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Mayo Clinic signs five-year R&D deal with Baxter and more digital health deals

By Jonah Comstock 05:27 pm May 31, 2017

Mayo Clinic announced a five-year research and development collaboration with medical products company Baxter International. Focusing initially on kidney disease, the stated goal of the project is to “advance new technologies and therapies that transform patient care” especially “in areas where breakthrough treatment options can be introduced and innovation can drive access to high-quality care...

LA Dodgers Accelerator includes two digital health startups

By Aditi Pai 06:50 am August 25, 2015

In the past few years, a variety of professional sports leagues, including the NBA, NFL, and FIFA, have tested and used digital health offerings with athletes while training and tracking performance. Now, the LA Dodgers, a baseball team, and ad agency R/GA have launched an accelerator with 10 startups, two of which are digital health focused. The three-month accelerator works with startups that...