Women Are Under-Represented in Healthcare. But They’re Still Changing the Industry

Women Are Under-Represented in Healthcare. But They’re Still Changing the Industry »

8 Mar, 2019
MedTech FeaturesNewsPeople
  Today is International Women’s Day — and women have an unfair share of representation in healthcare. While the global income of women was estimated to be worth $18 trillion in 2018 and women drive or influence more than 70 percent of all consumer spending, only 4 percent of all the funding for research and…
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Boston Is the Right Fit for Cutting-Edge Health-Tech Startups

Boston Is the Right Fit for Cutting-Edge Health-Tech Startups »

22 Jan, 2019
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  Coming to the Boston area as a visiting researcher at the Bio-Robotics Laboratory of Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences was certainly a wonderful opportunity, but what I found was that the greatest opportunities were the ones available outside the laboratory. Boston is known for its excellent teaching hospitals and world-class universities, which…
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The Evolving Role of a Nurse

The Evolving Role of a Nurse »

14 Dec, 2018
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What the nurse-created DiFoBod medical device says about the profession’s role in innovation.

What the nurse-created DiFoBod medical device says about the profession’s role in innovation. »

Global Health: Healthcare Innovation for Developing Countries »

13 Dec, 2016
The unmet need for low-cost technologies across the globe is huge. This creates significant opportunities for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial companies. Learn from experts on how to bring products to these challenged regions, and make an impact on global health. Experts include: Dr. David Barish,MD, GE; Elizabeth Bailey,MPP, Mass General Hospital; Meg Wirth, MPA, Co-Flounder, Maternova;…
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Calling all Innovators! Spaulding Rehab Hospital’s “Open for Business”

Calling all Innovators! Spaulding Rehab Hospital’s “Open for Business” »

13 Dec, 2016
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“If you’re a healthcare innovator with an idea for solving a problem that affects the rehab community, let’s talk. Spaulding’s open for business,” says Boston’s Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital’s Dr. David Binder. He leads their innovation team and wants everyone to know about their newly energized, hospital-wide commitment to internal and external innovation.

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Stem Cells: Our Window to the World with Brock Reeve, Harvard Stem Cell Institute »

29 Nov, 2016
Please join us for an exciting evening with Brock Reeve, the Director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. He’s going to provide unique insights and share some extraordinary developments taking place in stem cell research today. The Harvard Stem Cell Institute's overall aim is to use the power of stem cell biology to understand and…
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Presenters Push Future Of Healthcare Tech At BWH Clinical Innovation Day

Presenters Push Future Of Healthcare Tech At BWH Clinical Innovation Day »

14 Jun, 2014
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The theater was packed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s 2nd annual Clinical Innovation Day this week as hospital employees, innovators, and entrepreneurs met for a full day of panels surrounding the theme “Collisions of Collaboration.” The event, sponsored by the Brigham Innovation Hub and the Brigham Research Institute, featured an “idea lab” where eight doctors…
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