Dreamit Health has unveiled the latest cohort of startups that will be accepted to its accelerator. A total of 8 companies are joining the “party” including:

Biorealize – founded by University of Pennsylvania teachers Orkan Telhan and Karen Hogan, the company produces low-cost tools for designing and growing organisms for biotech applications.

Bluedrop Medical – which is developing a smart, home-based remote monitoring system capable of the early detection and prevention of diabetic foot ulcers.

Citus Health – this company has developed a suite of workflow automation and remote patient support software solutions that makes home healthcare less cumbersome and stressful for patients, while at the same time enabling providers to improve patient outcomes.

Cylera – a cyber security company that helps healthcare organizations and their patients by guarding against cyber-based threats to medical devices, such as data breaches, and ransomware.

Group K Diagnostics – a rapid, paper-based diagnostic system, providing multiple results from one patient sample within 30 minutes or less at the point of care. The low-cost, modular system can reportedly combine up to three different tests and can be read via a smartphone app, desktop app, or comparison paper guide.

Kaizen Health – it has developed a platform to connect health systems and transportation fleets to make patient transportation more efficient.

Marmo Health – provides a patient support service through ultra-personalized peer groups in a mobile phone messaging app with coach-led education programs and natural language processing.

Tine Health – developer of a mobile platform that augments medical devices with Just-In-Time training and compliance tracking for front-line healthcare providers. Pilot studies have demonstrated over 50% reduction in error rates, generating additional revenue for hospitals.

Under the deal, the management teams of the eight participating companies will spend about half of the 14-week program in Philadelphia.

In addition, Dreamit wowed to open up its entrepreneur seminars to the entire Philadelphia startup community, which will be able to learn about honing elevator pitches, customer feedback, and finding and working with investors, among other things.

The accelerator’s local partners include University of Pennsylvania Health System and Independence Blue Cross.