Health Gauge Chosen for the 2020 CELS-SFO Accelerator Program
EDMONTON, September 15, 2020 – Health Gauge is one of a select group of companies participating in the 2020 Canadian Entrepreneurs in Life Science (CELS) program – a program that provides a unique opportunity for Canadian life science startups to grow and scale 10-20 times faster through a combination of world-class expertise, capital, and connections in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley.
Through the CELS accelerator, Canadian startups receive 1:1 coaching with esteemed mentors, exclusive webinars and workshops, as well as meetings and pitch opportunities with the CELS program’s influential network of Silicon Valley and US investors, executive leaders, successful founders, and accelerators.
“We are honored to be a part of the 2020 CELS accelerator program – and welcome the opportunity to be a part of this current group of growing Canadian companies. We are keenly aware of the incredible interest in latest generation digital health innovations and excited to be on the list of companies serving this growing trend using the most sophisticated IoT, sensors, and AI/ML software tools – to help people better understand and meet personal health objectives.” said Randy Duguay, CEO of Health Gauge. “The CELS-SFO accelerator is a very special program that will help propel our US market development interests as Health Gauge prepares to launch its health wearables, and online health plans for in 2021.”
About Health Gauge
Health Gauge is a world-leading innovator in personal health monitoring technology and online digital health services. The Health Gauge solution consists of: health monitoring using latest generation wearable devices, advanced health analytics and graphs using artificial intelligence (AI), and an online platform, which allows users to connect to their care team and share their health information within a fully HIPPA compliant system. The solution is set to disrupt the personal health monitoring space – by providing more relevant and meaningful health data – that links users lifestyle habits to their health biometrics allowing for a deeper understanding of how daily behaviors are impacting their long-term health outcomes. Through Health Gauge’s premium plan, users can also engage with health advisors and receive personalized meal plans and health advice to help them on their path to reaching their health goals – for weight, diet, exercise, sleep, stress, and more.
About CELS and the CELS-SFO Accelerator Program
Canadian Entrepreneurs in Life Sciences (CELS) is a not-for-profit organization that supports the expansion of Canadian life science startups into the San Fransico Bay Area and Silicon Valley. The organization acts as a resource community and provides leading expertise, mentorship, and connections to Silicon Valley investors and strategic partners to advance innovations in life sciences and help on the path to commercialization.
The CELS Valley Ready (VR) program is a 5-month virtual program that helps Canadian life science companies achieve their objectives in Silicon Valley. Through its extensive resources and supports the CELS program helps Canadian life science startups achieve the “three C’s” necessary to succeed in the Bay Area: community, connections, and capital. The goal of the CELS program is to help Canadian-based life science startups enter the US market and raise capital through its extensive resources, supports, and connections.
CELS mission is “to manage an effective Canadian Life Science community that nurtures connections and knowledge to advance innovations on the path to commercialization”.
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