Mass Digital Health Connects is a series of virtual workshops for finalists in MeHI’s Digital Health Sandbox Challenges. Designed to introduce participating companies to the Massachusetts digital health ecosystem, each session of Mass Digital Health Connects includes interactive presentations and question and answer sessions that are designed around the needs and focus areas of each Challenge cohort.

Through Mass Digital Health Connects, Challenge cohort participants will participate in presentations and interactive discussions on important issues for digital health startups, connect with leading experts in the digital health ecosystem and interact with and learn from other digital health startups working in a similar space.

While only participants in the current Sandbox Challenge can attend the sessions live and participate in the Q&A, the sessions are recorded and made available to all alumni of MeHI’s Sandbox Challenge and rolling grant programs.

View an excerpt from the “Conversations with a VC” session from the Women+ Health Challenge.

An Introduction to Ecosystem Partners
Raising Funding
Cybersecurity for Digital Health Startups
Legal Considerations for Digital Health Startups
Mitigating Bias and Responsibly Adopting AI
Navigating Health Systems
Secure Clinical Data Exchange
Working with Public and Private Payers

Presenting Organizations:

"The team was absolutely fantastic and supportive. All of my questions were answered with responsiveness and there was so much positivity and enthusiasm. I also appreciate the continued strong commitment to solving and addressing health disparities."

Lisa Marceau, founder, Joyuus

"The targeted resources and strategic advice have made our journey smooth and truly impactful. With the team's support, we secured exciting engagement opportunities and met critical milestones that wouldn’t have been possible without their guidance. Creating meaningful change in the health of all shouldn’t be hard, and thanks to our time in the AHEM Challenge we’ve seen that it doesn’t have to be."

Cynthia Orofo, CEO and founder, Culture Care Collective

"This program was outstanding. For a seed stage company who is working to integrate with healthcare systems and generate the ROI analysis for health plans, I could not have designed a better program."

Andrea Ippolito, CEO & founder, SimpliFed

"Founders come into programs like this with so many different needs, skill sets, and company stages. I appreciate the care that has gone into curating programming that truly supports a wide variety of participants. I really enjoyed the breadth of the workshops; there was something for everyone in each session. (A special shout out to the MeHI team for the organization of resources after each workshop as well!)"

Sam Tackeff, co-founder – Ompractice

"Our relationship with our Sandbox partner, UMass Chan Medical School has been a game changer for us. From our very first call, the positive energy about our synergies was palpable. Being a part of MeHI’s Healthy Aging Challenge has offered us a sense of community with other startups that share our passion. We highly encourage startups to apply for the Women’s Health Challenge!"

Heather Nickerson, co-founder & CEO, Artifcts

"I found immense value in participating in this program, making it one of the best experiences I've had. Opportunities where companies can receive so much without dilution are rare, and this program stands out for granting us access to non-dilutive sources and strategic partners. These resources will make our transition from a MVP to a commercial product highly achievable."

Hector Torres, co-founder & CEO, Hemorai