TEDMED

TEDMED is an annual conference focusing on health and medicine, with a year-round web based community. TEDMED is an independent event operating under license from the nonprofit TED conference.



Background
, TEDMED staff operates from Stamford, CT. The last TEDMED took place from April 10-13, 2013 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

Talks given at TEDMED combine “the nexus of health, information and technology” with “compelling personal stories” and “a glimpse into the future of healthcare.”

The intent of the conference has been described as “a gathering of geniuses” that brings together “some of the most innovative, thoughtful pioneers of healthcare technology, media, and entertainment into one big four-day ‘dinner party’ to learn from one another and mix people up from different disciplines and industries to solve big problems in healthcare.”

History
TEDMED was originally founded in 1998 by TED’s founder Ricky Wurman and after years of inactivity, it was then recreated & relaunched by entrepreneur Marc Hodosh in 2009.

In 2008 Wurman sold the rights to TEDMED to Marc Hodosh and the first event under Hodosh’s ownership was held in San Diego in October, 2009. In January 2010, TED.com began including videos of TEDMED talks on the TED website.

The second Hodosh-owned edition of TEDMED took place in October, 2010, also in San Diego. It sold out for a second year and attracted notable healthcare leaders and Hollywood celebrities.

In 2011, Jay Walker and a group of executives and investors purchased TEDMED from Hodosh for $16 million with future additional payments of as much as $9 million. The conference was then moved to Washington, DC.