NarrativeDx raises $1.1M to beef up sales team in expansion of patient experience analytics
It secured investment from DreamIt Ventures as well as Live Oak Venture Partners.
Digital health takes a back seat to medical devices in pediatric pitch event at SXSW
Measuring lung function, enhancing fetal monitoring and tissue engineering took the top three prizes at second edition of Impact Pediatric Pitch. But of the digital health technologies on display, machine learning was a big theme.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
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.
Biotech nerdiness doesn’t really resonate at SXSW
Biotech just isn't resonating with the "cool kids" at South By Southwest this year, or so said Luke Timmerman in a new piece for Forbes.
Health tech accelerators Healthbox, Health Wildcatters get props in report
Groups like DreamIt Ventures, MassChallenge, Techstars and Y Combinator were included too, but each has programs for technology companies in addition to health tech startups.
The real challenge in diabetes management: Giving a voice to underprivileged patients
A diabetes management panel discussion touched on the challenge of ensuring underprivileged patients can influence the developments of devices, drugs and mobile health apps.
At #SXSW2016, Obama’s embrace of technology tinged with angst
"Fetishizing phones above every other value can't be the right answer."
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
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.
Impact Pediatric Pitch deadline approaches
The application deadline for Impact Pediatric pitch is February 5.
Amidst the SXSW carnival atmosphere, some takeaways for healthcare
The carnival atmosphere of South by Southwest Interactive did not disappoint from guys in gorilla costumes riding a scooter down the main drag of South Congress to a plane pulling along a grumpy cat banner and throngs of uniformed minions poised on every other street corner to launch a marketing campaign. Prioritizing design If there […]
Resource for scientists studying music and the brain enlists wearables, online music libraries
The details of a PureTech project that will function as a hub for studies evaluating the impact of music on the brain were revealed at the South by Southwest Interactive conference this week. It offers a look at how clinical trials could be run remotely. It seeks to provide a framework that would make it […]
A healthcare pitch competition in the works with space station as possible destination
Some of the most cutting edge healthcare technology has been spurred by space exploration. At the South by Southwest Interactive conference this week,Johnson Space Center director Ellen Ochoa, also a former astronaut, announced plans for a pitch competition for healthcare entrepreneurs interested in getting an audience with the aerospace industry. The Launch Health Space Innovation […]
BioLabs Pegasus Park Cultivates Life Science Ecosystem
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
Meet the healthcare company that won Mark Cuban’s heart at SXSW
Cuban offered to buy a batch of CareAline’s products and brand them with the Dallas Mavericks’ logo. He will also make introductions to Dallas hospitals to get sales for CareAline. So what made CareAline so compelling Cuban couldn’t resist?
SXSW pediatric pitch event highlights pain points in children’s healthcare
In an effort to address overlooked gaps in pediatric medicine, 10 digital health and medical device teams are participating in an initiative to help children’s hospitals identify innovative ways to solve challenges in healthcare. They represent a wide variety of challenges from dealing with night terrors to central line infections and the interest in noninvasive […]
Listen, learn how to improve voice-enabled technology crucial to the future of healthcare
Devices that respond to someone’s voice and their specific need should be important in the future of healthcare. Although some companies have been actively developing tools that are voice enabled, it’s far from a mainstream concept. Businesses like Ubi, Apple through Siri, Nuance and, most recently Microsoft, are trying to change that. Tim Lynch, the […]
Update: Which 3 digital health, life science companies made it to SXSW Accelerator Day 2?
A 3D printer to print live tissue, a therapy for tinnitus and a smartphone-enabled cervical cancer screening were among the technologies that championed the first day of the SXSW Accelerator track for digital health companies. They were selected by a judging panel representing a mix of corporate and venture investors: Stacy Feld of J&J Innovation, […]
Coming soon for healthcare? Brain-computer interface tech to help kids with cerebral palsy test better
One of the biggest challenges for people with neurological disabilities is that they are frequently more intelligent than their cognitive impairment suggests. The University of Michigan spinout, Neurable, has collaborated with Wearable Sensing on a brain-computer interface that taps into the cognitive process we use for making certain decisions to help children with cerebral palsy […]