Aging 2.0 announces this year’s academy participants

Kicking off November 20, this year's academy will feature 20 startups who, over the course of a year, will have a chance to develop and  market their products or services.

Each startup underwent an intensive 6-week screening process as part of the selection and will now have access to market insight, mentors, investors, distributors and consumers.

The startups chosen for the 2014-2015 academy:

• Accushield — a front entry, digital, sign-in kiosk that screens and verifies third-party vendors and service providers. 
• Active Protective – produces smart garments that reduce hip fractures in the elderly by deploying micro-airbags to protect the hip in the event of a fall. 
• Breezie — a basic tablet designed for seniors and those less familiar with technology. 
• CareMerge – a care coordination platform that forges meaningful connections between providers, payers, families and seniors to improve communication in today’s complex healthcare environment. 
• CareMonster — a caregiving app that exists to support family communication and encourage engagement when it comes to the care of a loved one. 
• EverMind — a company that produces age-friendly technologies that monitor electricity use to track habitual activity. 
• EverPlans — a company that has developed the first comprehensive digital planning platform allowing families to create, store and share essential end of life wishes and emergency plans. 
• GeriJoy — provides 24/7 companionship, supervision, and care management support through senior care avatars. 
• Gociety Inc. – a company developing software that simplifies the smartphone interface for older adults.
• Life Assist Technologies — the developer of "Reminder Rosie", a simple, voice-activated reminder clock with an online portal that allows the family to remotely manage reminders about medications, appointments and other routines. 
• Linked Senior Inc. – a cloud based dementia and therapy engagement software designed for the senior housing market.
• Life in the Moment — an online platform and support community designed to provide specific tools and resources for those living with Alzheimer’s disease and their families. 
• Narrative Apparel – a startup that designs a line of fashionable, functional, and strategically engineered apparel for older adults. 
• Roobrik – a company that helps family caregivers make difficult decisions with compassion and confidence, through online decision support tools. 
• SingFit – a startup that engages dementia patients and residents through songs that produce an elevated mood, decreased agitation and better focus. 
• SmartStones – the creator of the world’s first wearable sensorial communication device for sending simple gesture-based messages to keep family and friends close by enabling them to connect with a single touch. 
• SWORD – a company that has developed the first digital therapy that uses haptic feedback to maximize the operational and therapeutic effectiveness of rehabilitation services. 
• Vynca – a digital health company that provides cloud-based software for advance care planning. 
• WalkJoy  –  reduces falls for patients with peripheral neuropathy, while WalkingHealth can predict those at risk of falling while providing the clinician with objective outcome data. 
• WoundRounds – a point-of-care wound management and risk prevention solution.