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Dreamit HealthTech Alum ImageMoverMD Announces $4 Million Funding Round
Dreamit HealthTech alum ImageMoverMD announced today it had closed a $4 million round of funding led by Bain Capital Ventures with participation from HealthX Ventures and Cultivation Capital. The company plans to use the funding to expand its medical image management product to new health systems.
Open Standards Like FHIR Enable Tissue Analytics to Improve Wound Care
Learn how Intermountain Healthcare’s adoption of open standards like FHIR has allowed it to work with innovative startups like Dreamit HealthTech alum Tissue Analytics.
Flexibility for Founders and a Focus on Growth: An Overview of the Dreamit Program
Dreamit is designed to help pre-Series A startups with a market-ready product and traction acquire new enterprise customers and raise their next institutional round of funding. Learn more about the day-to-day structure of the program and how it allows founders to scale their companies in a flexible way.
This Startup Wants To Revolutionize The Future of Biofabrication
Dreamit HealthTech alum Biorealize has developed the B | Reactor, which is a device that automates the biofabrication cycle and makes it easier to design with biology. Read the story of how the startup’s co-founders started the company at University of Pennsylvania and worked with Dreamit HealthTech.
Connected Pillbox Startup Fellow Launches Product Aimed at Improving Medication Adherence
Dreamit HealthTech alum Fellow launched its connected pillbox and medication adherence service last week with backing from Independence Blue Cross, Penn Medicine, and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Learn more about Fellow’s product and the launch.
Digital Stethoscope and ECG Startup Eko Announces Partnership with Mayo Clinic
Eko, a Dreamit HealthTech alum, announced a new partnership with Mayo Clinic at the end of last week. The two organizations will collaborate to create a product that replaces echocardiograms and detects low ejection fraction in the heart.
Northwell Health Partners with Digital Health Startup Oncora Medical to Deliver Targeted Cancer Treatment
Dreamit HealthTech alum Oncora Medical and Northwell Health recently announced a partnership where the health system will use Oncora’s product to analyze its datasets and create more personalized treatments for cancer patients.
Watch The Pitch that Helped Sana Health Win The MedTech Innovator Competition
Dreamit HealthTech startup Sana Health recently won the MedTech Innovator competition at The MedTech Conference. Watch Sana’s winning pitch and learn more about how its product uses light and sound stimulation to increase neuroplasticity and reduce pain perception.
Medical Device Startups Sana Health and PhotoniCare Win Awards at The MedTech Conference
Dreamit HealthTech alum PhotoniCare and current cohort company Sana Health recently won awards at The MedTech Conference. Learn more about the awards they received and the medical devices they’re bringing to market.
Digital Health Startup Wellth Raises $5M Venture Round and Announces Partnership with Florida Hospital
Dreamit HealthTech alum Wellth announced last week that it closed a $5M round of venture funding and entered into a partnership with Florida Hospital.
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Makes Rare For-Profit Investment in macro-eyes to Combat The $150B Access to Care Crisis
The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation recently made a rare for-profit investment in Dreamit HealthTech alum macro-eyes. With the new funding, macro-eyes plans to increase access to care by growing distribution for its product Sibyl.
emocha Mobile Health Receives $1M NIH Grant to Evaluate Their Product’s Effect on Medication Adherence
Dreamit HealthTech alum emocha Mobile Health received a $1M NIH grant this week to test their platform’s effectiveness at increasing medication adherence among patients with tuberculosis.
InquisitHealth Secures New Funding for Peer Mentoring Population Health Solutions
The startup has closed a round of seed funding led by Hudson River Capital Partners and Dreamit with participation from AmeriHealth and other investors.
Our Investment in InquisitHealth
We recently announced our investment in InquisitHealth, a Dreamit HealthTech company focused on improving health outcomes via peer mentorship and coaching programs. The new round of funding brings InquisitHealth’s total funding, including non-dilutive grants from the National Institutes of Health, to $4.2M.
The Rise of Innovative Blockchain Products in Healthcare
Blockchain applications have grown in popularity with the rise of technologies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. But, whether blockchain can transform or disrupt healthcare for the better remains unclear. In this article, we evaluate several potential use cases for blockchain in healthcare and showcase some of the startups that are bringing this technology to the industry.
A Comprehensive List of Healthcare Venture Capital Firms
Looking to raise the next round of funding for your healthcare startup? To speed up the process of finding investors for your company, check out our database of 130+ healthcare-focused venture firms.
SafKan Closes Additional Funding to Modernize Ear Cleaning Procedure
The procedure for cleaning patients’ ears hasn’t changed in close to 200 years. But, Dreamit HealthTech alum SafKan has developed a medical device that modernizes this process. SafKan recently announced additional funding from cultivate(MD) to continue its commercialization efforts.
These 7 Transformative Healthcare Startups Pitched at Dreamit HealthTech's Recent Showcase
On June 8th, 2018, executives, investors, founders, and other leaders from the Philadelphia healthcare community came together for Dreamit HealthTech’s Spring 2018 Demo Day. 7 innovative healthcare startups pitched at the event and attendees listened to Adam Dakin, Roy Rosin, and Brian Lobley discuss the future of healthcare innovation.
Dreamit Startup Infermedica Wins HIMSS Award
Dreamit HealthTech startup Infermedica recently won the award for best pitch during the EC2VC Investor Forum at HIMSS Europe & Health 2.0 Conference 2018. The company, which has developed an artificial intelligence diagnostics tool, already has several clients including Allianz Partners, Medicover, and HealthLoop.
This Medical Device Received $2.1M to Replace the Otoscope
Dreamit HealthTech alum PhotoniCare recently received a $2.1M grant from the National Institute of Health. Learn how PhotoniCare improves ear infection detection and find out how it plans to use the new funding to commercialize its product.