Department of Medicine Weekly Roundup - September 21 - Learn about the new Unity Health startup: Genetics Adviser
Unity Health has recently licensed a digital health information delivery platform into the startup company, Genetics Adviser, and became its latest shareholder.
Genetics Adviser (GA) is Unity Health startup founded by Dr. Yvonne Bombard & Marc Clausen, the company provides a patient-facing, web-based platform that delivers genetics education, counseling, return of test results and management support for all forms of genetic testing. The platform has been proven in clinical trials to reduce clinician consultation time, improve patient knowledge, satisfaction and the overall quality of patient-centered care.
The company was a select company by the University of Toronto Early Stage Technology (UTEST) entrepreneurial program, and is in the process of securing seed funding to support the continued development and commercialization of their platform (completed the UTEST program).