UCSF Health Hub News

SAN FRANCISCO, May 25th, 2021. The UCSF Health Awards returns for the 3rd Annual Award show to recognize the achievements of innovative health tech companies that are dramatically improving healthcare through the use of technology. This year, the show has been renamed to the UCSF Health Awards and will focus not only on the digital health space but life sciences as well, in order to properly address the health tech industry as a whole.

Impact: A month since the UCSF Digital Health Awards.
‍NOVEMBER 4, 2020 --  SAN FRANCISCO, CA --  Here's a quick update on what we have been doing at UCSF Health Hub, since we last connected at the UCSF Digital Health Awards Grand Finale.

GoodRx, Conversa Health, Ginger& Grand Rounds among companies honored.
Doug Hirsch, Trevor Bezdek, Rajeev Singh and Roy Schoenberg elected to the UCSF Digital Health Hall of Fame.
‍SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 --  SAN FRANCISCO, CA --  UC San Francisco’s Health Hub, an innovation hub and startup studio supporting the next wave of digital health entrepreneurs, announces the winners in the UCSF Digital Health Awards 2020.

UCSF Health Hub launches new branding to position itself as the 'worldwide center of healthcare innovation'
‍AUGUST 5, 2020 --  SAN FRANCISCO, CA --  UC San Francisco’s Health Hub, an innovation center hub and startup studio supporting the next wave of digital health entrepreneurs, announced the launch of UCSF Health Hub 2.0, positioning itself as the worldwide center of healthcare innovation, to help connect healthcare concepts and companies with the education, expertise, validation, and capital to scale and grow.

Four power-packed episodes, covering eight prolific speakers, featuring 16 'best-of-breed companies, and over 1700 registered participants joining the conversation, over the last two months
‍JULY 21, 2020 --  SAN FRANCISCO, CA --  Produced in collaboration with UCSF, Digital.Health, and MedTech Innovator, the Hospital-to-Home Webinar series is an initiative to highlight how COVID accelerated the move to virtual care, RPM, and telehealth across therapy areas.

15 new award categories announced, including 3 for honoring the best COVID response digital health solutions & more
‍APRIL 1, 2020 --  SAN FRANCISCO, CA --  UC San Francisco’s Health Hub, an innovation hub and startup studio supporting the next wave of digital health entrepreneurs, announced the award categories for the UCSF Digital Health Awards 2020.

The UCSF Volunteer Patriots Program will help UCSF build solutions that it needs to solve its most critical problems in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak
‍APRIL 1, 2020 --  SAN FRANCISCO, CA --  UC San Francisco’s Health Hub, an innovation hub and startup studio supporting the next wave of digital health entrepreneurs, announces the launch of UCSF Volunteer Patriots program to accelerate COVID-19 solutions for UCSF.

Read our latest newsletter for updates on the recent JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, our match of the month, upcoming events and new UCSF Health Hub staff.

Anne Wojcicki, Glen Tullman and Sean Duffy elected to inaugural UCSF Digital Health Innovation Hall of Fame. Livongo, Doctor on Demand & Flatiron Health Among Companies Honored by Expert Judges in Medicine & VC
‍OCTOBER 11, 2019 --  SAN FRANCISCO, CA --  UC San Francisco’s Health Hub, an innovation hub and startup studio supporting the next wave of digital health entrepreneurs, announces the winners in the UCSF Digital Health Awards.

Doctor on Demand, Butterfly, GoodRx and Headspace Among Companies Selected by Expert Judges from Mayfield Fund, the American Medical Association & More
OCTOBER 1, 2019 --  SAN FRANCISCO, CA --  UC San Francisco’s Health Hub, an innovation hub and startup studio supporting the next wave of health-tech entrepreneurs, announces the second round of finalists for the upcoming UCSF Digital Health Awards.

23andMe, FitBit, Talkspace & Flatiron Health Among Companies Selected by Expert Judges from Khosla Ventures, the American Medical Association & More
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 --  SAN FRANCISCO, CA --  UC San Francisco’s Health Hub, an innovation hub and startup studio supporting the next wave of healthtech entrepreneurs, announces the first round finalists for the upcoming UCSF Digital Health Awards.

UC San Francisco and Health Hub have announced the launch of the first annual UCSF Digital Health Awards. These awards will honor outstanding new digital technologies that not only dramatically improve healthcare but do so by means that reduce costs and improve access to medical innovations. Read the full UCSF press release here.

Between June and December 2019, WeHealth Digital Medicine wants to make an agreement for co-creation, funding and mentorship with one to two early stage companies developing digital health solutions to prevent, diagnose, monitor, treat and predict the evolution of diseases in five therapeutic areas. If you're interested, click here.

UCSF | Health Hub hosted esteemed investor and healthcare futurist, Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures, for a Fireside Chat at UCSF Mission Bay. Check out the recap here.

Check out our newsletter that features our software update to Health Hub Connect. Also learn how to join our elite corp of health transformers.

Read our first newsletter here! Learn how to apply to UCSF Health Hub and check out who's on our UCSF Board of Advisors and Board of Directors.

Health Hub is a non-profit that helps healthtech companies gain access to the Bay Area ecosystem. "We’re focusing on what we’re calling the sophomore class of companies."

UC San Francisco and a newly formed, next-generation nonprofit organization, Health Hub, are announcing their plans to affiliate.