HLTH 2024, the world’s largest and most happening event in the healthcare industry, was held from October 20 to 23 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It attracted over 12,000 attendees, including CEOs, top leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and market experts from the life sciences, pharma, medical, and health industries.
The event gave insights into the future of healthtech, had transformational discussions, and saw key partnerships come to life.
With people from all over the world in person and virtually, this lucrative event gave amazing networking opportunities for startups and established companies.
So, let’s dive right in to get a quick glimpse of key announcements made at HLTH 2024.
Partnerships and Announcements at HLTH 2024
Meta and Be My Eyes partnership:
Meta announced a partnership with Be My Eyes to incorporate accessibility features in Ray-Ban smart glasses. These glasses will allow users to connect with sighted volunteers who speak the same native language through the “Call A Volunteer” voice command.
The volunteer can see through the glasses and describe the surroundings in real time through a two-way audio call.
Recursion and Google Cloud partnership:
Google Cloud and Recursion (a top biotech business) announced the expansion of their partnership to use AI, such as Gemini models, to build RecursionOS, a drug discovery platform.
They plan to pick the pace in the drug development world and reduce expenses. They aim to make health care much more accessible in every corner of the world.
NVIDIA announced collaboration with Deloitte:
NVIDIA announced its collaboration with Deloitte to deploy AI assistants at the Ottawa Hospital. The AI virtual teammates can conduct human-like conversations and offer patients immediate support before pre-admission appointments.
This will reduce the burden on the administration and enhance patient experiences.
TealHealth announced the FDA submission:
TealHealth, a woman-led business, announced the FDA submission of their at-home cervical cancer screening tool Teal WandTM after finding satisfying results. They also shared a study citing 94% of women preferring home screenings more.
UberHealth partnered with NationsBenefits:
UberHealth teamed up with NationsBenefits to offer rides and grocery benefits to millions using flex cards. They aim to help seniors access essential services, including transportation and nutrition, to enhance their health outcomes.
They also shared studies showing that 14 million people lack dependable transportation, and poor nutrition is a major cause of illnesses.
Lin Health and Mayo Clinic collaboration:
Lin Health, a digital platform that helps people to overcome chronic pain, collaborated with the Mayo Clinic to enhance care transition for Fibromyalgia Treatment Program patients in the clinic’s Rochester campus.
Lin Health uses evidence-based techniques to offer custom and scalable care for chronic pain.
Launches at HLTH 2024
Noom launched two new enterprise products
Noom, a digital healthcare company, launched two new enterprise products, which will be available in January 2025.
- Noom Med with SmartRx offers an all-inclusive weight loss program to manage obesity in employees and cost-effective access to GLP-1 medicine.
- Noom Weight with GLP-1Rx program is built for employers who want to provide weight loss options without covering GLP-1 medications.
xCures announced its next-generation AI-assisted platform
xCures’ platform will provide real-time information using encounter-special checklists and natural language patient summaries. This saves the time and effort required to make well-informed clinical decisions.
Verizon’s latest 5G healthcare solution
Verizon conducted hands-on demos to highlight its latest 5G healthcare solution. Focused on improving patient care and outcomes, the solution offers improved connectivity and security, operational efficiency, and workflow automation.
DiMe launched new platform
The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) introduced its new platform, DiMe Seal, which focused on assessing digital health software products. It’s designed to identify whether a product can potentially help or harm them. When a product meets the necessary standards in security, privacy, and usability, it receives a DiMe Seal as a quality symbol.
Funding
HealthEx raised $14 million in Seed and Series A funding. Led by General Catalyst, the financing will help hasten the development of AI-powered solutions.
HealthEx simplifies gathering patient preferences and consent to share their health data with other professionals. It enhances data accessibility and streamlines operations.
Parting Words
HLTH 2024 delivered insightful updates on lucrative launches, partnerships, funding, and thought-provoking discussions regarding the health industry.
The event highlighted how several industry leaders are pushing forward to make healthcare more accessible and smooth-flowing in the near future.
