The Rockefeller Foundation Invests $3 Million in Global Health Accelerator, Medic Labs

Medic Labs will incubate breakthrough ideas in data science and precision public health, bringing the strengths of the tech community to the challenge of health for all.

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Medic Mobile announced the creation of Medic Labs, a new global health technology accelerator, with $3 million in seed funding from The Rockefeller Foundation. Medic Labs will pursue moonshot ideas – in the tradition of dedicated R&D arms of major technology companies, including Microsoft Research, Google X, and Bell Labs – to drive better community health outcomes for all people, everywhere, through the intentional, equitable application of data science.

“Medic Labs will play a crucial role in realizing the potential of Precision Public Health, creating human-centered solutions that help community health systems to reach more people in need and improve health outcomes for everyone.” said Isaac Holeman, PhD, Co-Founder of Medic Mobile and Head of Medic Labs.

Source: The Rockefeller Foundation