Sesame Ventures is working with Collaborative Fund to identify early stage investment opportunities in companies addressing children's interests, including in healthcare.
The goal is to track the severity and length of the seizure using sensors such as an accelerometer and a gyroscope as well as a memory test when the user comes out of the event.
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 secured investment from DreamIt Ventures as well as Live Oak Venture Partners.
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.
Also, a preview of Valeant's "watershed" moment, do-it-yourself CRISPR and health insurance experiments that are gaining traction.
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.
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.
A diabetes management panel discussion touched on the challenge of ensuring underprivileged patients can influence the developments of devices, drugs and mobile health apps.
Funding priorities outlined on the website include physician supply, diagnosing and treating particular illnesses, educating people about their health, and providing better equipment and more medications to hospitals and clinics.
It could be that the secret of putting people at ease with the rise of robots is to make them more transparent by expressing intention.
"Fetishizing phones above every other value can't be the right answer."
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.