11. Meet Cory Kidd
Dr. Cory Kidd is the founder and CEO of Catalia Health. Dr. Kidd has been working in healthcare technology for nearly two decades. The focus of his work has been applying innovative technologies towards solving large-scale healthcare challenges. His previous company, Intuitive Automata, created interactive coaches for weight loss. Prior to this, Dr. Kidd received his M.S. and Ph.D. at the MIT Media Lab in human-robot interaction. While there, he conducted studies that showed the psychological and clinical advantages of using a physical robot over screen-based interactions.
About Catalia Health
Catalia Health is on a mission to address both sides of the healthcare equation: improving patients’ health and extending the capabilities and efficiency of healthcare companies.
Catalia Health aims to catalyze lasting behavior change for patients, wherever they are, to provide them with encouragement and motivation to achieve the best possible medical outcomes. At the same time, Catalia Health provides deep insights to healthcare companies to optimize the efficacy of their services.
Catalia Health believes that to improve behavior you have to measure it—and keep measuring it over the long term. That’s why they made Mabu—because a platform should be easy to use, engaging, and tailored to each patient.