Health Reading List | May 15, 2015 |
It's Friday, get excited!
I hope everyone enjoys the articles and news this week. We've got some great audio content from This Week in Startups focusing on great health care firms and as always bits of news and articles that I hope you may have missed this week.
Have a stupendous weekend and go enjoy a sunset,
Scott
Startup Highlight: Athos
One of the items this week is an interview with the co-founders of Athos (one of whom is Chamath Palihapitiya of Social+Capital), so I wanted to include it as the highlight. Athos is one of the many new sensor technology/wearable companies pushing the limits on how we can track our bodies. Their tech gives us the ability to not only see how many calories we've burned, but which exact muscles are being engaged, and to what extent. Very cool stuff with incredibly possibilities when it comes to rehabilitation and training.
As always, if you come across news, announcements, videos, or podcasts that you think everyone else would benefit from, e-mail me at scott.munro@startupdigestmail.com or tweet @R_Scott_Munro. | Hiring? Access 250+ new candidates every Monday.  Great companies are built with great teams. With Hired, access over 250 pre-screened developers, designers, and tech sales professionals every week all ready to explore new opportunities. Use Hired to find the best talent in tech so you can focus on what you do best. Sign up and make the key hires you need. | | Jason Calacanis - This Week in Startups "Today's episode is another incredible two-parter from Launch Festival 2015. First, a fascinating panel discussion on the "Future of Health" with three companies leading the charge: Athos (smart clothing that gives you important data on your muscles in real-time), e-Nable (3D-printed prosthetic hands given to children for free), & AcuPebble (a tiny sensor that monitors breathing & cardiac activity)." | | Eric Elenko, Lindsay Underwood & Daphne Zohar - Nature Biotechnology Another great "overview" piece that goes into some great detail about all the aspects of Digital Health you could think of. | | Neil Versel - MedCity News We've seen some news regarding the "MinuteClinic" model being adopted by companies beyond CVS, and this data and press release is huge. With 25M visits, the sky is the limit for this economic option for low cost items that are today being treated in high cost facilities. | | Aditi Pai - Mobihealth News Our weekly reminder that innovation isn't good unless it is clinically relevant and undergoes a rigorous review process. | | Caitlin Owens - National Journal This is a bit late, but a great piece discussing the counter points to Precision Medicine, and how the highly specialized drugs that are coming out of the next-gen therapeutic companies are far more expensive than their generic counterparts. | | Andrew Pollack - New York Times If you're worried about the rise of Precision Medicine and the genetic revolution, the news of Dr. Doudna's work will absolutely terrify you. This article goes into some of the back story, recent news about researchers using her technique in China, and the fight for the intellectual property behind the process. | | | You are receiving this email because you believe that the best startup articles and videos are made by active members of the startup community. © 2009-2015 Startup Digest. Startup Digest is a registered trademark of Startup Weekend. All rights reserved. | | |
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