OREANDA-NEWS. GE healthymagination and StartUp Health, a long-term academy and network for digital health entrepreneurs, today announced the first thirteen companies selected to join a three-year Entrepreneurship Program to accelerate growth for consumer health companies.

More than 400 companies from 22 countries applied. The thirteen companies selected represent a broad spectrum of health innovation from the United States, Ireland and Israel focusing on aging, health sensors, patient engagement, mobile health, care coordination, big data, analytics and diagnostics, among other areas of innovation.

Rafael Torres, senior managing director, GE healthymagination fund, said, “GE is looking for ideas and partners that can advance industries and improve lives. We believe these thirteen companies have the potential to make quality healthcare more accessible and affordable, and we are excited to work closely with them over the next three years to help them grow.”

Steven Krein, Co-founder and CEO of StartUp Health, said, “From the beginning of the partnership, GE and StartUp Health have been focused on entrepreneurs who are reimagining consumer health and have the perseverance to make their visions come to life. We’re thrilled to work with these exceptional Healthcare Transformers and begin the exhilarating process of helping them build and scale great companies.”

Unity Stoakes, Co-founder and President of StartUp Health, said, “Our partnership with GE represents a new model for collaboration between entrepreneurs and key leaders within healthcare. The magic occurs when we activate our collective strengths and layer in a comprehensive support platform. It’s this fusion that will help more startups become successful and enable us to transform healthcare together.”