Swiss startup betting on nanotechnology to speed cancer diagnosis
Founded in 2017, Artidis has raised $15.1 million and hopes to enter the U.S. market for cancer diagnosis by 2022. But the startup first has to convince the FDA that its device works.
Exclusive: Director of TMC Venture Fund has been let go
Juliana Garaizar's removal marks the second time in the past 12 months that TMC's leadership is making executive changes at the very top of organizations under its umbrella that are dedicated to startup investing and innovation.
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Rethinking The Entry Point to Healthcare in America: Collaboration in Communities
Healthcare in the U.S. today exists in a complex, fragmented and costly system, and the people this system is designed for deserve a holistic approach to best address their individual health needs.
JLABS head Tom Luby appointed as new TMC Innovation Institute director
Luby takes on the position after serving as site head of JLABS @ TMC, a life sciences incubator that's part of Johnson & Johnson Innovation.
Exclusive: Erik Halvorsen out at TMC Innovation Institute. Reports are that he was fired
Last week several publications reported that Erik Halvorsen, director of the Innovation Institute at the Texas Medical Center, has stepped down. Turns out he and another employee were fired.
Survey: Consumers consider reducing healthcare costs their top priority
A new Texas Medical Center Health Policy Institute survey of about 5,000 Americans found consumers' top healthcare priority is lowering costs, followed by providing universal converage and increasing the affordability of insurance premiums and deductibles.
Baird Capital, Texas Medical Center launch innovation partnership
Through the collaboration, Baird will be mentoring and investing in startups in the TMCx accelerator, as well as setting up its Houston office right in the Texas Medical Center.
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The Top EAP Companies for Mental Health Support
Employee assistance programs have become essential tools for organizations aiming to address mental health challenges, reduce burnout and foster healthier workplaces.
Members of Texas Medical Center accelerator’s digital health startup cohort vie for venture funding
The Texas Medical Center Accelerator kicks off its sixth cohort of 24 digital health startups and will tap its venture fund to invest in strong performers.
Texas Medical Center joins a growing list of health systems with venture funds
So far, the TMC Venture Fund has invested in five companies sourced from its accelerator, TMC's Biodesign program as well as JLabs@TMC. It is one of many healthcare organizations that either has their own venture fund or is a limited partner in a fund.
Consumers and physicians see eye to eye on why healthcare costs are increasing and how to solve the problem
Houston-based Texas Medical Center Health Policy Institute conducted a survey of more than 9,000 consumers and 450 doctors to unveil their perceptions of health insurance, healthcare costs and more.
TMC Innovation Chief: Here’s what’s flawed with accelerator models
Erik Halvorsen, director of the Texas Innovation Institute, muses on the business models of accelerators that he believes are fundamentally flawed.
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Enhanced Direct Enrollment: Georgia Access and the Power of Partnership
Across the nation, state-based health insurance exchanges are searching for ways to better serve their communities while making enrollment easier, more personal, and more accessible for everyone.
J&J aims to incubate medtech companies with Texas Medical Center through Center for Device Innovation
The diversified company is collaborating with Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the world, to launch a medical device incubator where internal research projects as well as those working with outside entrepreneurs.
Searching for a med device accelerator? Texas Medical Center hosts 11 device startups
In its third year, TCMx, the accelerator program at Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute, decides to work with medical device entrepreneurs, traditionally the neglected lot in curriculums of many healthcare accelerators.
Texas Medical Center Accelerator shifts model, adds second batch of startups
The accelerator tweaked its approach -- each class will focus on different area. For the second class, it's digital health.
Houston, We Have A (Digital Health) Problem
Think of your last visit to your doctor’s office. Maybe you were wrapping up a Bluetooth-facilitated conference call as you walked in the front door; perhaps your car’s GPS system cleanly delineated your entire route, dictated in Siri’s soothing tones; more than likely, you scrolled through emails or gave a last, cursory glance at Facebook […]
Texas Medical, Village Capital offer crash course program for digital health startups
Texas Medical Center and Village Capital are collectively forming a four-day health IT program that will support early-stage digital health companies. The $100,000 program, dubbed VilCap USA: Health IT 2014, is structured in four “intensive four-day sessions over three months,” with two in Houston and two in Salt Lake City. Village Capital’s program model allows […]