Tagged: health

June 19, 2013 @ 1:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Philips “Innovation Fellows” Competition Partners with Crowdfunding Platform Indiegogo. Searches for Next Big Thing in Health and Well-Being. Philips to award $100,000 plus mentoring to the top ideas Greg Sebasky, Chairman, Philips North America, has introduced Philips’ Innovation Fellows competition at the Bloomberg Next Big Thing… Read More

June 12, 2013 @ 7:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cancer Bio-Entrepreneur Launches Beats of Laughter. Mona Jhaveri, Ph.D. Launches Crowdfunding Site Beats of Laughter – powered by Launcht.   Mona Jhaveri, Ph.D., a respected and forward-thinking Cancer Bio-entrepreneur, today launched Beats of Laughter, a non-profit organization and crowdfunding platform that is casting a spotlight on… Read More

June 12, 2013 @ 8:31 am By JD Alois  |  

GiveForward, a crowdfunding site helping families and friends raise money for a loved one’s medical bills, is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Lung Cancer Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated solely to helping individuals living with and at risk for lung cancer. “We… Read More

June 7, 2013 @ 11:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

GiveForward Announces Alliance with OncoNav of NextPath, LLC Strategic Partnership Provides New Resources to Help Those Battling Cancer GiveForward, the leading crowdfunding site helping families and friends raise money for a loved one’s medical bills, is pleased to announce a new partnership with NextPath, LLC,… Read More

June 7, 2013 @ 5:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Poliwogg Appoints Peter Levin as Vice Chairman and Managing Director.  Poliwogg is a leader in accredited investor crowdfunding for the healthcare industry, has announced that Peter L. Levin has been appointed Vice Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of the company, effective immediately. Dr…. Read More

June 5, 2013 @ 11:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

The National Institute on Aging supported the concept and funded the initial development of Zoezi Park. But due to the government’s budget sequestration, funding is no longer available. Because of this, Blue Marble is asking for public support, through crowdfunding, to assist them. Blue Marble… Read More

June 3, 2013 @ 4:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

HHS Announces Finalists in Crowds Care for Cancer: Supporting Survivors Challenge First Challenge for Post-treatment Cancer Care The three finalists were announced today at HDI IV: Health DataPalooza by Abdul Shaikh, Program Director, National Cancer Institute in the first challenge focused on uncovering new tools… Read More

May 28, 2013 @ 5:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Start A Cure is the world’s first patient focused research crowdfunding platform to be entirely directed at cancer. Start A Cure is a crowdfunding for cancer research project created by the national patient advocacy nonprofit, Malecare. Founded in 1998, Malecare has grown to become America’s… Read More

May 22, 2013 @ 7:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Healthfundr’s mission is to accelerate healthcare innovation by making it possible for more investors to discover and invest in companies shaping the future of health. The company’s curated web platform gives more accredited investors access to private investments in early- to growth-stage health IT/digital health,… Read More

May 22, 2013 @ 7:32 am By Mercury News  |  

If you’re a kid trying to raise money for a science project, team or social cause, what do you do? Hold a car wash? Sell candy bars door to door? Get some old guy to organize a charity golf tournament for you? Sorry, but that… Read More

May 14, 2013 @ 11:47 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Very recently, new research is suggesting that nearly all the human plagues which emerged in the twentieth century, like common acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, female breast cancer, malignant melanoma and asthma, can be tied to some facet of our use of electricity. There is… Read More

April 30, 2013 @ 2:50 pm By MarketWatch  |  

Two weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings, rescue efforts for the more than 260 victims have largely pivoted from providing critical medical attention to raising funds to pay the bills that are already piling up—for everything from hospital stays and prosthetics to groceries and everyday… Read More

April 22, 2013 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hélène Campbell has announced the Give2Live Campaign, a social media effort that uses crowdfunding to support the needs of those waiting for transplants throughout Canada. “Many patients waiting for an organ transplant at Toronto General Hospital and other transplant centres are required to live within… Read More

April 12, 2013 @ 9:30 am By Charles Luzar  |  

DietBet, the social dieting company, has raised $308,000 in bridge funding through equity crowdsourcing platform, SeedInvest. DietBet is the second company to meet its funding initiatives on SeedInvest in the last month. The company launched in February 2013 and has more than 400 active accredited… Read More

March 27, 2013 @ 9:37 am By Daniel Terdiman  |  

Watsi is hoping to use a Kickstarter model to help fund crucial medical cases around the world. Thirteen health care institutions are using Watsi already. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Though it is the undisputed king of incubators, many Y Combinator alumns have failed to make a… Read More

March 1, 2013 @ 5:44 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

UCSF Turns to Indiegogo with Projects that have Global Focus and Reach Ever the innovator, UCSF is using a new fundraising method to advance health sciences research. Crowdfunding, which aims to raise small amounts of money from many individuals online, has exploded in recent years,… Read More

March 1, 2013 @ 7:40 am By Tel Aviv University  |  

For the estimated 250 million people worldwide who suffer from rare diseases, there is little hope for diagnosis or treatment. Because each individual disease impacts so few people, hardly any funding is allocated to research, leaving many without medical options. The U.S.-based non-profit organization Rare Genomics… Read More

February 11, 2013 @ 7:15 am By SmartPlanet  |  

The market is flooded with fitness-minded software applications along with gadgets such as clips, wristbands and watches that promise to help wearers get in shape, sleep better or improve their overall health. I personally use software such as the Nike Training Club app, as well… Read More

February 9, 2013 @ 4:05 am By CharlotteObsever  |  

Brenda Lynn says her autistic son Kaleo, 3, hardly speaks, and his inability to express himself frustrates him – except when he’s using his speech therapist’s iPad. “The iPad really controlled the tantrums and helped him communicate,” said Lynn, 39, of Orlando, Fla. “I tried… Read More

February 7, 2013 @ 8:40 pm By Nanowerk  |  

Protect Kids from Nanomaterials in Sweets from As You Sow on Vimeo.   “Slipping Through the Cracks: An Issue Brief on Nanomaterials in Food” was released yesterday by As You Sow, a nonprofit organization that promotes corporate responsibility and environmental health. The brief includes results of… Read More