Sally Frank, Author at Microsoft for Startups Blog http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog Startup insight and inspiration Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:35:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-Microsoft-favicon_rgb-1-32x32.png Sally Frank, Author at Microsoft for Startups Blog http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog 32 32 How AI-powered collaborations are transforming healthcare and life sciences http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/how-ai-powered-collaborations-are-transforming-healthcare-and-life-sciences/ http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/how-ai-powered-collaborations-are-transforming-healthcare-and-life-sciences/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000 http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/?p=4693 Across clinical care, research, and population health, startups and enterprises are working together to turn AI into solutions.

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]]> http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/microsoft-himss-2024/feed/ 0 Meet the top healthcare and life science startups headed to HLTH 2023 http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/top-healthcare-and-life-science-startups-at-hlth/ http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/top-healthcare-and-life-science-startups-at-hlth/#respond Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:55:40 +0000 At HLTH 2023, the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus team will be featuring 10 of our top healthcare and life science startups in the Microsoft booth, 5041 in the West Hall.

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]]> http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/top-healthcare-and-life-science-startups-at-hlth/feed/ 0 Modernizing clinical trials through startup innovation http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/modernizing-clinical-trials/ http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/modernizing-clinical-trials/#respond Fri, 10 Feb 2023 06:50:18 +0000 Sally Ann Frank is the worldwide leader for health and life sciences at Microsoft for Startups, responsible for the strategy and programs for the startups in those industries.

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]]> http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/modernizing-clinical-trials/feed/ 0 Meet the startups we’re bringing to HLTH, where the future of healthcare happens http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/hlth-where-the-future-of-healthcare-happens/ http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/hlth-where-the-future-of-healthcare-happens/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2022 20:58:57 +0000 The Microsoft for Startups Health & Life Sciences team is going to HLTH to connect our top startups in HLS to enterprise customers, generating opportunities for our startups, while enabling providers, payers, and life sciences companies to accelerate innovation within their organizations.

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]]> http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/hlth-where-the-future-of-healthcare-happens/feed/ 0 Innovations in Securing Healthcare Data http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/innovations-in-securing-healthcare-data/ http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/innovations-in-securing-healthcare-data/#respond Tue, 10 May 2022 17:05:13 +0000 Healthcare organizations are operating in an increasingly complex environment, dealing with the “Great Resignation” of thousands of healthcare workers, and a significant rise in cybersecurity attacks.

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]]> http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/innovations-in-securing-healthcare-data/feed/ 0 How Pangaea Data uses Azure for a medical AI tool that improves patient outcomes http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/pangaea/ http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/pangaea/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:17:03 +0000 http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/?p=254 By combining the best aspects of clinical medicine and cutting-edge computer science, Pangaea Data has developed an AI platform that can identify and diagnose diseases faster and less expensively than traditional methods. And they’re doing this with Microsoft Azure. To learn more, we spoke with Pangaea Data co-founder and CEO Vibhor Gupta. Let’s take a closer look at what Pangaea Data is doing and find out how they’re using Azure.

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]]> http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/pangaea/feed/ 0 Meet innovative Healthcare startups at HIMSS 2022 http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/himss-2022/ http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/himss-2022/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:40:11 +0000 The HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition is the can’t-miss healthcare event of the year, where professionals throughout the global health ecosystem connect for the education, innovation and collaboration they need to reimagine health and wellness for everyone, everywhere.

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]]> http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/himss-2022/feed/ 0 Automating 85% of patient inquiries with Hyro’s COVID-19 virtual assistant http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/hyro-covid-19-virtual-assistant/ http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/hyro-covid-19-virtual-assistant/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2022 13:45:38 +0000 Hyro’s Adaptive Communications Platform leverages innovative natural language understanding to provide meaningful and actionable responses to real-world questions, without the need to build out conversational flows.

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]]> http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/hyro-covid-19-virtual-assistant/feed/ 0 Meet the next generation of leading healthcare startups at ViVE 2022 http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/vive-2022/ http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/startups/blog/vive-2022/#respond Sat, 12 Feb 2022 15:53:36 +0000 ViVE merges the leadership of CHIME and the digital marketplace of HLTH to create a technology event focused on the business of transformation in healthcare.

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