Earlier this week, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Health 2.0 announced the winners of the second annual Pilot Health Tech NYC, a program designed to dramatically increase innovation and collaboration within New York City’s health technology sector and . Pilot Health Tech NYC helps pilot and advance new health technologies by partnering early-stage companies with key New York City healthcare service organizations and stakeholders and two Bronx based programs won.
- QoL Devices, Inc. / Montefiore Medical Center
QoL Devices and the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore will pilot Alv.io, an advanced, mobile-connected respiratory training and monitoring device that uses interactive, animated games to incentivize engagement, personalize training, conduct performance analysis and monitor testing in children to improve asthma management. In an effort to improve asthma care and reduce costs, the device will be piloted with 100 asthmatic children who seek treatment with Montefiore in the Bronx.
- Fit4D/ HealthFirst
Fit4D and Healthfirst, which provides free and low-cost health insurance, are partnering to keep diabetes sufferers in the Bronx healthy and out of the hospital. Fit4D’s certified diabetes educators will use powerful algorithms to match Healthfirst members with the best diabetes treatments for each individual. The goal of the project is to test whether Fit4D can keep these members from suffering complications that will drive up healthcare costs.
“The healthcare sector creates more jobs in New York City than any other—and is poised to gain further economic momentum—so it is critical that we continue to support the growth of this tremendously strong field,” said NYCEDC President Kyle Kimball. “In partnership with some of the City’s world-renowned healthcare institutions, this year’s Pilot winners will implement technologies that could benefit thousands of New Yorkers and solve real medical challenges, while helping to drive job growth and diversify the City economy.”
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