Here are four hospitals and health systems that opened, created new cohorts or announced plans to establish new centers focused on healthcare innovation.
- Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic added seven AI startups to its innovation accelerator program, marking the second cohort of health tech startups to join the initiative. Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate, a 20-week program to get healthcare AI startups prepared to enter the market, gives startups access to Mayo Clinic experts with a focus on AI model validation and clinical readiness.
- Houston Methodist partnered with Houston technology innovation space the Ion to build a space for medical technology innovation. The 1,200-square-foot area will be used for networking and pitches focusing on innovation in health technology.
- Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai added 10 health technology startups to participate in its eighth annual accelerator program. All startups in the program will receive a $100,000 investment from Cedars-Sinai and share their products with investors on a demo day.
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine jointly launched a kidney innovation center aimed at advancing research for early detection, prevention and treatment of kidney disease. The center, dubbed Penn-CHOP Kidney Innovation Center, will focus on developing discoveries through collaboration, recruiting and growing talent, and training and mentorship programs for nephrology researchers.