TrialBee could save lives by bringing drugs to market faster
Big pharma still uses manual methods to recruit participants for drug trials, and that costs the industry money. Lots of money. The pharma industry loses $4.2 billion per year due to drug trial delays and $250K in lost sales per day that a new drug’s market launch is postponed. More importantly, delays in the approval of new treatments can also cost lives.
This is the problem that pre-launch startup TrialBee, one of the highlights of … Continue Reading
Independa snags $1.6 million to help seniors live independently
Independa‘s service allows family and other caregivers to monitor the well-being of their elderly relatives, and gives the elderly easy access services they need. The company just closed a $1.6 million round of funding from private investors and Southern California venture capital firms Miramar Venture Partners and City Hill Ventures.
At the core of Independa’s system is a customized Android tablet called Angela. Angela gives one-touch access to email, Facebook, video chat and other services, … Continue Reading
Why Microsoft’s HealthVault ramp-up is good for developers
Despite Google ending its endeavors in the health care industry, Microsoft announced Monday that it’s ramping up efforts to boost its web-based health records platform HealthVault.
The company is trying to attract former Google Health, users and developers to port their data over to HealthVault. Google Health will be discontinued as of Jan. 1, 2012, as previously reported by VentureBeat.
“Microsoft is much better suited to take on the standardization of Health records, and its … Continue Reading
Apple iCloud manager departs for healthcare service
Time to queue up “Get Off My Cloud” by the Rolling Stones. Apple iCloud senior manager John Herbold has departed Apple to join online healthcare service HealthTeacher as vice president of product.
“I’ve been fortunate enough to define, ship and market a variety of products for one of the world’s most admired product companies,” Herbold wrote on LinkedIn. “That opportunity was a great privilege. Now I get to take that experience and apply it to … Continue Reading
Avado turns health care into continuous care
In ancient China, doctors were paid to keep their patients well. If a patient fell ill, the doctor didn’t get paid until they got better. We have gotten used to being continuously connected, so why does healthcare still revolve around an occasional face to face meeting with your doctor when something has already gone wrong?
Avado, which just launched at TechCrunch Disrupt, aims to turn patients from passive health care receivers into active health care … Continue Reading
Can your smartphone save your life?
Every meal you eat is analysed by a nutritionist. Your workouts are monitored and progress tracked. When driving, an app checks you for alertness and let’s you know if you need to stop and take a rest.
Since you are diabetic, you use a mobile glucose monitor to regularly send readings to your doctor via your mobile phone. The house of your elderly Dad is instrumented with motion, pressure, fall and temperature sensors and you … Continue Reading
Rise of the machines: Machine to machine communications market booms
Global revenue from sales of wireless telecommunications modules for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems are set to rise nearly sevenfold between 2010 to 2014, according to market research firm iSuppli. M2M modules are part of the phenomenon known as the Internet of Things and allow devices to communicate with each other using mobile technologies like GRPS, EDGE and CDMA 2000. Isuppli predicts that the M2M communications module market will generate total revenues of $1.0 billion in 2010 … Continue Reading
DEMO: Independa lets older people live independently for longer
Independa is one of 70 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Fall 2010 event taking place this week in Silicon Valley. After our selection, the companies pay a fee to present. Our coverage of them remains objective.
In our youth-obsessed world, nobody likes to think about getting old and frail. But it happens to us all (if we are lucky) and we would all like to stay active and independent for … Continue Reading
DEMO: Health in Reach's site cures a sick healthcare system
Health in Reach is one of 70 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Fall 2010 event taking place this week in Silicon Valley. After our selection, the companies pay a fee to present. Our coverage of them remains objective.
Healthcare has been a hot topic over the last year. Millions of Americans pay out of pocket for medical care, lack insurance, or face unexpected medical bills. It’s a system riddled with inefficiencies … Continue Reading
Sequoia backs Airstrip to let doctors watch you remotely
Airstrip Technologies, a mobile software company that specializes in remote patient monitoring, announced today it closed an undisclosed round of financing from venture firm Sequoia Capital.
Airstrip’s mobile applications let doctors monitor their patients’ vital signs and other data from anywhere. The San Antonio, Tex. company offers what it calls the OBSERVER Suite, which includes applications focused on cardiology, critical care, imaging and laboratory information. Its monitoring technology received Food and Drug Administration approval last … Continue Reading
Castlight Health raises $60M to make healthcare costs transparent
Castlight Health, a search engine for medical care, has closed a $60 million third round of funding, according to a filing with the SEC. The Cleveland Clinic is an investor in the San Francisco based company. Morgan Stanley Investment Management, The Wellcome Trust, U.S. Venture Partners, Maverick Capital, Oak Investment Partners and Venrock also invested in the round.
According to the New York Times, Castlight recently signed the grocery chain Safeway as its first customer. … Continue Reading
The ultimate healthcare reform could be fun and games
Castlight Health, a search engine for medical care, has closed a $60 million third round of funding, according to a filing with the SEC. The Cleveland Clinic is an investor in the San Francisco based company. Morgan Stanley Investment Management, The Wellcome Trust, U.S. Venture Partners, Maverick Capital, Oak Investment Partners and Venrock also invested in the round.
According to the New York Times, Castlight recently signed the grocery chain Safeway as its first customer. … Continue Reading
VCs open pockets for health, but neglect IT
Castlight Health, a search engine for medical care, has closed a $60 million third round of funding, according to a filing with the SEC. The Cleveland Clinic is an investor in the San Francisco based company. Morgan Stanley Investment Management, The Wellcome Trust, U.S. Venture Partners, Maverick Capital, Oak Investment Partners and Venrock also invested in the round.
According to the New York Times, Castlight recently signed the grocery chain Safeway as its first customer. … Continue Reading
Who is Sick? — tracks regional sickness
Castlight Health, a search engine for medical care, has closed a $60 million third round of funding, according to a filing with the SEC. The Cleveland Clinic is an investor in the San Francisco based company. Morgan Stanley Investment Management, The Wellcome Trust, U.S. Venture Partners, Maverick Capital, Oak Investment Partners and Venrock also invested in the round.
According to the New York Times, Castlight recently signed the grocery chain Safeway as its first customer. … Continue Reading
The healthcare "revolution" — controlling your records, insurance
Castlight Health, a search engine for medical care, has closed a $60 million third round of funding, according to a filing with the SEC. The Cleveland Clinic is an investor in the San Francisco based company. Morgan Stanley Investment Management, The Wellcome Trust, U.S. Venture Partners, Maverick Capital, Oak Investment Partners and Venrock also invested in the round.
According to the New York Times, Castlight recently signed the grocery chain Safeway as its first customer. … Continue Reading
