Catalyst @ Health 2.0 Launches Rapid Response Open Call with Grapevine Health

Attention digital health innovators! Do you have innovative text message-based health tech solutions that can disseminate health-focused video content? Apply to the Grapevine Health Rapid Response Open Call! 

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the importance of health literacy and communication is more apparent than ever. Catalyst @ Health 2.0 is proud to host a Rapid Response Open Call (RROC) in collaboration with Grapevine Health. Five semi-finalists will receive $1k each and will have the opportunity to demo their technology. A grand prize winner will receive $5k and the opportunity to collaborate with Grapevine Health! 

Do you have a solution that can fit this need? Apply HERE today! Applications close 8/27.

About Grapevine Health

Grapevine Health is on the ground bridging health communication and demystifying health care for the community. Grapevine Health uses tech, videos, storytelling and collaborative conversations between community and health experts to improve health literacy and patient engagement.

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Sharecare Launches Digital COVID-19 Return-to-Work Solution for Employers

Sharecare, a health and wellness engagement platform, has launched Well-Being @ Work, a comprehensive COVID-19 readiness solution designed to assist employers and their workforces as they continue to work remotely or transition back to work. The new offering is integrated with ShareCare’s app-based digital health platform and offers COVID-19 screening, telehealth support/integration, geolocation of testing sites, daily symptom trackers and employee readiness surveying capabilities. Well-Being @ Work is now available for ShareCare’s enterprise partners.

Omron Launches UVC Disinfection Robot Targeting COVID-19 Virus

Omron, a provider of industrial automation solutions, announced the launch of a UVC-LD robot that autonomously navigates to disinfect high-touch surfaces. UVC light can break down the DNA and RNA of pathogens, effectively hindering their replication. Given the significance of sanitation and disinfection in the post COVID-19 era, the robot is predicted to yield a great value to organizations struggling to find effective, less labor-intensive and long-term solutions to ensuring the safety of their premises.

RROCs: Connecting Providers with Limited Resources to Health Tech Solutions

Are you a health care provider looking to enhance your response to COVID-19? Catalyst @ Health 2.0 is continuing to hold open calls that connect providers with urgent needs to digital health solutions. Rapid Response Open Calls can be launched within days and crowdsource scalable and intelligent health tech solutions from Catalyst’s global network to optimize care delivery. Interested in applying? Learn more HERE.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Release Preliminary Data on Covid-19 Vaccine Candidate

Drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, have released clinical data on a potential vaccine against COVID-19. Preliminary data from a clinical trial tested the RNA-based COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b1. The results showed that participants who received the vaccine developed neutralizing antibodies against the virus. While the preliminary data is promising, the findings are currently under peer review. BNT162b1 is one of four vaccine candidates that Pfizer and BioNTech are testing.

Lenovo Unveils its Take on Remote Chronic Disease Monitoring

Lenovo, a computer hardware and technology company, has announced the launch of Lenovo Virtual Care, a remote health monitoring multi-product offering. Released in partnership with Vianova Health, a Florida-based health software company, the platform allows patients to follow their personalized care plans through Lenovo’s devices, connected biometric-monitoring tools, and an AI-based virtual assistant. The offering will hit the US market later this year.

RROCs: Tracking Digital Health Innovation in Response to COVID-19

As we continue to fight through the COVID-19 pandemic, Catalyst @ Health 2.0 is continuing to hold open calls that connect providers with urgent needs to digital health solutions. Rapid Response Open Calls can be launched within days to crowdsource scalable and intelligent health tech solutions from Catalyst’s global network.  

Are you a health care provider interested in participating in a subsidized RROC or a health care stakeholder interested in being connected with health tech solutions? Learn more and apply HERE.

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RWJF Emergency Response Challenges: 250+ Phase I Applications

Thank you to all the innovators who submitted their applications to Phase I of the RWJF Emergency Response Innovation Challenges. Applications for both Challenges are now closed. We are proud to announce a record breaking number of submissions! The Health Care System Challenge received 132 applications, while the General Public Challenge received 123 applications. The entries will now be reviewed by an expert panel of judges across the payer, provider, health tech, investment, design, and emergency preparedness industries.The review panel will help select five semi-finalists per challenge to advance to Phase II of the challenge. The semi-finalists will be announced in mid-July. 

Rapid Response Open Calls: Connecting Providers to Health Tech Solutions

During COVID-19, organizations and health systems are faced with a myriad of challenges, such as insufficient supply chain, staff and resource shortages. In these uncertain times, Catalyst @ Health 2.0 is proud to collaborate with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to offer funding for health care providers with limited resources who are seeking to leverage digital health solutions through our Rapid Response Open Calls (RROCs).

RROCs are streamlined calls for applications that connect health care providers to digital health solutions. Deployed as part of Catalyst’s Health Tech Responds to COVID-19 platform, Catalyst created the RROC to address an urgent need from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) Emergency Department for provider-facing, text based platforms to help healthcare professionals self-monitor symptoms of coronavirus, report burnout, and access helpful resources. Within one day, the Brigham and Women’s Health RROC was launched. In a 7-day application period, Catalyst received an overwhelmingly positive response with more than 80 quality submissions. BWH was able to evaluate the submissions through a streamlined process and 5 innovators were selected to demo their solutions to the BWH ED team. BWH began pursuing a potential partnership with one of the semi-finalists. 

Are you a health care provider with limited resources who is interested in participating in a subsidized RROC? Apply HERE for consideration. 

Happify Health Inks Partnership with AHA on Cardiovascular Digital Health Program

Happify Health, a behavioral health company, announced the launch of a digital metal health program with the American Heart Association (AHA). The program, Heart and Mind, aims to reduce stress and encourage healthy behaviors among people with high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Through 10 four-week programs, users are taught stress-reduction strategies, heart-healthy eating habits, and risk factors identified by the AHA. Heart and Mind is being delivered through the company's platform for employer and health plan customers.