 | | Health | September 02, 2016 |
Startup Highlight: QuantuMDx
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Quote of the Week
"Over the next decade, developing countries will need to spend billions on healthcare infrastructure and services. Advancements in technology must be considered with these investments. Where urgent needs prevail in emerging markets with limited access to healthcare, the learnings from costly EHR implementations in development markets must be considered to determine a more affordable path forward. Similarly to how wireless solutions have allowed developing countries to leapfrog fixed line infrastructure investments for broadband access, emerging markets need to consider innovative EHR solutions that will allow them to leap towards improved healthcare that is more affordable."
- Vaughn Kauffman, PwC Global Healthcare New Entrants Leader
| Health Startup Digest is curated by: |  | R. Scott Munro - MBA Candidate at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Contact R. Scott Munro at scott.munro@startupdigestmail.com | AI is shaping the future of commerce  Braintree’s GM of Mobile, Aunkur Arya, sat down with Pinterest’s Head of Commerce, Michael Yamartino, to talk about how Pinterest is using AI technologies to advance the buying experience. Read about their talk, and watch a short clip, by clicking here. | Applications are now open for Techstars Q1 2017 accelerator programs.  Apply now to join the Techstars network with more than 3,000 mentors, investors and founders. The Q1 2017 session kicks off in January 2017 in locations around the world. Deadline to apply is October 15, 2016.
| | John Carroll - Endpoints The non-profit Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) has proven a useful tool for developing new therapeutics in what might seem like a far more efficient way than the traditional, for-profit pharma model. This piece looks over some folks in the "Pro" DNDi camp and some folks in the "Con" DNDi camp. The debate over the efficiency of for-profit R&D is highly complex; however, my hope is that as our understanding of genetics and human models increases, we will be able to drastically decrease R&D costs regardless of the "profit" interests that fueled the discovery. | | David McKeering - PwC Innovations in healthcare are not, and should not, be a first world issue alone. This PwC report goes into healthcare trends in emerging markets, specifically in APAC. Between growing prevalence of diseases such as diabetes, aging populations, and growing middle classes, APAC will be ever more attractive as a market for digital health and health tech companies moving forward. Even more generally, emerging markets will grow their share of global healthcare spend in the coming years. Check out more stats and insights in the report. | | Heather Mack - Mobihealth News Pediatric sedation is a real issue for emergency medicine (and many other sub specialties) because different children can react very differently to dosing levels and drug types. This study found that iPads could be an effective alternative to traditional sedation (in this case midazolam). Read more about it here. | | Gallup - Gallup Despite all the debate over the impact of the ACA, here are more early results that seem to show a glimmer of hope. Note: I am not saying the ACA has been a success; but, according to Gallup, not only are we at a record low in terms of uninsured individuals, but more interestingly the legislation seems to have helped individuals to pay for care. As Gallup notes, "The percentage of U.S. adults who say they were unable to afford healthcare or medicines for themselves or their families at some point in the past 12 months is also at a record low after nearly eight years of Obama's presidency." | | Startup Health - Startup Health "Artificial intelligence and predictive analytics company Hindsait is harnessing the power of AI and predictive analytics and using machine-learning techniques to analyze data to transform healthcare. Its founder & CEO, Pinaki Dasgupta, discusses this and more on this episode of StartUp Health NOW!"
| | Matt Kozlov - TechStars The Techstars Healthcare Accelerator, in partnership with Cedars-Sinai, enables today's healthcare technology entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into breakthroughs that can improve the lives of patients. Applications for the accelerator's second class, which begins in January 2017, are now open. The team is conducting a recruiting tour over the next few months to meet companies interested in applying. The tour includes stops in Nashville, Austin, New York, Chicago, London, the Bay Area, Seattle, Vancouver, Toronto, and Waterloo. Check out the bottom of this blog post for up-to-date info on recruiting events. | | Andy Strunk - LinkedIn Project Zygote is a new initiative started out of Health 2.0 SF to help bring together teams of providers, go-to-market professionals, and technologists to incubate ideas and potential companies. The creators of Project Zygote see it as a program that can help groups get to the point of applying to the growing number of health accelerators. If you're in the Bay Area definitely check out their kick off reception on September 21st. | | | 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 | Terms of Use. | | |
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