These 5 startups are joining StartUp Health Finland

StartUp Health Finland

StartUp Health announced the first five startups to join the StartUp Health Academy as part of StartUp Health Finland.

Companies selected to the program will benefit from direct access to StartUp Health’s global platform, ongoing coaching and mentoring in Finland and the US, market access to key US and global healthcare stakeholders, and access to a collaborative network that includes Team Finland Health and Finpro infrastructure co-working space in the Health Innovation Village at GE.

The first five companies selected to join StartUp Health Finland are:

Brainshake
A science-based blood testing company that aims to bring extensive biological data to routine healthcare. Brainshake’s blood analysis can detect over 220 metabolic biomarkers for chronic diseases, which is 50 times more data than current clinical lipid test. This extensive data is the key to predict and prevent individual disease risk affordably in routine healthcare.

BuddyCare
The company behind a care coordination and patient engagement platform that automates and monitors patients’ preparation for surgery as well as recovery procedures. The solution improves patient experience and enables nurses and doctors to focus on the patients in need of attention. The platform is designed especially for children’s hospitals to address the unique challenges of pediatrics.

GoodLife Technology
This patient engagement company has developed the PT Momentum app to transform care for physical therapy clients. Momentum is a universally comparable figure (0-100) that calculates how well you have followed your prescribed exercise instructions. The app reminds users and shows them how to exercise, making it easier to follow exercise programs.

HLD Health Life Devices
HLD Health Life Devices has developed a tool for physiotherapy and rehabilitation professionals called PhysioTouch (also know as LymphaTouch). This device is also suitable to be used by athletic trainers in muscle care for athletes and to treat sports injuries. The therapeutic effect of the PhysioTouch method is based on negative pressure as well as the optional high-frequency vibration enhancement.

LS CancerDiag LTD
LS CancerDiag is committed to reducing cancer mortality rates with a low-cost, simple diagnostic method that detects an inherited cancer-causing condition prior to cancer. The company’s flagship product, DiagMMR assay is an easy functional test that can be used for diagnosis of MMR deficiency i.e. Lynch syndrome (previously known as Hereditary Non­Polyposis Colorectal Cancer; HNPCC).