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News from the Mass Digital Health Ecosystem
August 2023
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MeHI Women's Health Challenge to Launch Sept. 26th
Kick-off Event Will Take Place at the Mass. State House, featuring Healthcare and Policy Leaders
Event Will Also Showcase Leading Mass. Digital Health R&D Hubs
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The Massachusetts eHealth Institute is delighted to announce the launch event for the Women's Health Challenge, which will take place at the Massachusetts State House on September 26th. Join us for this event sponsored by the chairs of the Joint Committee on Healthcare Financing, Senator Cindy F. Friedman and Representative John J. Lawn, Jr., which will kick off the application period for the Challenge focused on women's health. The event will feature a keynote address and a panel discussion on "How Digital Health Can Improve Maternal Health Outcomes".
In addition, the event will host a showcase of the leading R&D hubs from across Massachusetts, allowing you to network and connect with the members of the Massachusetts Digital Health Sandbox Network as they demonstrate their capabilities and resources. Startups that have participated in past Digital Health Sandbox Programs will also display their interactive solutions.
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Tuesday, September 26
12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Massachusetts State House
Great Hall
24 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
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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 almost 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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Dr. Cheryl Clark of Brigham and Women’s Hospital was recently named the inaugural executive director of the Institute for Health Equity Research, Evaluation, and Policy. Read more from State House News Service.
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Boston-based GenHealthAI, a 1upHealth spinout, brought in $13M in early funding that will help the company continue its large medical model, or LMM, work. Read more from Fierce Healthcare.
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CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) has launched its Start-Up Academy, a series of free, online courses designed for new entrepreneurs. Learn more from CLA.
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Webinar - Innovations in Caregiving:
The Healthy Aging Challenge
Thursday, September 7th, 12 - 1 p.m.
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In December 2022, MeHI launched the Healthy Aging Sandbox Challenge to find startups and entrepreneurs who are developing innovative digital products to promote healthy aging. Eight finalists were selected to participate in a two-month, virtual Introduction to the Massachusetts Digital Health Ecosystem program, including a speaker series featuring prominent voices from across the ecosystem. Four winners were selected to each receive a $50,000 award that will allow them to test and validate their solutions with one of the cutting-edge R&D centers in the Massachusetts Digital Health Sandbox Network.
At this webinar, you will hear from the Challenge winners about their innovative solutions and the ways they are working to improve the lives of older adults, support caregivers, and help them remain active, productive, independent, and socially connected. Moderated by MassTech/MeHI’s Elisabeth Renczkowski, the webinar will feature:
Whether you are an innovator, investor, public employee, caregiver, or just interested in healthy aging, we hope you join us for Innovations in Caregiving: The Healthy Aging Challenge.
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Thursday, September 7, 2023
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual
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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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