BOCAhealthcare wins the Headstart Catalyst Awards.
On October 15th, 2020, BOCAhealthcare won the Headstart Catalyst Awards. The award is part of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition, an international competition supported by the U.S National Academy of Medicine. “We are proud of this achievement and we look forward to deal with the U.S. market” said Marco Mezzadra head of business development at BOCAhealth […]
BOCAhealth won the EIT Health Headstart Programme
On June 19, 2020, BOCAhealth won the EIT Health Headstart Programme 2020, get €50.000, and now is an EIT Health partner, the best-in-class health innovators network backed by the European Union. “We are proud of this achievement, and we look forward to working with EIT Health. The prize money is a great financial support but […]
Validation tests are entering the decisive second phase
BOCAhealth is portable, user-friendly and digital. The system offers doctors a risk prediction score, something unique in the field of bioimpedance analysis. With these factors, BOCAhealth already stands out clearly from its competitors. But of course this is only relevant if the measurement accuracy can keep up with the solutions of the competitors. We therefore dealt with this question […]
A key to success – the multidisciplinary team from BOCAhealthcare
There are plenty of examples that show that even the best ideas are doomed to failure if the team around this idea is not properly positioned and is not fully behind the joint project. Lone fighters find it particularly difficult to assert themselves. BOCAhealthcare is very well positioned in this regard. In today’s article, we present the multidisciplinary […]
The next steps after reaching the funding threshold
On January 15, 2020, BOCAhealthcare’s funding campaign reached the funding threshold of € 100,000. With the certainty that the financing comes from aescuvest, the next steps in the company’s development can now be initiated. Today, we would like to show you exactly what these next steps are. “First of all, we would like to take this opportunity […]
Interview: Dr. Mariano Casali from the Istituto di Cura Città
For every product to be successful, the end-users need to be enthusiastic of the solution that you are proposing. In the healthcare field this rule is extremely important and in the case of BOCAhealth the medical doctors represent the most important stakeholders. In order to do so we performed different interviews with cardiologists, nephrologists, nutritionists […]
A look in the rearview mirror – the progress made by BOCAhealthcare in 2019
The year 2019 is history, which, like every year, gives us reason to look back on what has been achieved. At BOCAhealthcare, we also looked over our shoulders to review the events of the past year and take stock of what we achieved in 2019. Advances in product development The prototype of our product, the BOCAhealth […]
Heart failure and chronic kidney disease – that is the connection
Heart failure is the main cause of hospital admissions for people over 65 years old – with 26 million cases worldwide and the trend is rising. Chronic stage 3 to 5 kidney disease affects 32 million patients worldwide. Science has only recently discovered the connection. Today, 6 to 8% of the population in western industrialized countries suffer from […]
Heart failure and chronic kidney disease are just the beginning
Our market entry strategy with the first version of BOCAhealth aims to improve the quality of life, especially for patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease. However, there are also many other patients for whom the system for measuring and analyzing the body fluid balance can provide great added value. A research project with two clinics […]
BOCAhealthcare on Tour – expansion of our network
Even in the digital age, it is a must for every entrepreneur to seek direct contact with market participants. This applies all the more to start-up entrepreneurs who are just starting their business. For the BOCAhealthcare team, the coming week will be under the sign of network expansion. The week starts for us in Milan. On November 25th […]