Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures kicked off its inaugural cohort of healthcare startups last month with a focus on connected health and fitness. Called M-1 Ventures, a reference to first-year medical students, the accelerator represents a change of strategy for cultivating early stage companies. Although Johns Hopkins previously collaborated with Dreamit Ventures, it was interested in developing an accelerator on its own. To that end it formed regional alliances with the University of Maryland, Village Capital., and the family office of Baltimore-based Under Armour CEO and Chairman Kevin Plank — Plank Industries.