Health Reading List | January 08, 2016 |
Startup Highlight: Profusa
The future of wearables will no doubt be of two forms 1) biosensors that look no different than the clothes we wear every day and 2) implantable sensors that allow for continuous monitoring. Profusa is the first step toward the latter of the two. It's an easily implantable strand that can send continuous blood chemistry data to an app. Check it out!
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. | Opportunity Is Knocking  Braintree recently teamed up with Vision Mobile, the world's largest developer survey, to look into untapped opportunities for mobile developers and the Internet of Things. They found that the upside of e-commerce is even bigger than you might think. Read more about the findings here. | | One of a slew of "Year in Review" posts for this week. I swear, this will be the last set of them. | | Athletics is one of the more reasonable use cases for wearables and biosensors, and Under Armor is a behemoth in the space. Check out how the athletic manufacturer is planning to take on biosensing by storm. | | Rock Health did their take on the "Year in Quotes" (Mobihealth News did a similar set of quotes a couple weeks ago).
Enjoy!
| | True innovation in medicine comes from inside, not outside. The lack of understanding of the space is the main reason why tech types fall flat when founding health tech companies. Read this NYT piece on the Josie Robertson Surgery Center and the ways they are leveraging technology to improve patient care. | | Precision medicine is a double edged sword: as we personalize medicine more and more, we risk putting even more cost burdens on the already strained health care system. Larry Husten explores the clinical benefits, or lack thereof, of precision medicine in this post. | | Annnnd another year in review, this one from the New Yorker. | | | You are receiving this email because you believe that the best startup articles and videos are made by active members of the startup community. Startup Digest, © 2009-2016 by Techstars Central LLC. All rights reserved. Startup Digest is a registered trademark of Techstars Central, LLC. Privacy Policy. | | |
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