6OVER6 Wins mHealth Israel Start-Up Competition Powered by GT
Vision Care App Beats Over 50 Startups
mHealth Israel Conference, today announced the winner of its mobile health startup contest, 6over6 – a vision care app that enables users to perform their own eye vision test. They presented in front of a packed conference hall at Tel Aviv University, beating six other finalists, and will receive an all-expenses paid business development trip to Texas for the Medical World Americas Conference, where they will meet with C-level executives from Texas Medical Center and other health systems.
6over6 solution “GlassesOn”, provides a simple and intuitive smartphone app for a complete and accurate measurement of the refractive error of the eye, for eyeglasses /contact lenses prescriptions.
“We are honored to win this incredible competition, especially given the caliber of startups we were competing against,” said Dr. Ofer Limon, Co-Founder and CEO of 6over6. “This is a major milestone for us, as mHealth’s has enabled us to promote our idea with healthcare entrepreneurs, potential investors, and industry giants from around the globe.”
The Finalists presented to a panel of C-level Judges from top global healthcare organizations including Philips, Novartis, AstraZeneca, and AARP. Runners-up have also been invited to present at Medica in Dusseldorf, Germany. Two winners will also participate in the Merage Institute at UC Irvine.
“mHealth Israel provides the digital health ecosystem with a platform to exchange ideas, while engaging with some of the most prominent health focused companies in the world,” said Levi Shapiro, the lead organizer for mHealth Israel. “Israel is continuing to create world class digital health startups far beyond its size, and the global health community is taking note.”
The full list of Finalists include:
BiopMedical – Biop’s big data cancer analytics is based on its optical probe which provides real time, single point of care diagnosis of cervical cancer.
Medaware – MedAware utilizes advanced machine learning to transform large-scale medical data into actionable clinical knowledge. Its flagship product identifies prescription errors in real time, dramatically reducing healthcare costs while improving patient safety, outcomes, and experience.
Taliaz Diagnostics – Taliaz Diagnostics develops innovative genetic-based predictive tools – guiding clinicians through sophisticated and unique algorithms in determining the correct medication for the individual patient.
Datos Health – Datos enables health organizations to proactively manage patient health through an innovative data management platform, which delivers personalized insights without patients leaving their home.
Recover.io – Recover.io uses the power of Virtual Reality to provide a better rehabilitation process for people following brain injury
Intensix– Intensix provides a high-accuracy predictive clinical analytics tool for hospital ICUs to improve clinical outcomes and reduce costs.