TEL AVIV, Israel – February 18, 2016 – mHealth Israel Conference, the largest digital health conference in Israel, today announced the winner of its mobile health startup contest. The winner is 6over6 - a vision care app that enables users to perform their own eye vision test. They presented in front of a packed conference hall at Tel Aviv University, beating six other finalists, and will receive an all-expenses paid business trip to Texas for the Medical World Americas Conference, where they will meet with C-level executives from Texas Medical Center and other health systems. Other Finalists included MedAware, Intensix, BiopMedical, Recovr.io, Datos and Taliaz Diagnostics.
1. 6OVER6 WINS mHEALTH ISRAEL
START-UP COMPETITION
Vision Care App Beats Over 50 Startups
TEL AVIV, Israel – February 18, 2016 – mHealth Israel Conference, the largest digital
health conference in Israel, today announced the winner of its mobile health startup
contest. The winner is 6over6 - a vision care app that enables users to perform their own
eye vision test. They presented in front of a packed conference hall at Tel Aviv
University, beating six other finalists, and will receive an all-expenses paid business trip
to Texas for the Medical World Americas Conference, where they will meet with C-level
executives from Texas Medical Center and other health systems.
6over6 solution “GlassesOn", provides a simple and intuitive smartphone app for a
complete and accurate measurement of the refractive error of the eye, for eyeglasses /
contact lenses prescriptions.
“We are honored to win this incredible competition, especially given the caliber of
startups we were competing against,” said Dr. Ofer Limon, Co-Founder and CEO of
6over6. “This is a major milestone for us, as mHealth has enabled us to promote our
technology with healthcare market leaders, investors, and industry giants from around
the globe."
The Finalists presented to a panel of C-level Judges from top global healthcare
organizations including Philips, Novartis, AstraZeneca, and AARP. Runners-up have
also been invited to exhibit at Medical World Americas in Houston, Texas. Two winners
will also participate in the Merage Institute at UC Irvine.
"mHealth Israel provides the digital health ecosystem with a platform to exchange ideas,
while engaging with some of the most prominent health focused companies in the
world,” said Levi Shapiro, Founder of mHealth Israel. "Israel continues to create world
class digital health startups far beyond its size, and the global health community is taking
note."
The full list of Finalists include:
BiopMedical- Biop's big data cancer analytics is based on its optical probe which
provides real time, single point of care diagnosis of cervical cancer.
2. Medaware- MedAware utilizes advanced machine learning to transform large-scale
medical data into actionable clinical knowledge. Its flagship product identifies
prescription errors in real time, dramatically reducing healthcare costs while improving
patient safety, outcomes, and experience.
Taliaz Diagnostics- Taliaz Diagnostics develops innovative genetic-based predictive
tools - guiding clinicians through sophisticated and unique algorithms in determining the
correct medication for the individual patient.
Datos Health- Datos enables health organizations to proactively manage patient health
through an innovative data management platform, which delivers personalized insights
without patients leaving their home.
Recover.io- Recover.io uses the power of Virtual Reality to provide a better
rehabilitation process for people following brain injury
Intensix- Intensix provides a high-accuracy predictive clinical analytics tool for hospital
ICUs to improve clinical outcomes and reduce costs.
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About mHealth Israel:
mHealth Israel is Israel’s largest community for digital health entrepreneurs. The annual
conference, February 18, 2016, is Israel’s largest conference for digital health
entrepreneurs. The conference is the capstone for mHealth Week, a series of lectures
held in cities across Israel. Conference presenters include more than 50 leading health
tech experts from over a dozen countries. For more information:
http://www.mhealthisrael.com
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