UC Davis Health has announced the first startup to come out of its health tech innovation incubator - WellCent. It is a platform that allows patients and caregivers to onboard medical devices into their homes and access digital health resources.
Founded by Chrysanthy Demos, the platform not only helps people adopt medical devices (such as remote patient monitoring technology or physical therapy equipment) into their home, but it also connects caregivers to a patient’s home so they can keep tabs on how their loved one is doing. It provides patients and caregivers with educational resources to make the process of implementing new health technology into their daily routine less daunting and confusing.
The platform also includes telehealth tools that allow patients to communicate with their care teams at hospitals and clinics.
While the startup is still in its infant stages, its main vision is to ensure that homes have spaces that are dedicated to health, and equipped with medical devices and digital health tools. It is currently working on developing packages for both new homes and existing homes that create this dedicated health space.
WellCent is the first startup to emerge from UC Davis’ innovation incubator. The incubator launched about a year ago to accelerate the development of digital health technology to make healthcare more accessible and equitable.
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