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POCTRN CRAASH 2020
Check out the scenes from the kick-off session.
On February 4th and 5th, 9 teams chosen to take part in our special POCTRN CRAASH course gathered in Cambridge, MA for our 2-day kick-off session. We met some fantastic teams looking to accelerate their point-of-care projects to patient care and are excited to see how they grow their ideas over the next several weeks.
Check out the scenes from the kick-off session in this slideshow.
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