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The Digital Health Update by Paul Sonnier — June 8, 2016 — #225
Dear Group,
Crowdfunding for digital health wearable tech continues to be scorching hot: London-based startup Vinaya’s emotion-tracking bracelet recently nabbed $100,000 in just 24 hours on Indiegogo and the Pebble 2 smartwatch has landed over $10 million so far on Kickstarter.
A cool new partnership called ‘Surfline Scout‘ was announced by Surfline (a resource for surfers that I use regularly and provides surf/wave conditions and forecasting) and Trace, a device you attach to your surfboard to “Relive those epic sessions with GPS maps, wave count, top speed, calories burned, biggest turn, and much more” (I don’t have one). The Trace device is multisport, and can be used for kite surfing, wakeboarding, windsurfing, standup paddle-boarding (SUP), kayaking, skiing, snowboarding, and downhill mountain biking. According to the promotion information I received, the Surfline Scout Report program “incorporates data collected by qualified surfers who use Trace and incorporates it into the daily surf report. Now, surfers will know who the Surfline Scout is at each break every day, how many waves they caught, how long their average ride was, their paddle distance, and the exact water temp.”
And at long last, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s digital health startup NantHealth has had its initial public offering (IPO)
Chris Edwards, CMO at Validic, my ecosystem partner (contact me for info on how to become one of my partners and support my digital health social entrepreneurship), is speaking at Cannes Lions, the “Festival and Awards for life-changing creativity”. The digital health track there is called “Lions Health Omnicom Health Group MedTech Expo“, and takes place June 18-19 at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France. Chris session is titled “Wearing Your Heart (and Brain and Pancreas) on your Sleeve”. Also of note, Validic has published a new, free eBook you can download today: “Exploring Digital Health Technologies: The Devices & Data Being Used in Trials Today”
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HEALTH—FITNESS—WELLNESS—SPORTS
Google Fit adds fitness and health data exchange, like Apple’s HealthKit
Is this interactive first aid kit an exercise in good design or just pointless?
LIVING—SOCIETY—SAFETY—PRIVACY—TRANSPORTATION—ROBOTS—DRONES—AI
Stanford’s ‘Jackrabbot’ robot will attempt to learn the arcane and unspoken rules of pedestrians
‘Tramps Against Trump’ Will Trade You Nudes for Voting This Election
Do We Want Robot Warriors to Decide Who Lives or Dies? – As artificial intelligence in military robots advances, the meaning of warfare is being redefined
Google-owned company DeepMind is making it possible to securely stop AI robots from causing harm
This one WhatsApp feature can make or break relationships
Google’s Self-Driving Cars Will Honk At You If You’re Not Paying Attention
Why Are More Women Than Men on Instagram?
Why Older People Take Fewer Risks
This one WhatsApp feature can make or break relationships
WEARABLE TECH
Fitbit buys wearable tech from Coin, looks toward NFC payment integration in future devices
Glovdi: For the snowboarder who needs something bigger and gaudier than a smartwatch
Dialysis Patients Try Wearable Artificial Kidney
Pebble 2 Smartwatch Passes $10 Million In Funding Via Kickstarter
Wristify: Thermoelectric Wearable Would Reduce Energy Consumption
GENOMIC REVOLUTION
Can DNA Ancestry Testing Make You More Racist?
Massively parallel whole-organism lineage tracing using CRISPR/Cas9 induced genetic scars
Scientists Announce HGP-Write, Project to Synthesize the Human Genome
Autodesk says it’s time to synthesize the human genome
HEALTHCARE—MEDICINE—MEDICAL DEVICES—HEALTH IT—TELEHEALTH/TELEMEDICINE
Evidation Health raises $11.6M, adds backing from Facebook co-founder’s B Capital Group fund
A year later: American Medical Association’s ethics council to consider telemedicine guidelines again
A Health App’s AI Took on Human Doctors to Triage Patients
ESTABLISHMENT PLAYERS’ DISEASE PREVENTION EFFORTS
Crickets
REGULATORY CLEARANCES
FDA approves first implantable drug to treat opioid addiction
BUSINESS—M&AS—LITIGATION
SOLS CEO Kegan Schouwenburg on the ups and downs of running a 3D printed orthotics startup
RESEARCH—CLINICAL TRIALS—INNOVATION
Smaller Chips May Depend on Vacuum Tube Technology
Noel Edmonds in Twitter row after claims that electronic box ‘tackles cancer’
Report says Verily smart contact lens is “slideware”
Apple patents liquid resistant speaker port, bone conducting headphones
FUNDING—ACCELERATION—VENTURE CAPITAL
Netpulse raises $13M for fitness apps for gyms
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