MedTech-IQ members ... Kvedar, McClure ... Capture $6 million Venture Capital Investment for Partners Spinoff

[CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight]

Colleagues,

As reported by Brian Dolan in his always useful mobihealthnews ...Hop Skip Connect (based partially on the Partners blood pressure program SmartBeat) has renamed to Healthrageous and announced a $6 million first round of investment ..

... North Bridge Venture Partners led the investment round while Egan Managed Capital and Long River Ventures also participated...

... Healthrageous has developed a health technology platform that provides personalized, interactive, self-management tools to help individuals shed unhealthy habits and improve adherence to medical advice. Healthrageous will leverage wireless biometric sensors, smart phones, individualized coaching, incentive programs and social networks. The platform can connect up to some 60 wireless biometric sensors ...

... The Healthrageous executive team includes ... Rick Lee, CEO, a veteran healthcare executive specializing in managed care, ... MedTech-IQ member Doug McClure, Chief Technology Officer, who oversaw technology research and platform development for remote monitoring and patient self-management at the Center for Connected Health ...

... It is expected that MedTech-IQ member Dr. Joe Kvedar, Founder and Director of the Center for Connected Health at Partners Healthcare and thought leader in the health technology field, will also join the Board of Directors ...

Read on at: http://mobihealthnews.com/7874/hopskipconnect-now-healthrageous-sna...

Congratulations to Joe and Doug, and ...

ENJOY!

CC