30 breakthrough brands set to revolutionise their markets; Telehealth Online Virtual Summit; Gender parity in healthcare; How to reclaim your time + more
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Interbrand â the worldâs leading brand consultancy â last week launched its 2020 Breakthrough Brands report, unveiling the 30 brands set to revolutionise their markets.
From sleek, high-end digital home gyms (Mirror) and alt-meat plant foods (Impossible Foods) to bio-engineers (Ginkgo) and AI-driven legal investments (Legalist), Interbrand predicts these challenger brands have got what it takes to become household names.
There is also a significant shift in leadership â within the 30 Breakthrough Brands 27% have a CEO who is a person of colour and 30% have a CEO who is a woman, compared with only a 10% CEO representation for either demographics in Fortune 500 companies.
Weâre happy to see brands founded by some of our WoW women, too, such as Maven Clinic and Elvie! â¤ď¸Find out more.
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Telehealth Online Virtual Summit, September 8-10
Telehealth is more in demand than ever during the coronavirus crisis, and a new report from Frost & Sullivan suggests its uptake will increase by 64.3% in the US alone this year and is expected to reach $148.32 billion by 2025.Â
Telehealth Online Virtual Summit is the destination for emerging, to established, telemedicine companies who are driving the healthcare industry of tomorrow, to come together with providers, payers, life science investors, and pharmaceutical companies to overcome the barriers to bring telehealth and virtual care to patients and consumers, where and when they need it.
Join leading independent telehealth companies, payers, providers, and strategic and financial investors on September 8-10 virtually for the inaugural Telehealth Online Summit. Download the agenda to find out more here!
Community and industry news and updates đŤđđ
The Inside Story of How a Sleep Tracker Became the Hottest Device of the Pandemic / via Medium
Gender Parity in Healthcare and its Impact on Women's Health / by Springboard Enterprises, July 28
J&J has launching the Next in Naturals QuickFire Challenge on Immune-Support, calling on innovators to submit potential solutions inspired by nature that aim to support healthy immune systems in babies, children, or adults. The innovator(s) with the best idea(s) will receive up to $50,000 in grant funding, one year of residency at an available JLABS, and the opportunity to engage with leadership from Johnson & Johnson Innovation. Find out more!
Business Insider is putting together a power list of the startups, designers, and direct-to-consumer brands shaping ethical and sustainable practices in the fashion and beauty industries in 2020. Please submit your ideas through this form by July 28.
The Great Pivot: 5 Tips for Pivoting During the Pandemic / via Crunchbase
How to reclaim your time / via Courier Weekly podcast
Researchers show FingerTrak, a hand tracking wristband for AR/VR input / via Venture Beat
New biometric wearables may be coming from Apple and Alphabet, researchers work on health monitoring / via Biometric Update
Wrist-mounted wearable tracks your hand in 3D using thermal sensors / via Engadget
Can your wearable detect coronavirus? Fitbit and Kingâs College Londonâs new app wants to find out / via Evening Standard
Singapore's Zilingo Raises $226 Million to Expand Fashion Site / via Bloomberg
Biodiversity: The next frontier in sustainable fashion / via McKinsey & Company
Machines can learn unsupervised 'at speed of light' after AI breakthrough, scientists say / via Independent
I Am a Model and I Know That Artificial Intelligence Will Eventually Take My Job / via Vogue
Chinaâs First Mars Rover Launch Could Make History / via Wired
What One Health Care CEO Is Learning from the Pandemic / via HBR
Meaningful digital health engagement is more complicated than how long or often users log in / via MobiHealthNews
Digital Guide Dog for Blind People / via MedGadget
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