Improving Preterm Infant Health Through AI

Astarte Medical is working to protect the lives of newborns much like the goddess its name is derived from. The Yardley, PA-based company is focused specifically on premature babies and hopes to improve their health outcomes through the use of artificial intelligence and electronic health records. On Tuesday, executives from Astarte Medical spoke with MD+DI about the company’s mission and the $5 million raised during a series A financing. The company was founded in April of 2016 by venture capitalists and serial entrepreneurs Tracy Warren and Tammi Jantzen, Together, they are applying their expertise and business acumen to the vision of Katherine Gregory, PhD, RN, the company's scientific co-founder. Tammi and I have worked together the last 18 years,” Warren, who also serves as CEO for Astarte, told MD+DI. “We really started our career together in early stage VC in the greater Philadelphia region. About six years we decided that we wanted to continue working together and really focus our energies on an area that was of personally of interest to us, which is women and infant health.” Every year, more than 380,000 babies are born prematurely in the U.S. The first 1,000 days of life are a critical period for a baby's growth and brain development – particularly for preterm infants – and maintaining a healthy gut is crucial during this time. The rapid changes in the microbi...
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