Virta Health
Virta Health is company that aims to provide a treatment which will reverse type 2 diabetes. It was founded in 2014 by Sami Inkinen, a Finnish Stanford-graduate and is based in San Francisco.[1] Virta Corp. has funded several studies about the long-term effect of continuous remote care intervention to treat diabetes.[2][3]
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| Industry | healthcare industry  |
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| Founded | 2014 |
Virta Health tries to reverse diabetes in patients using the concept of nutritional ketosis, by replacing carbohydrates with fat.[4] It supports patients with an app using virtual health coaches.[5]
It received a 45 million dollars Series B funding in 2018. Series C funding raised 93 million dollars in 2020.[1]
The company has several advisers including Francine R. Kaufman and Ronald Krauss.[6]
References
- Health, Virta (2020-01-10). "Virta Health Raises $93M to Combat the $400B Type 2 Diabetes Epidemic and Expand Diabetes Reversal to Millions". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- Athinarayanan, Shaminie J.; Adams, Rebecca N.; Hallberg, Sarah J.; McKenzie, Amy L.; Bhanpuri, Nasir H.; Campbell, Wayne W.; Volek, Jeff S.; Phinney, Stephen D.; McCarter, James P. (2019). "Long-Term Effects of a Novel Continuous Remote Care Intervention Including Nutritional Ketosis for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes: A 2-Year Non-randomized Clinical Trial". Frontiers in Endocrinology. 10. doi:10.3389/fendo.2019.00348. ISSN 1664-2392. PMC 6561315. PMID 31231311.
- "Research | Virta Health". www.virtahealth.com. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- "How Virta Works". YouTube.
- "The Virta Treatment". Virta Health. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- "About Us | Virta Health". www.virtahealth.com. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
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