Monthly Archives: September 2023

Virtual Reality for Brain Health: Virtuleap’s New Platform Uses VR to Detect Cognitive Decline Early

September 28, 2023Business, Health, Innovation, StartupsAlzheimer's, Amir Bozorgzadeh, Brain health, Dementia, Health Moonshot, Health Transformer, Healthy Longevity, Innovation, Logan Plaster, Neuroscience, Virtual Reality, Virtuleap, VRNicole Kinsey

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Our StartUp Health NOW guest this week is Amir Bozorgzadeh, CEO & Co-founder of Virtuleap, a brain health company that joined StartUp Health in 2019.

Headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, and expanding to Barcelona, Spain, Virtuleap improves brain health with VR. In this chat, Amir will walk us through their new platform – Cogniclear VR – that combines neuroscience with virtual reality games and activities to detect cognitive disorders. He’ll explain how VR can play an important role in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, why VR needs to be applied with care in health, and where virtual reality is going next.

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How GO-Pen’s “Insulin Pen for All” Is Making High-Quality T1D Care Globally Accessible

September 22, 2023Business, Health, Innovation, StartupsDenmark, diabetes, Diabetes Moonshot, GO-Pen, Health Device, health innovation, Health Tech, Innovation, Insulin, Insulin Pen, Logan Plaster, Ole Nielsen, Startup, T1D, T1D Moonshot, Type 1 DiabetesNicole Kinsey

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Our StartUp Health NOW guest this week is Ole Kjerkegaard Nielsen, PhD, CEO & Co-founder of GO-Pen, a company in our Type 1 Diabetes Moonshot community.

As you’ll hear, Nielsen and his team based in Denmark have built a new kind of insulin pen, one that is affordable and accessible to all while also adhering to the absolute highest standards of quality. This more accessible insulin pen could change millions of people’s lives.

We’ll also get a glimpse into the uniquely challenging startup journey of developing a physical medical device. Nielsen and his team have been winning awards and grants on a regular basis, but the road is still steep. Whether it’s negotiating with a manufacturer across the globe or getting FDA approval, bringing a medical device to market as a startup with limited funds is a challenge that could intimidate even the most market-tested CEOs. Nielsen pulls back the curtain and lets us see that challenge from the inside and shows us where GO-Pen is going next.

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10-Year Overnight Success: UnaliWear Tops Wirecutter List of Medical Alert Systems

September 14, 2023Business, Health, Innovation, StartupsHealth Transformer, Health Transformers, Healthy Longevity, Jean Anne Booth, Logan Plaster, Longevity, Moonshots, Richard Hirsch, Senior Care, Seniors, UnaliWear, WirecutterNicole Kinsey

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We’re back with a new season of the StartUp Health NOW podcast!

This week we’re chatting with Richard Hirsch from UnaliWear. UnaliWear, under the guidance of CEO & Founder Jean Anne Booth, is a long-time StartUp Health community member that is changing the game in medical alerts for seniors.

UnaliWear built the voice-first Kanega watch that provides discreet support for falls, medication reminders, and a guard against wandering – and allows seniors to call for help if they need it. It gives seniors independence without making them wear a stigmatizing alert button around their necks.

And, now, after years of other awards and accolades, the Kanega watch was just named by The New York Times Wirecutter as the best medical alert device for people on the go. That’s the kind of market validation that startups dream about.

Listen in as Hirsch shares insights on how UnaliWear grew into a “10-year overnight success.”

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