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[[Category:Internal]]
[[Internal Classification::Legacy| ]]
NextHIT is an eight week long accelerator program created by Houston Health Ventures. Launched in 2016, NextHIT has yet to announce its first class of ten healthcare IT startups.
==Program==
Adient Medical is developing implantable medical devices that serve their useful function, then absorb in the body without intervention. The first product is an absorbable filter which traps blood clots originating in the lower body to prevent their passage to the lungs causing a pulmonary embolism. [http://www.houstonhealthventures.com/portfolio_page/]
==Leadership==
'''Advisory Board:'''
Jeff Frey:
Information Services Director;
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Christopher McCord:
Managing Director; Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP)
Patrick J. McGinnis, MD, MS, MBA:
Director of Medical Informatics,
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center
Adjunct Professor,
UT Houston School of Biomedical Informatics
Huyen Bui:
CTO, Life Line Screening
CTO and Founding Member, Esurance.com
Greg Wright:
Founder, HATCH Pitch Competition
Co-producer and Curriculum Development,
Red Labs Student Accelerator at the University of Houston
'''Managers'''
David Franklin:
Co-Founder,
HHV Managing Director
Huan Le:
Co-Founder,
HHV Managing Director
James Tao:
Co-Founder, HHV
MD, Presidio Venture Capital
Robert Tucci:
Co-Founder, HHV,
Co-Chair, Sciences and Life Sciences, Houston Angel Network,
Member Board of Directors, Texas Halo Fund,
General Manager, Yardley Group, LLC
Josephine Tran:
Marketing Coordinator & Business Analyst
'''Mentor Investors'''
Rick Pal:
President and CEO; AirGenerate
Founder; Ek-Disha
Joe Liu:
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Oplink Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPLK)
Carlos R. Hamilton III, MD:
Founder & Medical Director, Hamilton Vein Center
David Steakley:
Chairman of the Houston Angel Network
Founding Member Texas HALO Fund
Boardmember of the Alliance of Texas Angel Networks
==Contact info==
LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/company/houston-health-ventures]
Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/HoustonHealthVentures/]
David Franklin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcfranklin]
Huan Le [https://www.linkedin.com/in/huanlejd]
