This document summarizes 10 emerging health startups to watch in 2016. It describes startups that use technologies like video, 3D modeling, and mobile apps to improve health education and care delivery. Specifically, it outlines startups that enable remote medical consultations, improve medication instructions, coordinate care, develop 3D bioprinting and more affordable medical imaging technologies, and connect patients to nearby doctors and blood centers.
2. 10mHealth Start-ups to watch in 2016
• The emerging market for start-ups is now identified by the
Entrepreneurs.
• Entrepreneurs are coming up with innovative start-ups which will
change the health care industry.
• The most innovative start-ups which will make the industry better are
described here.
3. Telesofia
•Telesofia, an Israeli start-up enables doctors to provide personalized
instructions to patients in easy-to-understand videos.
• Only 50% of patients properly understand some medication
instructions, even when they are as simple as “take one pill every four
hours.”
•This led a team of doctors and techies to identify an opportunity . It
has already gained $1.5 million funding.
4. iCouch
•iCouch uses video-conferencing to connect mental health professionals
to patients.
•The entire interaction from booking to payment occurs online which
means that professionals can reach patients anywhere in the world.
•It is easy to use and one can get counselling from home which is its
USP.
5. Pocket anatomy
• Pocket Anatomy was born when the founders realised that on an
average, patients retain only 10 percent of the information provided by
their doctors.
•Pocket Anatomy creates interactive 3D medical anatomy software as a
visual aid for doctors to explain procedures and conditions.
•The founders of Pocket Anatomy have backgrounds in medicine, game
development and 3D animation, and they want to promote the
understanding of medical education and health care.
6. KnockDoc
• An emerging Indian mHealth start-up founded by Ms. Neha Thakker
with an intention to help patients find doctors nearby.
• They wanted to create an app which is easy, quick and can also fix an
appointment online with the doctor.
• They have around 20000 doctors registered over 18 cities and
counting.
7. Cureatr
• Cureatr is a leading mobile care coordination solution. Their vision is
to connect everyone for better healthcare solutions.
• The physicians, clinicians, and other staff members use Cureatr for
mobile communication and care coordination.
• It helps doctors to track the patient information in a very optimised
manner.
• It has raised $ 13 million already.
8. BioBots
• BioBots uses blue light technology, high resolution printing and
biomaterials.
• BioBots is the future of regenerative medicine. The HD 3D bioprinter
recreates the 3D structure of a tissue using a fabrication technique.
• The startup is committed to building a low cost bioprinter that is
accessible to a large number of scientists, physicians and biologists to
achieve the recreation of an artificial organ.
9. Bloodbuy
• Bloodbuy, a Texas-based health care company offers a patent pending
technology that connects hospitals and blood centres nationwide to
ensure the flow of life-saving blood to patients in need.
• It gives a direct access to diversified base of premier blood centres.
• India is in a need of this kind of online platform.
10. Butterfly Network, Inc.
• Butterfly Network is creating an entirely new approach to observe
and heal the human body and couple it cloud to enable insights.
• One of the systems being developed by Butterfly Network is a medical
imaging device that can create 3D images in real time. It is intended to
be held up to a person’s chest and allow insight into the patient’s chest.
11. Docphin
• Docphin is regarded as “The Bloomberg for Doctors,” as it provides
mobile and web platforms to offer doctors and medical professionals a
simple way to keep up with medical research.
•Health care professionals are able to personalize, access and connect
through evidence-based research, while also enabling hospitals to meet
new accreditation and funding requirements. Docphin is currently
available at over 35 medical centres nationwide, including Harvard,
Hopkins, Penn and Stanford.
12. MediAngels
• Based on the concept of ‘Global eHospital’ or ‘Virtual hospital’, Dr
Debraj Shome and Dr Arbinder Singal founded MediAngels. The
platform houses over 300 of the best experts from across the globe,
who have been verified by a special global panel.
• MediAngels is unique because it not only provides virtual consultation
but also caters to other patient needs with products like virtual health
records, access to pathology labs and more.
• MediAngels want to help bridge the doctor-patient ratio in rural
areas.
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