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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.TRANSCRIPT
Announcing Doctors 2.0 & You Start-up Contest finalists for 4th edition on June 5-6,
2014 #doctors20
28 April, 2014
Press Release
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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
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.