“The DRIVe (Division of Research, Innovation, and Ventures) website looks like it belongs to a VC company rather than a federal agency – smart graphics and succinct descriptions. That’s not an accident. DRIVe is taking a venture approach to solving some intractable health issues.”
“Part of BARDA (the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority), and ultimately the Department of Health and Human Services, DRIVe is hunting for new technologies to detect and manage infectious outbreaks, control the rampant inflammation associated with sepsis and generally advance health security…”
“DRIVe recently made eight grants to accelerators around the country. They will work together to identify interesting startups, academic researchers and…” Read the full article here.
Source: Funding healthcare accelerators, an HHS unit is taking a VC approach to innovation – By Josh Baxt, June 18, 2018. MedCity News.
