11 Health & Technologies receives funding from Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation IBD Ventures to further develop world’s first digital ostomy wearable, the Remote Output Monitor

ORANGE COUNTY, CA – 11 Health & Technologies Inc., a medical technology company with a proven technology to reduce complications in ostomy patients, announced today that it has received funding from the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s IBD Ventures program to further develop 11 Health’s digitally connected Remote Output Monitor (ROM) to automatically track and monitor stoma patients’ output levels and provide alerts to patients of impending complications.

IBD Ventures was developed by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation to accelerate research and development of products that aim to improve the quality of life for patients with IBD.

“As the first digital health investment of IBD Ventures, 11 Health’s technology is a cost-effective and patient-friendly approach to reducing post-operative complications – a major cause of morbidity and mortality among IBD patients,” said Gerard Honig, Director of Research Innovation for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. “The Foundation is committed to accelerating the discovery and development of novel research-based solutions, selectively investing in products that can address an unmet need of IBD patients. We look forward to seeing the next generation ROM significantly improve both patient care management and overall patient outcomes in the near future.”

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Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization focused on both research and patient support for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with the mission of curing Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and improving the quality of life for the millions of Americans living with IBD. The Foundation’s work is dramatically accelerating the research process, while also providing extensive educational and support resources for patients and their families, medical professionals, and the public.