Dr. Christy Lane

Dr. Christy Lane

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About

Investor, Founder, Professor and exercise scientist focusing on where health meets insuretech. Expertise in wearable devices, data science, insurance, pharma and rehabilitation medicine. I advise a number of businesses in the areas of insuretech, wearables, medical data, digital health, clinical trials/FDA, lifestyle and wellness. My key areas of expertise are in developing digital Biomarkers, business development, and strategy.

As a Venture Partner at IA Capital in New York, I invest in insuretech, fintech and health, focusing on the intersection of insurance and digital health. On the advising side, I’m currently an Entrepreneur in Residence at Platform Calgary, advising exciting companies in Alberta.

I am also the Founder of Vivametrica, an insuretech company that analyzed data from wearable devices to predict mortality and disease risks, as well as to engage customers in wellness. Vivametrica was acquired in 2020. I continue to work with thought leaders in insurance to further align healthy lifestyles with insurance products.

I’m Co-Founder of the Stanford Wearable Health Lab and a Visiting Associate Professor in Orthopaedics at Stanford University where we are researching the impact of wearables on MSK health and outcomes. I also Chair the International Taskforce on lumbar spinal stenosis.

I am passionate about the education of future health scientists. My research focuses on the application of technology for understanding and improving health in people with mobility limitations. I’m developing digital phenotypes to be used in personalized exercise prescription and clinical trials.

I get most excited about physical activity science, predictive analytics, and the promotion of women and girls in STEM. I have 3 beautiful children and a wonderful husband who I love taking all over the world on adventures.

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Experience

  • FLORA (Flora Fertility) Graphic

    FLORA (Flora Fertility)

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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    New York, New York, United States

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    New York, New York, United States

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    Palo Alto, California

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    Menlo Park, California, United States

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    Mountain View, California, United States

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    Palo Alto

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    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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    Palo Alto, California, United States

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    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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    Canada, Switzerland, Australia, UK, Hong Kong etc.

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    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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    Mount Royal University

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    Menlo Park, California

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    Ann Arbor

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Education

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    As CEO of Vivametrica, I was accepted into the prestigious Lazaridis technology scale up program. This program enables the top 10 technology companies in Canada to scale up, raise funding, and expand globally.

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    Activities and Societies: Rehabilitation Medicine Student Association

    PhD Rehabilitation Medicine

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    Masters of Science in Exercise Rehabilitation

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    Activities and Societies: Varsity Rugby

    MSc. Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology

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    Activities and Societies: Varsity Rugby

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    Vivametrica graduated from the 2018 cohort of CDL Rockies having successfully raised funding and on boarded many new clients.

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    Vivametrica was accepted as part of the first Insuretech cohort of Plug and Play in Sunnyvale, CA.

Licenses & Certifications

  • Certified Kinesiologist

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Volunteer Experience

  • Faculty Representative

    Mount Royal Women's Rugby

  • Neuchâtel Junior College Graphic

    Canadian Advisory Board

    Neuchâtel Junior College

    - Present 9 years 3 months

    Education

    I am currently on the Canadian Advisory Board for Neuchatel Junior College. As part of this role I sit on the Governance Committee which advises the Board and the College.

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    Child Care Board Member

    Mount Royal University

    - Present 5 years

    Children

    I am on the Board of the MRU Childcare Centre assisting in maintaining a high standard of childcare for MRU staff, faculty, students and community.

Publications

Patents

  • Apparatus and Methodologies for Personal Health Analytics

    US No.62/324,746

Projects

  • Stanford Spine Trak

    The first study to investigate the use of consumer wearable technology (Apple Watch) for improving surgical spine care

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  • The Spinal Stenosis Pedometer and Nutrition Lifestyle Intervention (SSPANLI)

    Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) funded clinical trial for lifestyle change in lumbar spinal stenosis.

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  • International Task Force on Diagnosis and Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

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    The International Task Force on Diagnosis and Management of Lumbar Spine Stenosis aims at the translation of current research findings in the diagnosis and management of lumbar spinal stenosis into health policies and best clinical practice models.

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  • International Task Force on Diagnosis and Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

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    The International Task Force on Diagnosis and Management of Lumbar Spine Stenosis aims at the translation of current research findings in the diagnosis and management of lumbar spinal stenosis into health policies and best clinical practice models.

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Languages

  • French

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Organizations

  • North American Spine Society

    Abstract Reviewer

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  • International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine

    Chair of Lumbar Spinal Stensois Diagnosis and Management Focus Group

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