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Emerging Company Competition Winners announced by PMWC 2015 Silicon Valley

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

The PMWC Most Promising Company Competition started at the first PMWC 2010 and most companies have already reached that next stage of the IPO or the acquisition.

 PMWC 2015 Silicon Valley Emerging Company Competition Winners!

• In the Rx/Dx Category, the winner was Accel Diagnostics:

Their technology screens biomarkers associated with life-threatening medical conditions such as congestive heart failure (CHF). The POC (point-of-care) diagnostic test also helps monitor chronic illnesses in the comfort of the patient’s home or at the doctor’s office. http://www.acceldx.com/

• In the Healthtech/IT Category, the winner was Insilico Medicine:

Utilizing advances in genomics and big data analysis for in silico drug discovery, repurposing for aging, age-related diseases and personalized preventative medicine. http://www.insilicomedicine.com

SOURCE

From: Tal Behar <talb@pmwcintl.com>
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Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 21:00:05 +0000
To: Aviva <AvivaLev-Ari@alum.berkeley.edu>
Subject: PMWC 2015 SV Company Competition Winners