Startup’s new approach to health IT cybersecurity succeeds on Kickstarter
Secure Exchange of Encrypted Data (SEED) Protocol met its Kickstarter goal in one day.
The bedside SleepCogni device: An insomniac’s new best friend?
Dependence on sleeping pills is a problem for many people, but other therapies aren't always very successful. The designer of SleepCogni believes his device is the answer to not just monitoring sleep, but actually inducing it.
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.
Comics for medical education? Kickstarter campaign hopes so
Physician assistant Jorge Muniz is hoping to raise $15,000 to turn "Medcomic," his collection of drawings he has completed over the past 2 1/2 years, into a book.
Startup Cloud-Clout claims ‘bulletproof’ cloud security; hackers salivate
A new data security company called Cloud-Clout launched Thursday on Kickstarter with some pretty bold claims about cloud security.
Open-sourced, real-time PCR machine doubles crowdsourcing goal
Chai Biotechnologies has developed an open-sourced model of the the real-time PCR machine – updating the traditional DNA-duplication model by spitting out data.It’s crowdsourcing for funding on Kickstarter – and it’s performing remarkably well. The company’s raised an impressive $93,762 as of this post’s publishing, exceeding its $50,000 for the Open qPCR goal with nearly a month to […]
Indie rocker’s Kickstarter for glove that turns motion into sound has healthcare potential
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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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.
Biosensor that monitors stress through gaming secures $100K goal through crowdfunding
Galvanic, an Irish company, has married gaming with a Kickstarter campaign to score more than $100,000 for the PIP, a biosensor that measures fluctuating stress levels. The PIP is held between the fingertips and uses the gathered electrodermal activity measurements to chart stress and then sends the info via Bluetooth to an iOS or Android device. […]