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News from the Mass Digital Health Ecosystem
July 2023
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MeHI Announces Winners of
'Healthy Aging Sandbox Challenge'
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The Healthy Aging Sandbox Challenge Final Pitch event brought together over 90 people from across the MassDigitalHealth and AgeTech ecosystems to network, engage with R&D Sandboxes, watch a demo from MIT’s AgeLab, hear from our engaging panelists, and cheer on our Healthy Aging Sandbox Challenge finalists.
The Challenge was organized by MeHI, the Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech, and awarded $50,000 to four innovative companies, which will allow them to test their solutions with one of the cutting-edge centers in the Massachusetts Digital Health Sandbox Network.
The winners are:
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Artifcts: Artifcts is an online and app-based platform that allows members to capture, preserve, and share the history, stories, and memories behind their most cherished objects. They will work with UMass Chan Medical School to complete a pilot studying the feasibility of using the Artifcting process as a digital screening tool for mild cognitive impairment and dementia.
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Enabled Health: EnabledHealth will work with Brigham Digital Innovation Hub to perform a clinical trial of their SaaS platform for hospitals that automates patient mobility at scale via virtual exercise training powered by AI.
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MiiCare: Miicare is a platform that uses telehealth, remote monitoring, acoustic sensing, and an AI-enabled digital therapeutics solution to provide CBT for many long-term conditions. They will work with New England Deaconess Association to pilot their digital health coach, Monica, in a Deaconess senior living facility to optimize care plan assessment and delivery, as well as enhance residents’ independence and experience.
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Onward: Onward is a technology-enabled rideshare service for older adults with door-through-door service with a Companion Driver. Onward will work with the MITRE Corporation to assess the impact of companion transportation interventions on increased appointment adherence and other health outcomes.
Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who made this such a great event!
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M2D2 IMPACT is a 12-week accelerator program that uses a unique 1:1 approach to connect startups with resources needed for commercialization and to engage with the corporate sponsors of the M2D2 program.
For Cycle 6, M2D2 is seeking startups that are developing solutions in these areas of interest:
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Digital Health: Physician or patient products targeting chronic conditions to reduce hospital admission and/or re-admissions
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Diagnostic Tools Collecting Patient Data: Physician or patient products targeting chronic conditions to reduce hospital admission and/or re-admissions
Applications are due July 31, 2023.
| Point32 Health Innovation Challenge | Point32Health is now accepting applications for its second annual Innovation Challenge. This challenge facilitates the discovery, development, and implementation of ideas that increase affordability and improve the overall healthcare experience for Point32 Health members and communities. Companies that deliver innovative solutions on a wide range of healthcare issues, including behavioral health, chronic disease management, reproductive health, oncology, and substance use disorder/opioid use disorder, are encouraged to apply. Applications are due August 11, 2023. | |
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On June 15th, Boston-based myBiometry was the recipient of MeHI's $10,000 cash award for innovation at Boston Scientific's Connected Patient Challenge VII, administered by M2D2, myBiometry is a platform designed to remotely monitor and manage patients with asthma using software and biomarker data generated from proprietary sensors.
Their solution is designed to stop asthma attacks before they happen by measuring biomarkers of airway inflammation, specifically fractional exhaled nitric oxide in a patient’s breath. Nitric oxide levels can indicate a potential asthma attack long before any outward symptoms arise. Checking those levels daily helps to determine the risk of attack, monitor adherence and efficacy of medication, and track exposure to environmental triggers. Patients can then make lifestyle changes to lower their risk of an attack.
The aim is to offer personalized, predictive risk models for each patient, so patients can take action to ultimately improve asthma control. While their initial focus is asthma, the company hopes to expand to support other chronic health conditions in the future. Learn more about myBiometry here.
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The Mass Digital Health jobs board is the only free resource dedicated to digital health roles in Massachusetts. With nearly 2,000 open positions at 300+ companies, come find your next career move today.
Here are just a few of the open positions that were recently added to the jobs board:
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Mass Digital Health Roundup | |
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Emerging Femtech Event
Investing in Femtech with .406 Ventures
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'Emerging Femtech' is a new virtual event series that aims to highlight and foster dialogue on the vital role of innovation in advancing women’s health. In addition to in-depth discussions with industry experts, 'Emerging Femtech' aims to provide attendees with insights into careers in entrepreneurship and venture capital and to facilitate valuable networking opportunities. The next event in the series, "Investing in Femtech with .406 Ventures," will feature a discussion with Payal Agrawal Divakaran and Kathryn Taylor Reddy. | |
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Wednesday, July 19th
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Virtual
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HealthTech Build Workshop
Deconstructing AI in HealthTech: The Essential Questions
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The swift embrace of advanced large language model AI is fueling a race to develop new healthcare solutions. The upcoming workshop on 'Deconstructing AI in Healthtech' will address "the essential and fundamental questions in the rush to leverage this technology to improve patient care."
If you are interested in the immense potential of AI in healthcare and want to engage with experts on the essential questions, join this 2-hour workshop co-hosted by HealthTech Build and MIT’s Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, and other healthcare ecosystem stakeholders will benefit from the workshop.
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Monday, July 24th
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
MIT Building 6, Auditorium 6-120
182 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
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Are you new to the startup scene? New to Boston or New England? Looking to grow your network? You’re in the right place. Regardless of your walk of life - student, ex-founder, startup employee, entrepreneur, investor, mentor, advisor, or startup curious, Startup Boston can point you in the right direction.
Startup Boston's mission is to help connect you to your community: your industry community, your learning community, and your career community. Join them for Startup Boston Week 2023, their seventh annual event at Suffolk University for 5 days filled with 80 events, 250 speakers, and thousands of connections.
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September 11 - September 15
Suffolk University
73 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108
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This September, LSX World Congress USA will bring together leading Biotech, Medtech, and Healthtech executives for a 2-day conference that will feature in-person sessions, one-to-one partnering opportunities, and company showcases. | |
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September 13 - September 14
8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02115
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Women's Health Innovation Summit | |
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Over the past five years, the Woman's Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) has become a leading annual event that connects stakeholders in women’s health. The event unites pharmaceutical companies, investors, medical devices companies, biotechs, startups, femtech, payers, researchers, HCPs, consultants, and beyond, looking to drive innovation at the convergence of healthcare and technology.
As the industry collectively continues to work towards improving health outcomes for women, WHIS is expanding its focus to include more government representatives, policymakers, and NPOs as they steer the conversation towards advocacy, access, and action in line with industry needs.
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September 13 - September 15
The Westin Copley Place
10 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
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