Inspire (company)
American health-care social network company
Inspire is an Arlington, Virginia-based healthcare social network. It builds and manages online health communities for patients and caregivers, and connects patients to life science companies for the purpose of research.
Overview
Founded in 2005, the company serves millions of patients and caregivers in several hundred online support groups. As of the end of 2020, Inspire had more than two million registered members. These online groups are mostly organized around a single condition, such as psoriasis, ovarian cancer, or lung cancer.
Online health communities like Inspire are referenced as components of the empowered patient, or e-patient movement.
History
Brian Loew founded Inspire. It was first known as ClinicaHealth until March 2008.
In 2022, the Inspire community had over 2.5 million registered members, more than 40% of whom are affected by cancer. Inspire had about 80,000 members in 2008.
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