Mayo Clinic Think Big Challenge
Got a great idea to improve health or health care? Help make your dream a reality with the Mayo Clinic THINK BIG Challenge, sponsored by Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation, Mayo Clinic Ventures and AVIA.
This Just In Weekend Marathon
Since last November Justin has had some amazing guests and discussions we think deserve encore presentations. Tune in this weekend on Saturday or Sunday at 1pm ET and catch 4 hours of interviews from This Just In archives. Here is the lineup.
Promoting employee-powered solutions at HHS
By Susannah Fox – On June 30th, Secretary Burwell and Acting Deputy Secretary Wakefield announced the winners of this year’s HHS Innovates Awards. It was a celebration and a call to action.
Venture+ Forum at the mHealth Summit
Calling all new or early growth stage companies with big ideas in connected health. Push big thinking. Showcase your healthcare invention. Explore investment opportunities. Apply now to present at the Venture+ Forum during the 2015 mHealth Summit.
Reinventing Traditional Venture Capital to Improve Healthcare? You bet!
There are tons of great ideas out there in the medical space but most of them never see the light of day. Whether it is the finances or execution, dreams stay just those, dreams. But one company, Health Digital (HD), is taking a different approach to today’s business and health care market in order to make sure this doesn’t happen.
BeBop Sensors Wins Frost & Sullivan 2015 Technology Innovation Award
BeBop Sensors, Inc., the leader in smart fabric sensor technology, has won the 2015 Frost & Sullivan North American Technology Innovation Award for its fabric sensor technology.
Obesity Data Challenge
By Chris Boone – It’s hard to hide from the data – obesity is a growing and global challenge we must collectively fight. Today, the adult obesity rate in England is almost 25 percent and projected to affect 60 percent of adult men and 50 percent of women by 2050. Over one-third of U.S. adults are obese.
The HHS Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Program
HHS is currently recruiting a few great Entrepreneurs-in-Residence for two exciting projects starting this summer
New Commitment to Action at Clinton Global Initiative America
In a critical step toward the commitment to quality care and quality jobs for families and caregivers, the Fair Care Pledge was unveiled at 2015 CGI America meeting by Care.com Founder, Chairwoman and CEO Sheila Lirio Marcelo and National Domestic Workers Alliance Director and Macarthur “Genius” Ai-jen Poo.
Expert Advice to Health Entrepreneurs on International Innovation
By Maya Uppaluru – In the spirit of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the U.S. and U.K in 2014 to collaborate around innovation in health care, HHS came together with our colleagues at U.K Trade & Investment and National Health Service (NHS) England to host a UK-US Startup Bootcamp.
Register Now for eHealth’s 2015 iTHRIVE Innovation Challenge
Do something fun this August and register for eHealth Initiative’s 2015 iTHRIVE Innovation Challange, August 12-13 in Washington, DC. The challenge is a series of events convening people with innovative ideas, startups, and investments in health IT.
WiserCare Named Winner of the HX360 Innovation Challenge
HX360 announced that WiserCare won the inaugural HX360 Innovation Challenge competition, which sought to recognize digital health companies that best demonstrate an ability to improve the patient experience in healthcare provider settings.
