BenevolentAI: Revolutionizing drug discovery using Artificial Intelligence
It takes over $2.5B and 10 years to produce one drug. Artificial Intelligence has the power to halve each of that. Enter, BenevolentAI.
Healthcare and Wellness
da Vinci Xi – Surgical System: Advancement of minimally invasive surgery
Application of virtual reality in medical surgical practice
Deepstream VR: Using Virtual Reality to alleviate pain
Deepstream VR is creating virtual reality games and tying them up with biofeedback sensors to develop experiences which help patients surmount pain. This has the potential to not only reduce pain effectively but also reduce opioid addiction.
Augmedix: Humanizing Healthcare Through Google Glass
Augmedix is using Google Glass and its own remote scribe service to humanize the doctor / patient relationship
Health Insurance Reimagined: John Hancock’s Vitality (Using Data to Promote Health)
John Hancock introduces a program called Vitality, which rewards consumers for healthy behavior based on data collected by Fitbit.
Birchbox: the beauty of data
Birchbox’s core value proposition hinged on leveraging data to delight consumers and beauty brands, but as the market for subscription boxes cools, can Birchbox hold onto its competitive edge?
Peloton: Using digital scale to revolutionize fitness
Peloton uses the best in technology to elevate the indoor cycling experience for riders.
Propeller Health: Using Data to Help Patients Manage Their Respiratory Health
Propeller Health helps patients manage their asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with a 'smart inhaler' sensor attachment linked to a data-driven mobile app,
Julep: Going After Big Beauty With Crowdsourced Products
Julep is taping into the social nature of the beauty market to crowdsource new product design so consumers have the products they want to buy in a much faster timeline than traditional big beauty brands.
Iodine: the ‘Yelp of Medicine’
Iodine is the ‘Yelp of Medicine,’ creating tremendous value by crowdsourcing reviews of pharmaceuticals to help patients make better-informed choices about their medications. But the question remains: can they capture any of that value?