iMedix

iMedix was a health search engine and social network service that utilized advanced proprietary algorithms to provide information in response to medical questions and concerns. iMedix was a U.S. cooperation founded in 2006 by Amir Leitersdorf and Iri Amirav. The company's R&D was based in Herzeliya, Israel.

iMedix
Type of businessPrivate
Type of site
Social networking
Founded2006
Dissolved2012 (2012) (Acquired)
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
Key peopleAmir Leitersdorf, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Iri Amirav, CMO and Co-Founder
URLimedix.com
LaunchedJanuary, 2006
Current statusInactive

Om May 18, 2011, AVG Technologies acquired iMedix Web Technologies Ltd., realizing "the integration of iMedix software with the Company’s existing solutions."[1] The website shut down sometime after February 2012.[2]

Service and technology

The iMedix service offered a combination of a health search engine and a collaborative community platform.[3]

Reception

iMedix was one of PCWorld's 100 Incredibly Useful and Interesting Web Sites in 2008.[4]

References
  1. "AVG TECHNOLOGIES N.V. filed this Form 20-F on 04/26/2012". AVG Technologies N.V. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. "imedix.com". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. Dubner, Stephen (2007-12-14). "WebMD Meets Facebook (and Wikipedia): A Medical Revolution or a Nightmare?". New York Times.
  4. Mark Sullivan "100 Web Sites--The List by Category." PCWorld. Oct 2, 200
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