HITLAB Announces Inaugural HITLAB Innovators Summit
Healthcare and Innovation Leaders to Tackle Global Health Issues
NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- HITLABSM, a healthcare innovation and teaching lab, is pleased to announce its inaugural HITLAB Innovators SummitSM on December 1, 2014 at Columbia University's Low Library. HITLAB will partner with the Clinton Foundation's Health Matters Initiative, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness, Blueprint Health, ProtoHack, Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York, and Columbia Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, bringing together leaders in healthcare and technology to address the world's most significant healthcare needs through talks, workshops, demos, and an innovation challenge.
HITLAB Innovators Summit speakers will include Dr. Abdul El-Sayed from Columbia University, Dr. Robert Kelly from New York Presbyterian, Lexie Komisar from the Clinton Foundation, Sharon Suchotliff from Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness, and Josh Stein from AdhereTech, among others. As experts in medicine, technology, design, and policy, they will discuss how transformational technologies and healthcare delivery systems can be applied to global health issues such as chronic care management and access to life-saving technologies.
"We see amazing potential to advance health and wellness through technological and digital innovation, and the HITLAB Innovators Summit is a great opportunity to move this forward," said Lexie Komisar, Associate Director on Digital Health & Innovation for the Clinton Foundation's Health Matters Initiative.
The HITLAB Innovators Summit will also highlight the finalists from this year's HITLAB World CupSM competition, which awards significant funding and networking opportunities for the entrepreneurs and innovators who develop the best original solutions to global healthcare challenges. The first challenge in 2013 propelled winner AdhereTech to form customer relationships with top healthcare companies and raise $1.75 million in funding for its wireless smart pill bottle.
"Digital innovation has played a significant role in healthcare and will continue to shape and influence how people around the world approach health and wellness," said Sharon Suchotliff, VP, Director of Engagement Strategy for Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness. "The HITLAB Innovators Summit is a solutions-oriented event, and we look forward to collaborating and sharing ideas with its participants."
Additional information on the HITLAB Innovators Summit and registration details can be found at www.hitlabsummit.com. Sponsorship opportunities are available for interested healthcare leaders.
About the HITLAB Innovators SummitSM and HITLAB World CupSM
The HITLAB Innovators Summit brings together leaders from across the globe to share ideas and innovative approaches to addressing global health needs. As part of the daylong event, the HITLAB World Cup challenges entrepreneurs and innovators in healthcare and information technology to tackle global public health issues. www.hitlabsummit.com
About HITLAB
HITLAB is a healthcare innovation and teaching lab with a presence in the United States and India. We ideate, create, and evaluate innovative solutions to healthcare challenges for companies, foundations, multi-lateral agencies, and governments. In partnership with others whose missions align with ours, we independently, ethically, and efficiently design studies, programs, and products that improve healthcare access and quality throughout the world. www.hitlab.org
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