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Winners of 2016 sxsW health & Medtech

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festival• TheSXSWInteractiveFestivalisan“incubatorofcutting-edgetechnologiesanddigitalcreativity.”

• TheHealth&MedTechExpoatSXSWhostsexhibitorsandpanelstodiscussdigitalhealth.

• Participatingcompaniesareawardedfortheirinnovativeideas.

• 2016winnersandhonoreesincluded:(http://www.sxsw.com/interactive/about)

1 deskgenby Desktop Genetics

• Agenomeeditingplatformthat“combinestheutilityofaCRISPRtoolwiththeconvenienceofagenomebrowser.”

• Allowsscientisttodesignanygenome-editingexperimentinanycellline.

• Featuresadvanceddatacurationtools,apatent-pendingDNAsearchengine,thelatestmachine-learningtechniques,aswellasregularlyupdateddesignrulesbasedonthelatestpeer-reviewedresearch.

(https://www.deskgen.com)

QuellWearable pain relief

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• 100%drugfreetechnologyandis“wearableintensivenervestimulation,thatisclinicallyproventohelpmanagechronicpain.”

• FDAapprovedforall-dayusewhileactiveandwhilesleeping.

• Wornbelowthekneeandactivatedbyclickingabutton,whichthenblockspainsignalsanddeliversrelief.

(https://www.quellrelief.com)

Murgency(pronounced as em-urgency)3

• Theworld’sfirstemergencyresponsemobileapplicationthataimstomake“emergencyresponseavailabletoanyone,anytime,anywhere–withjustonetaponamobilephone,acrosstheworldby2020.”

• Features:onetouchalertstofamilyandfriends,freeadvicefromMUrgencyNetworkdoctors,homeassistancefromacertifiednurse,andmore.

(http://murgency.com/)

neuroonby Inteliclinic Inc.

• An“intelligentsleepmask”thatmeasuresbiologicialsignalstooptimizesleepandprovideaccurateanalytics.

• Features:lightspectrumtherapytoboostenergy,fourcustomizednaps,jetlagblocker,sunrisesimulation,andbiorhythmadjuster.

(https://neuroon.com/)

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liMbs With loveMeghana Reddy, Founder5

• LimbswithLovecreatesfunctionalprosthetichandswith3Dprintertechnology.

• 3DprintingisaninexpensivesolutionthatallowsLimbswithLovetogiverecipientsprostheticsatnocost.

• Currentlyworkingonbuildingaprosthetichandcontrolledbyelectronicstoincreasefingerfunctionalityandaddsensoryperceptions.

(http://www.limbswithlove.org/)

cancer coMMonsMarty Tenenbaum, Founder 6

• CancerCommons—dubbedthe“LinkedInofCancer”byNewsweek—isanon-profitnetworkofcancerpatients,physicians,scientists,volunteers,andpartners.

• Userscanconnectwithandlearnfromleadingcancerexperts.Dataissharedandcollectedonwhattreatmentswork,forwhom,andwhy.

• CancerCommonscallsitself“thebestsecondopinionavailable.”

(https://www.cancercommons.org)

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Medicineabout tmlt:Withmorethan18,000physiciansinitscare,TexasMedicalLiabilityTrust(TMLT)providesmalpracticeinsuranceandrelatedproductstophysicians.Ourpurposeistomakeapositiveimpactonthequalityofhealthcareforpatientsbyeducating,protecting,anddefendingphysicians.www.tmlt.org

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