Riding the Start-Up Roller Coaster: What It’s Really Like to Be a Healthcare Entrepreneur
There is one fact that’s universally known by all great entrepreneurs: Launching a business is like jumping on a roller coaster—it can be filled with soaring highs and surprising twists and turns. It’s a way of life that IntuiTap Medical CEO and co-founder Jessica Traver, 27, has become accustomed to since starting her company two years ago, which is focused on providing a game-changing solution to a common, and often painful, procedure: the spinal tap.
Trayt debuts mobile app to track and help treat autism, ADHD
Trayt, a Redwood City, California-based data analytics company, has released a mobile application designed to help diagnose, track and treat patients with autism, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental brain disorders.
Avenda Health Receives $3.3 Million Investment
Avenda Health Inc., a biomedical device company based in Santa Monica, has closed a funding round of $3.3 million, according to a securities filing released April 11. The company founded by a two Ph.Ds and an MD from UCLA sold $3,325,000 in securities to 18 investors, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Johnson & Johnson acquires C-SATS, a University of Washington spinout that grades surgeons
Johnson & Johnson today announced the acquisition of C-SATS, a Seattle startup that uses technology to facilitate performance reviews for surgeons. Founded in 2014 and spun out of the University of Washington, C-SATS built a cloud-based performance management system that evaluates surgeons and helps improve their skills.
Congestive heart failure device dev Alleviant Medical raises $1m
Alleviant Medical has raised $1.1 million in a new round of debt and options financing, according to an SEC filing posted this week. Money in the round came from 15 unnamed sources, according to the SEC filing, with the first sale recorded on December 19 last year.
2Morrow adds chronic pain management to its mobile behavior therapy offerings
As opioid abuse continues to make impact in the US, more and more tech-driven answers to the drug crisis are springing up that aim to reduce patients’ reliance on prescription opioids. Just yesterday, behavioral health therapy app maker 2Morrow threw its hat into the ring with the announcement that its services now include a digital chronic pain management program.
FDA clears Access Vascular’s HydroPICC catheter
Access Vascular said today that its HydroPICC catheter has won 510(k) clearance from the FDA. The peripherally-inserted central catheter is designed with Access Vascular’s proprietary bulk-hydrophilic material, which the company touted as “the ideal material for long-term implantable vascular access devices.”
SafeHeal Starts First-in-Human and CE-Mark Clinical Study of Endoluminal Bypass Sheath
SafeHeal, developer of the Colovac device, has enrolled the first five patients in its CE mark study. The Colovac device is a unique endoluminal bypass sheath placed in the colon following rectal resection, aimed at significantly improving the recovery of patients after colorectal surgery without the need for an ostomy.
PharmaJet, Genexine Partner for DNA Vaccines
PharmaJet has entered a global license agreement with Genexine for the development and commercialization of DNA vaccines for human applications using the PharmaJet needle-free injection systems.
Google Developers Launchpad Studio welcomes more machine learning healthcare startups
We're excited to announce the three new startups joining Launchpad Studio, our 6-month mentorship program tailored to help applied-machine learning startups build great products using the most advanced tools and technologies available.