A group of students launch health-tech incubator at UC Berkeley
Dubbed Catalyst@Berkeley, this student-led incubator program is already looking to recruit applicants for its first batch of health-enthusiastic entrepreneurs.
Asus ZenWatch joins the wearables market
The company foray into the smart watch market is impressive; the ZenWatch looks more like a regular watch than something only geeks would wear.
Propeller Health secures $14.5M in Series B financing led by Safeguard Scientifics
Safeguard Scientifics led the round, which will be used to accelerate product development, strategic alliances, client services, sales and marketing.
Sony Mobile unveils SmartBand Talk and SmartWatch 3
SmartBand Talk is a fitness band with an always-on curved 1.4" e-paper display; SmartWatch 3 is the company's first Android Wear-based watch.
Axial Healthcare raises $1.75M in Series A funding
BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners and Sandbox Industries led the round, which will be used to grow partnerships and expand analytics capabilities.
AirStrip, Dignity Health launch population health and telehealth initiatives in California
Beginning in October, the two companies also plan to incorporate a telehealth initiative at four facilities in the Sacramento region.
GreatCall Touch3 smartphone unveiled to redefine active aging
Built on the Samsung Galaxy platform, the device breaks the complexity barrier enabling older consumers to experience the benefits of connected health services.
Calico, AbbVie team-up over anti-death research center
The new R&D facility in the Bay Area will cost $1.5 billion, and will focus on developing drugs to treat nerve degeneration and cancer in older adults.
Launchpad Digital Health unveils the first five companies it has funded
Business plan applications for the next class of companies in the digital health sector will be accepted through year-end 2014.
Epson unveils GPS watches and activity trackers
The Runsense range consists of four smart watches - SF-310, SF-510, SF-710 and SF-810; whereas the activity tracker range has just devices, PS-100 and PS-500.