Westchester County Association officials have launched a new networking group, Innovate Westchester, to enable scientists and researchers in the county to collaborate and share ideas and expertise in the health care industry.
WCA President Marissa Brett in a press release said the networking group is an outgrowth of the WCA”™s Health Tech ”™14 conference in May, the participants of which made clear “there is no forum like this for the health tech community.” The invitation-only group “will foster collaboration and invention among Westchester”™s scientists and researchers, leading to growth in the health tech innovation sector, which is our ultimate goal,” she said.
David Putrino, director of telemedicine and virtual rehabilitation at the Burke Medical Research Institute in White Plains, will help launch the bimonthly meetings with a talk at 5:30 p.m. Thursday on “Digital Health and Telemedicine: New frontiers in patient assessment and rehabilitation.” The group will meet at Burke.
A WCA spokesperson said future meetings will be hosted by a rotating group of scientists and researchers at their labs, research space or companies.
Scientists and researchers interested in attending Innovate Westchester meetings may contact Joelle DiNardi at the Westchester County Association at 914-948-6444.
The networking group is an initiative of The Blueprint for Westchester, the WCA”™s campaign to accelerate Westchester”™s economic development.
