Rock Weekly: Apps are in, data everywhere, and over $14M in funding
September 17, 2012
Now that Rock Health applications for our fourth class are complete, it’s time to face it – summer is officially over. But good news: your digital health schooling never stops. Educate yourself on funding, data and more below.
Headlines
Mapping The Next Three Decades of Health Technology [INFOGRAPHIC]
Fast Company
Paralyzed Rats Walk Again After Stem Cell Transplant
Technology Review
Apple’s iPhone Connector Change to Drive Health Devices to Bluetooth Smart
MobiHealthNews
NYC Board of Health Passes ‘Soda Ban’
Wall Street Journal
Skyping Psychiatry to Rural India
The Atlantic
Rock Health in the News
Big Data in Your Blood
New York Times
Nephosity: A Case Study in Collaboration
MedTechInsider
Health in Reach Promises Health Care for the Uninsured
Business Insider
Diagnosing Skin Cancer via iPhone
The Atlantic
Funding & Acquisitions
RxAnte Gets $4.6M
Washington Business Journal
Pingmd Raises $1.33M to Connect Parents & Pediatricians
GigaOm
Central Logic Raises $8M for Transfer Center and Bed Management Solutions
SEC Filing
View the Digital Health Venture Funding Database
Join us for Health Data Month
Strata Rx – SF
Learn how to leverage the power of big data in healthcare at O’Reilly’s Strata Rx: Data Makes a Difference conference on October 16th and 17th in San Francisco. Register here with the discount code ‘ROCK25’ for 25% off the registration price.
Living Well Through Data – NYC
Join 250 health data geeks from the research, startup, and corporate worlds. This event will showcase innovative data-driven projects in health and dive into the breadth and depth of health data available. Tickets $20-$60