AWS Looks To Digital Health With New Accelerator

The new accelerator will offer ten startups a chance to participate in a four-week training and mentorship program.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is creating a new accelerator aimed at the digital health space that will give 10 startups operating in the U.S. a four-week crash course in technical training and business development, and includes a mentorship component.

AWS Healthcare Accelerator's first cohort will be done in partnership with KidsX, a pediatric-focused digital health incubator that launched in September of 2020. However, the new AWS accelerator does not have a pediatric focus, and companies in the accelerator program can cater to any patient population.

"The program is tailored to accelerate growth in the cloud, with a focus on solutions like remote patient monitoring, voice technology, analytics, patient engagement and virtual care," Sandy Carter, VP of partners and programs for the worldwide public sector at AWS, wrote in a statement.