times from six months to just a few days for back braces, hand splints and ankle-foot […]
Parents launch an Indiegogo campaign for a night-time seizure monitor
It’s easier to help a person having an epileptic seizure in the well-lit daytime as opposed to the pitch-black night. That’s the problem the SAMi monitor is changing. SAMi founders Cynthia and Charles Anderson created the device to help monitor the seizures their son was having at night. Charles, who is an engineer, developed the […]
Reducing Clinical and Staff Burnout with AI Automation
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
A mosquito-dissecting robot could help bring the coveted malaria vaccine closer to reality
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 […]
Designers crowdfund a walker revamped ‘for people, not patients’
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 […]
‘Molecular tweezers:’ A potential new strategy for fending off Alzheimer’s?
Rather than trying to break up clumps of proteins that characterize many brain diseases including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, Gal Bitan and his team are trying to stop them from binding in the first place using what they call molecular tweezers. Bitan, an associate professor of neurology at UCLA, is working with a research team […]
iHear Medical proposes a DIY solution to make customized hearing aids more affordable
In a bid to make customized hearing aids more accessible and less expensive to people who have a hard time hearing, iHear Medical is cutting the audiologist out of the equation. The medical device startup is making mail-order hearing aids that consumers can fine-tune at home using an accompanying hearing test kit. Inside the test […]
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Market Trends to Watch for Health Systems and Their Specialty Pharmacies
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
New weapon against HAIs traps airborne germs in a ‘maze’ & zaps them with UV light
Dirty hands and surfaces aren’t the only places loaded with bacteria in hospitals. According to Dr. David Kirschman, healthcare settings are teeming with airborne pathogens that could cause infection, but surprisingly little is being done about it. Last year, Kirschman, a neurosurgeon in Dayton, Ohio, started Aerobiotix to build devices that use UV light to […]
Support these three healthcare projects empowering women on Indiegogo
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 […]
MDs, AT&T alum look to test the market for virtual concierge care in California via crowdfunding
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 […]
Two more Tricorder XPRIZE hopefuls try crowdfunding their digital health devices
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). […]
Potential malaria detection and drug sensitivity testing in a handheld device hits Indiegogo
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. […]