Category: mentors

Meet the 2013 Data Design Diabetes Mentors!

One of the most exciting aspects of Data Design Diabetes is watching teams refine their concepts from the submissions phase to Demo Day. After the Innovators’ Bootcamp at the end of April, each team will work with a team of mentors to further develop their solutions and prepare for Demo Day at Health Datapalooza IV on June 3rd. This phase … Continue reading the entry >

Mentor Spotlight: Andrew Schechterman

With just a few days left until 2012 Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge Demo Day on May 16, the five semi-finalists are busy preparing to reveal their concepts. Each team has spent the last several weeks working closely with expert mentors, drawing on their feedback to improve their prototypes. Today, we profile one of this year’s mentors, Andrew Schechterman. Andrew … Continue reading the entry >

Mentor Spotlight: Shwen Gwee and Unity Stoakes

We’re just a few weeks away from the 2012 Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge Demo Day on May 16! As the five semi-finalists begin to prepare for the big event, they are working closely with expert mentors and incorporating valuable feedback into their prototypes. This week, we profile two of this year’s mentors, Shwen Gwee and Unity Stoakes. Shwen Gwee is … Continue reading the entry >

Mentor Spotlight: Paul Penta and Elena Haliczer

As the five semi-finalists for the 2012 Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge embark on developing prototypes during the next month, they’ll benefit from valuable mentorship from several established industry experts. This week, we highlight two of the Innovation Challenge mentors, Paul Penta and Elena Haliczer. Paul Penta is a leader in healthcare IT strategy and management, with a strong focus … Continue reading the entry >

Mentor Spotlight #4

Demo Day was a success! Thank you to everyone who made Demo Day possible: the five semi-finalists, our esteemed judges, our amazing mentors, and AOL for hosting. Stay tuned for more information (including pictures!) from the event. But now, it is with great pleasure that we introduce you to the last, but not least, of the seven mentors who worked … Continue reading the entry >

Mentor Spotlight #3

Over the past few weeks, we have introduced you to several of the mentors who have been an integral part of the Virtual Incubator portion of the Innovation Challenge. It is with great pleasure that we introduce our next two mentors: Elena Haliczer and Richard Banfield. Innovation Challenge Mentor: Elena Haliczer Elena Haliczer leads product development for Social News technology … Continue reading the entry >

Mentor Spotlight #2

When we were in the process of identifying mentors for the virtual incubator, our goal was to select individuals who had expertise in one of the following areas: health, design, user experience, marketing, or technology. It is no wonder that we reached out to our next mentor, who has deep roots in each of these areas in addition to having … Continue reading the entry >

Mentor Spotlight

The virtual incubator portion of the Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge is well under way! The 5 semi-finalists have been introduced to the 7 mentors who will guide them as they develop their prototypes over the next month. Earlier this week, we introduced you to Suzanne Xie, and we are delighted to introduce you to our next 2 mentors: Jeff … Continue reading the entry >

Virtual Incubator

We are delighted to welcome you to the next stage of the sanofi-aventis U.S. Innovation Challenge: the virtual incubator. The goal of the virtual incubator is to provide the 5 semi-finalist teams with the resources necessary to take their concepts to prototype over the next month. In addition to the $20,000 award, the semi-finalists will work with a set of … Continue reading the entry >