Boston Children’s Hospital and digital health venture fund Rock Health are partnering to accelerate the development of pediatric health technologies by fostering the development of digital tools and devices to improve pediatric care.
“We want to make health care massively better for every child,” says Rock Health founder and managing director Halle Tecco. “With its clinical expertise, its deep investment in digital health, and its passionate clinicians, Boston Children’s is the ideal pediatric partner for us.”
Boston Children’s will also help advance projects in Rock Health’s existing portfolio.Under the deal, Rock Health will fund and support promising digital startups, while Boston Children’s will act as clinical advisor, helping companies shape and pilot technologies in the pediatric market, and in some cases support or collaborate on projects from both inside and outside the hospital.
“It’s easy for our innovators to get lost in the commercialization process, and most can’t carve out the time to move an idea forward. With this partnership, they will have access to strategic guidance, funding and resources to accelerate project development,” says John Brownstein, PhD, Chief Innovation Officer at Boston Children’s.
Also, Boston Children’s will help advance projects in Rock Health’s existing portfolio and identify and foster emerging technologies in the pediatric space. Rock Health has already invested in healthcare/child health-oriented companies such as Kurbo Health, Cellscope and Kinsights.