Cedars-Sinai / Techstars Healthcare Innovation Accelerator
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Topic: Cedars-Sinai / Techstars Healthcare Accelerator
Presentation Details:
Cedars-Sinai has recently announced a five-year partnership with Techstars to establish the Techstars Healthcare Accelerator (http://www.techstarscedarssinaiaccelerator.com) in Partnership with Cedars-Sinai. The three-month program, conducted annually, enables today’s top healthcare technology entrepreneurs to grow their businesses with the help of funding, mentorship and guidance provided by Cedars-Sinai leadership, clinicians and thought leaders, and the Techstars network of more than 7,000 startup founders, mentors, investors and corporate partners. The accelerator program will accept 10-12 startup companies per class with pioneering ideas to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health and healthcare delivery.
To learn more about the Accelerator, please attend this meetup or one of the following events. Techstars and Cedars-Sinai will be on hand to answer questions and tell you more about the program. We’ll also have alumni of past Techstars programs available so you can hear directly from founders about what it’s like to go through Techstars (http://www.techstars.com/content/category/the-techstars-experience/the-techstars-experience-the-techstars-experience/).
Los Angeles, CA (https://generalassemb.ly/education/an-evening-with-techstars-healthcare-accelerator/los-angeles/19321)
: December 10, 7-8:30PM
Webinars
Techstars will lead a live online overview of the program with time for Q&A from participants.
Info Session 1 (http://techstars.enterthemeeting.com/m/2QIQVGI6)
: December 11, 1:30-2:30PM Pacific
Info Session 2 (http://techstars.enterthemeeting.com/m/95RGV5AI)
: December 15, 12-1PM Pacific
For further questions, email Omkar.Kulkarni@cshs.org .
For additional information, click this link:
Speaker Information
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• Name: Omkar P. Kulkarni, MPH
• Title: Director, Healthcare Innovation Accelerator
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omkar-kulkarni-mph-37b27928
• Twitter: opk_innovation
Speaker BIO
Healthcare is prime for Innovation. I bring doctors, nurses, pharmacists, entrepreneurs, IT leaders, designers, thought leaders and subject matter experts together to create innovative solutions to complex healthcare problems, ranging from incremental process improvements within a hospital/health system to disruptive & transformative technologies that accelerate the pace of healthcare innovation nationwide.
I've managed a large hospital-based performance improvement team, growing the scope and size as the needs of the health system rapidly evolved.
I'm now managing a hospital-based accelerator, working to develop and mentor start-up companies focused on innovations in healthcare.
About Cedars Sinai ( http://www.cedars-sinai.edu )
Since its beginning in 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the healthcare needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, continually setting new standards in quality and innovation in patient care, research, teaching and community service.
Today, Cedars-Sinai is widely known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients.
Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S. with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Clinical programs range from primary care for preventing, diagnosing and treating common conditions to specialized treatments for rare, complex and advanced illnesses. In addition, Cedars-Sinai serves the community through its Medical Network, which includes the highly rated Cedars-Sinai Medical Group and Cedars-Sinai Health Associates
Cedars-Sinai has consistently been named one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, has received the National Research Corporation’s Consumer Choice Award 18 years in a row for providing the highest quality medical care in Los Angeles, and has the longest running Magnet designation for nursing excellence in California.
Cedars-Sinai is a leader in the clinical care and research of heart disease, cancer and brain disorders, among other areas. Pioneering research achievements include using cardiac stem cells to repair damaged hearts, developing minimally invasive surgical techniques and discovering new types of drugs to target cancer more precisely.
Cedars-Sinai also impacts the future of healthcare through education programs that encompass everything from highly competitive medical residency and fellowship programs to a biomedical science and translational medicine PhD program, advanced training for nurses and educational opportunities for allied health professionals. Most notably, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a longstanding commitment to strengthening the Los Angeles community through wide-ranging programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.
About Techstars ( http://www.techstars.com )
Techstars is a global ecosystem that helps entrepreneurs build great businesses.
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Cedars-Sinai / Techstars Healthcare Innovation Accelerator