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Announcing Doctors 2.0 & You Start-up Contest finalists for 4th edition on June 5-6, 2014 #doctors20 28 April, 2014 Press Release for immediate distribution Announcing Doctors 2.0 & You Start-up Contest start-up finalists for the 4th edition on June 5-6, 2014 in Paris. Paris, France April 28, 2014. Doctors 2.0 & You, “THE international healthcare social media conference in Europe, “announced today the names of the digital health start-up candidates who will compete in the start-up contest, June 5-6, 2014 on the campus of Cité Universitaire Internationale in Paris. The finalists hail from Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Spain. These seven digital health companies, all under three years of age, cover the categories of: online services for patients, patient online community, professional social network, connected objects, quantified self, mobile applications. The contest is a demonstration of the Doctors 2.0 & You partnership with Stanford Medicine X. The first place winner of the Doctors 2.0 & You contest will have the opportunity to presenthis or her pitch in Palo Alto California, on September 7 at Doctors 2.0 & You sister conference, Stanford Medicine X, in the presence of Denise Silber, Doctors 2.0 & You founder. Sharing a very similar vision with Denise Silber, regarding the importance of digital health innovation for patients and professionals, Dr Larry Chu, Executive Director of Stanford Medicine X, will chair the start-up contest session. The jury members will be announced on June 2. According to Dr Larry Chu “Doctors 2.0 & You’s main objective is to bring stakeholders, patients and healthcare providers and

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Paris, France April 28, 2014. Doctors 2.0 & You, “THE international healthcare social media conference in Europe, “announced today the names of the digital health start-up candidates who will compete in the start-up contest, June 5-6, 2014 on the campus of Cité Universitaire Internationale in Paris.

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Page 1: Announcing Doctors 2.0 & You Start-up Contest finalists for 4th edition on June 5-6, 2014 #doctors20

Announcing Doctors 2.0 & You Start-up Contest finalists for 4th edition on June 5-6,

2014 #doctors20

28 April, 2014

Press Release

for immediate distribution

Announcing Doctors 2.0 & You Start-up Contest start-up finalists for the 4th edition on June

5-6, 2014 in Paris.

Paris, France April 28, 2014. Doctors 2.0 & You, “THE international healthcare social media

conference in Europe, “announced today the names of the digital health start-up candidates who

will compete in the start-up contest, June 5-6, 2014 on the campus of Cité Universitaire Internationale

in Paris.

The finalists hail from Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Spain.

These seven digital health companies, all under three years of age, cover the categories of: online

services for patients, patient online community, professional

social network, connected objects, quantified self, mobile

applications.

The contest is a demonstration of the Doctors 2.0 & You

partnership with Stanford Medicine X. The first place winner of

the Doctors 2.0 & You contest will have the opportunity to

presenthis or her pitch in Palo Alto California, on September 7 at Doctors 2.0 & You sister

conference, Stanford Medicine X, in the presence of Denise Silber, Doctors 2.0 & You founder.

Sharing a very similar vision with Denise Silber, regarding the importance of digital health innovation for

patients and professionals, Dr Larry Chu, Executive Director of Stanford Medicine X, will chair the

start-up contest session. The jury members will be announced on June 2. According to Dr Larry

Chu “Doctors 2.0 & You’s main objective is to bring stakeholders, patients and healthcare providers and

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researchers together and to unite and work closely on global healthcare issues. This initiative truly

carries great potential for the future of healthcare. I’m very proud to work closely, as partners, with

Denise Silber and Doctors 2.0 & You and in particular to chair the start-up contest session .”

Denise Silber remarked that “These seven digital health companies are going further than ever to

present well thought out, yet disruptive products and services. The discussions with the start-

ups in the sessions and in the exhibit hall will give them great feedback and new opportunities for our

participants. We are also so happy to have the support of Larry Chu and Stanford Medicine X.”

By alphabetical order, the companies are Esperity (Belgium), Insight

Medi (Spain), Kosmo (France),Medexo (Germany), Medivizor (Israel), MIS (France), Umanlife (Fra

nce)

About Doctors 2.0 & You The Doctors 2.0TM & You conference series, organized by Basil Strategies,

digital health consultancy (Paris), is the only international congress devoted to the understanding of how

physicians use New Technologies, Web 2.0 tools and Social Media to communicate with colleagues,

patients, payers, pharmaceutical companies and public agencies. The 4th edition will take place in Paris

on June 5-6, 2014. The conference website and blog includes videos, past presentations, interviews,

and other content. See http://www.doctors20.com.