California HealthCare Funds Medtech Businesses For Social Ends
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The CHCF Health Innovation Fund is authorized to provide up to $3 million in debt or convertible equity to health care companies that meet the private non-profit foundation’s goals of increasing access to care for low-income patients or reducing costs. Most deals fall in the $250,000 to $1 million range.
You may also be interested in...
Asthmapolis Looks To Harness Data To Improve Asthma Care
Wisconsin start-up aims to commercialize a system that links a standard asthma inhaler to a sensor and smartphone app by partnering with payers.
iRhythm: Reinventing Arrhythmia Monitoring
There has been a tendency in the health care products industries to design products that serve the maximum number of patients, in order to create the biggest markets. In pursuit of that all inclusive goal, medical device companies have often overengineered products, adding features - and costs - not necessary for the majority of patients. This has been the case in the field of arrhythmia monitoring. By challenging previous assumptions about arrhythmia monitoring, iRhythm believes it's developed a device that improves the diagnostic efficiency and ultimately the economics of arrhythmia care.
Beauty Packaging Producers: July Marks Registration Deadline With PRO In Three States
Companies considered producers of single-use packaging in Oregon, Colorado and California must register with Circular Action Alliance, the leading (and currently only) producer responsibility organization, by 1 July 2024 under new state recycling laws.