iMedix

iMedix was a health search engine and social network service that utilized advanced proprietary algorithms to provide information in response to medical questions and concerns. iMedix was a U.S. cooperation founded in 2006 by Amir Leitersdorf and Iri Amirav. The company's R&D was based in Herzeliya, Israel.

iMedix
Type of businessPrivate
Type of site
Social networking
Founded2006
Dissolved2012 (2012) (Acquired)
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
Key peopleAmir Leitersdorf, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Iri Amirav, CMO and Co-Founder
URLimedix.com
LaunchedJanuary, 2006
Current statusInactive

Om May 18, 2011, AVG Technologies acquired iMedix Web Technologies Ltd., realizing "the integration of iMedix software with the Company’s existing solutions."[1] The website shut down sometime after February 2012.[2]

Service and technology

The iMedix service offered a combination of a health search engine and a collaborative community platform.[3]

Reception

iMedix was one of PCWorld's 100 Incredibly Useful and Interesting Web Sites in 2008.[4]

References
  1. "AVG TECHNOLOGIES N.V. filed this Form 20-F on 04/26/2012". AVG Technologies N.V. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. "imedix.com". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Internet Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. Dubner, Stephen (2007-12-14). "WebMD Meets Facebook (and Wikipedia): A Medical Revolution or a Nightmare?". New York Times.
  4. Mark Sullivan "100 Web Sites--The List by Category." PCWorld. Oct 2, 200
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