[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output]Following on the heels of our May 5th Aging 2.0 event, we are holding our sixth Innovation Summit this Spring focusing on Healthcare, Medical, & Biomedical on May 6th. The event brings together health-related startups, corporate leaders at hospitals, home health agencies, health technology companies and investors in the healthTech space.
The event features startup pitches, a reverse pitch from corporate innovators, and discussion topics about cutting edge health technology challenges facing the industry today. (See the full schedule, registration information, and details here)
The event is sponsored by The MedQuarter Regional Medical District.
Startups and Industry Experts
Here’s a preview of the startup teams and industry experts who will be in attendance on Friday:
Startups, including:
- Voxello
- ORGANizer
- Integrative Health Innovations
- Foresight Wellness
- Certintell Telehealth
Industry experts, from organizations such as:
- Iowa Association of Area Agencies on Aging
- CarePro Health Solutions
- UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital
- Iowa Innovation Corporation
- Certinell
- Geonetric
- River Glen Capital
- UI SBDC
- ManchesterStory Group
- Immortagen
About NewBoCo
The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative is a nonprofit with the mission to accelerate world-changing ideas, from Iowa. The organization aims to create impactful startup businesses that grow here through it’s Iowa Startup Accelerator program and more; to foster world-class technical and creative talent via innovative educational programs for kids and adults; to assist thriving, innovative companies in developing new products and attracting the best talent through corporate innovation programs; and to make an outstanding social impact, and make the world a better place. Since 2014, the program has grown dramatically, helping hundreds of startups get off the ground and grow, and thousands of children learn to code.
About the MedQuarter
The MedQuarter was the result of Vision Cedar Rapids Downtown Framework Plan 2007 (JLG Plan) and the 2009 Neighborhood Planning Process, which developed districts to help grow downtown Cedar Rapids. Its major medical providers— Mercy Medical Center, UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital and Physicians Clinic of Iowa—are committed to developing Cedar Rapids as a medical destination, where many health care needs are met in one area of the downtown. Recently recognized as a top ten city in the nation that delivers high-quality, low-cost healthcare by the Institute for Health Care Improvement, the Cedar Rapids MedQuarter is intended to create jobs, fuel economic development, improve the city’s tax base and enhance the quality of life within the community. For additional information about the MedQuarter, please visit www.themedquarter.com.
About the Blackstone Charitable Foundation
The Innovation Summit Series would not have been possible without the support from the Innovation Grant awarded to NewBoCo by the Blackstone Charitable Foundation.
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation was founded at the time of Blackstone’s IPO in 2007 with substantial commitments from the Firm’s employees. Influenced by the enterprising heritage of the firm and its founders, The Blackstone Charitable Foundation is directing its resources and applying the intellectual capital of the firm to foster entrepreneurship in areas nationwide and globally. Through its investment expertise across several asset classes and geographies, Blackstone has a unique perspective on the global economy and a heightened understanding of how entrepreneurial activity is often the crucial catalyst in the growth of successful businesses, industries and communities. For more information, see http://www.blackstone.com/foundation.[/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row]