The third class of the Dreamit Health Philadelphia have been announced by Independence Blue Cross (Independence), Penn Medicine, and Dreamit Ventures. Companies accepted to the program will participate in a 16-week boot camp from July 13 to October 30, 2015, and will be offered tools and support to kickstart their growth.
The perks include an “intense curriculum” at the intersection of health care, business, technology, and design; free workspace at the University Science Center’s Innovation Center @3401; mentorship; legal advice and counsel; along with access to people and resources from leading health care organizations. The demo day is scheduled for October 26, 2015.
Dreamit Health Philadelphia has helped dozens of health care startups from across the country.The incoming teams are:
- CareCierge (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – which offers services for those who find themselves taking care of an ill or aging loved one.
- dBaza Health (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) – clinically validated patient onboarding platform for managing chronic diseases like diabetes.
- GraphWear Technologies (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – low-cost graphene-enhanced flexible sensors measuring blood sugar, dehydration, and fat burning.
- Gray Matter Technologies (Austin, Texas) – impact-sensing sports mouthguard that identifies athletes at risk of concussion.
- Neutun Labs (Toronto, Canada) – tracking software for epileptics utilizing sensors in smart watches and other wearables.
- Oncora Medical (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – analytics software for radiation oncologists to compare patients against past cases.
- Pallas Medical (Boulder, Colorado) – mobile device to cool scalp during chemo and prevent hair loss.
- VisExcell (New York, New York) – computer-aided detection in mammograms and other imaging modalities enhanced with the use of big data and advanced machine learning algorithms.
“One of the most valuable things an entrepreneur can do early on is talk to a lot of customers. Dreamit Health companies are encouraged and coached on how to quickly identify and test critical assumptions with potential customers from day one,” said Steve Barsh, EVP of Accelerators and Managing Director for Dreamit Health. “Having Independence and Penn Medicine as strategic partners opens up doors and unique opportunities for our entrepreneurs and enables them to quickly test those assumptions that can make or break a company.”
Dreamit Health Philadelphia has helped dozens of health care startups from across the country take on troublesome health care issues including medication adherence, hospital readmission, mobile diagnostics, patient communication, claims submissions, and cost transparency.