Philips HealthWorks presented
their first Bangalore start-up at the Breakthrough Day in the Philips
Innovation Campus. The 4 healthcare start-ups were chosen from an array of 600
start-ups. They showcased their solutions to the audience consisting of
healthcare professionals, Philips leaders, leading entrepreneurs and venture
capitalists.
The 4 start-ups of the Bangalore cohort are: Niramai, Parentlane, Theranosis and
Touchkin. The solutions presented include non-invasive
breast screening solution, an intelligent
social platform that tracks a child's holistic developmental activities, a solution for monitoring Cancer treatment efficacy & clinical outcomes and an
emotionally intelligent AI platform.
Philips HealthWorks program is a
unique and intensive 12 week tailored program designed to help the start-ups build,
test, de-risk and scale their idea. Apart from mentoring, the program also
provides technical and business expertise, state-of-the-art technology,
co-working space and advice from the top experts within the industry.
Speaking on the momentous
occasion, Alberto Prado, Head of Philips HealthWorks said, “Tackling the
biggest challenges in healthcare requires dynamic partnerships. Our world-class
startup program gives startups unrivaled opportunities to make a profound
difference to the lives of billions of people. The program gives access to an
outstanding network of experts, investors and healthcare partners and also to
our three global innovation hubs. We are
very excited about our first Bangalore cohort which is showcasing exciting
solutions across a vast array of fields in Healthcare, from Data Science, Oncology,
Behavioral health to Parenting.”
“Philips HealthWorks startup program
is unique. It is customized according to the need of each start-up. We are
making a dedicated effort to help start-ups in strengthening their value
proposition and become successful sustainable business. We are committed
towards building a supportive environment for start-ups across the world.” said Srinivas Prasad, CEO, Philips Innovation Campus, Bangalore.
Talking about their journey and
experience with Philips HealthWorks, Dr. Shibi Kannan, Founder & CEO, Theranosis
said, “There is something special about Philips HealthWorks program. Most of
the Startup programs are focused on IT sector, very few of them on Healthcare
sector and within that very few are focusing on technology – Philips
HealthWorks addresses it via attention to both the business side and technology
side of Healthcare solutions.” Neeraj, Co-founder & CTO of Parentlane
said, “Philips
HealthWorks program helped us understand the big picture, identify our
customers, and understand their pain-points. I especially liked the
experimental designs which was an effective way to get the responses from the
customers.”
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