Virtudent
Brings the Dentist to You
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Virtudent is changing the way consumers receive oral healthcare through their mobile dentistry service. In just a few short years, the Newton-based company has grown from an idea to a 17-person company. Co-founders Hitesh Tolani and John Voith aim to make dental care vastly more convenient by cutting out the hassle of actually going to the dentist. Via their state-of-the-art pop-up dental clinics, Virtudent provides on-site dental services to businesses and their employees. Read more about them
here.
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Rendever's Goal is Simple
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Rendever realizes that, in an era where some Americans are feeling hyper-connected, some citizens are feeling more isolated than ever. Studies show that senior citizens face this problem more frequently than any group. While there is no simple solution, innovators like CEO Kyle Rand are developing new ways to help seniors stay connected. The Cambridge-based company’s goal is simple, yet critically important: to make seniors feel happier and less isolated. Rendever was one of several Mass. digital health companies
featured in a recent
Boston Globe
article on the Bay State’s rise as the
“
Silicon Valley for ‘age-tech’
”. You can also read more about Rendever in our
recent Mass. Digital Health profile story.
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Mass Digital Health Updates
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In Good Company: The Optimal Aging Challenge
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Massachusetts is becoming a leading region for the development of aging-related technologies and for innovations focused on senior citizens and their caregivers. Earlier this month, Governor Charlie Baker announced
In Good Company: The Optimal Aging Challenge
,
a $20,000 competition to improve healthy aging in Massachusetts by leveraging the development of breakthrough technologies, community resources, and other solutions to reduce social isolation and loneliness, and increase engagement among older populations. The competition is being organized in collaboration with GE Healthcare, MIT’s AgeLab, Benchmark Senior Living, and the
Governor’s Council to Address Aging in Massachusetts
.
The deadline to submit an entry is September 28th. For more information click
here
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PULSE Final Winners Announced
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Six participants in the second year of the PULSE@MassChallenge program were awarded $230,000 in cash prizes at their year end gathering PULSE Finale. The winners were: Leuko, InsightRX, Fitly, Medumo, Multisensor Diagnostics, and Folia Health. The program also announced additional commitments and support from its partners. Read more about this great celebration
here
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Digital Health Initiative Continues Support for
TechSpring Innovation Hub
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The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech has awarded Baystate Health’s TechSpring innovation center in Springfield a new $80,000 grant to support the organization’s work to promote digital health startups in Western Massachusetts. This is the third award made to TechSpring by MeHI as part of its investments under the
Massachusetts Digital Health Initiative
, a public-private partnership launched in 2016 to strengthen the Commonwealth’s digital healthcare cluster and increase innovation in patient care. Read more about this grant
here
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Mass Digital Health Events
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New England Healthcare Executive Network's 8th Annual Summer Social and Networking
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The New England Healthcare Executive event of the year that you don't want to miss! This program features a limited number of local pre-venture and early stage companies. Each pitching company will have 1 minute to impress attendees with their value proposition and there will also be plenty of opportunity to network with the companies and fellow members. This is one of our most well-attended events of the year, with health innovation professionals from all backgrounds coming to see what's new and exciting in the local biotech, medtech, pharma and health IT economy.
Date: Monday, August 6, 2018
Time: 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: Foley Hoag LLP, Seaport West, 155 Seaport Blvd., Boston
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Connected Care Conference
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CHC18 brings together the industry's two leading events -- the PCHAlliance Connected Health Conference and the Partners Connected Health Symposium -- to create an unmatched thought leadership experience. This is
the
global platform for provocative and forward-thinking discussion, deal-making opportunities and real-world perspectives. Join over 2,000 front-line healthcare providers, tech innovators, decision makers, life sciences companies, investors and forward-thinking companies in the hub of healthcare and innovation.
Dates: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - Friday, October 19, 2018
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, MA
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Mass Digital Health, is a public-private partnership building a stronger and more competitive digital health ecosystem across the Commonwealth. This newsletter is curated by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative as a coordinating entity for Mass Digital Health.
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