Meet The Health Wildcatters Of 2015
Summary
Ten young companies from across the world snagged a spot in the 2015 class of Health Wildcatters. Some entrepreneurs have developed products one for reducing the risk of stroke, another for easy eye exams others, health services like fast access to specialists through telemedicine and bilingual wellness programs for employers. Each company gets $35,000 in seed money and space to work for three months.If you want to get a peek at the future of health care, take the elevator up to the second floor of 211 Ervay Street in Dallas. This is the third year hes helped coach startups through a grueling twelve week process that culminates with a pitch event in front of real investors. Co-founder Zajicek says all the CEOs are searching for solutions to health care problems.Whether youre in healthcare or not you cant help but come to pitch day and see these people putting their dreams out there and pursuing them and not be inspired by them.Pitch Day is November 12th at the Majestic Theater.DUALAMS a system that delivers nebulized agents prior to laryngoscopic examinations to eliminate the common discomfort and complications that occurDynofit (AKA Flexdot) a wireless smart electromyography system that helps people with stroke, traumatic brain injury and cerebral palsy gain control of their musclesExhale Healthcare Advocates a company that helps consumers manage the business of their healthcare, described as the H&R Block of healthcareFlow MedTech developing a patent-protected medical device to reduce the high risk of stroke in millions of atrial fibrillation patientsInsight Optics using mobile imaging technology to allow primary care physicians to record fundus examinationsa critical tool in preventative and diagnostic healthcareand forward results to ophthalmologists for reviewmd Portal a healthcare software company with an asynchronous telemedicine platform that allows patients to see a physician remotely using tailored questionnaires and photosNoninvasix developed a way to conduct accurate, noninvasive monitoring of fetal welfare during labor and delivery using optoacoustic technology from the examObaa a company that is enabling primary care physicians to connect with specialists during patient encounters using Google Glass technologyVidas Sanas a Healthy Lives Platform that provides unique bilingual wellness solutions for employers and healthcare providers to engage their Latino populations into behavior change that transforms their health and well-being