The Mass Digital Health Sandbox Program is designed to support digital health companies in their product development by matching them with cutting-edge research and development facilities to scope testing and validation projects. The Sandbox Success stories below highlight some of the partnerships and digital health solutions that have developed with support from the Sandbox Program.
Stories
Leuko Labs: breaking ground with non-invasive white blood Cell measuring device
In May 2020, MeHI awarded $60,000 to Leuko to work with the MIT Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR) to test and validate their solution.
Nutrimedy: a digital therapeutic companion that delivers evidence-based clinical nutrition care
Nutrimedy benefitted from a Sandbox grant that allowed the company to work with TechSpring, Baystate Health’s innovation center in Springfield, to test their program with patients.
Power of Patients: a cloud-based app that helps patients and caregivers track symptoms, triggers and progress.
In December 2021, MeHI awarded $50,000 to Power of Patients to work with MITRE, an award that enabled Power of Patients to further develop and refine their solution.
Stellar Sleep: digital solution to transform sleep health
As a winner of MeHI's COVID-19 Innovations to Support Healthcare Providers Challenge, they received a $100,000 grant to conduct a placebo-controlled clinical study with the support of the Brigham Digital Innovation Hub.