Bay Area Business Accelerator Candidates
Meet the 2022 finalists and learn more about their work. TOP FINALIST – $35,000 grant Tero-Pekka Alastalo | CardioSignal Tero-Pekka Alastalo, MD, PhD, is the president and chief medical officer of CardioSignal, a San Francisco area company that’s developed novel... Read More →
Genetesis Announces Close of $17.5 Million Series C Financing
Mithril Capital-led Series C to launch 5-minute noninvasive ischemia assessment requiring no pharmaceuticals, no exercise, and no radiation. MASON, Ohio (BUSINESS WIRE) Genetesis, the market leader in next-generation biomagnetic imaging, has announced that it has closed $17.5 million in Series... Read More →
Arterys and Tempus’ Precision Merger
Arterys was just acquired by precision medicine AI powerhouse Tempus Labs, marking perhaps the biggest acquisition in the history of imaging AI, and highlighting the segment’s continued shift beyond traditional radiology use cases. Read more at The Imaging Wire (source):... Read More →
Starlight Cardiovascular Secures $9.48M in Series A Financing to Advance Pediatric Health
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Starlight Cardiovascular announced today that it has closed the first $9.48M in an $11.45M Series A financing, which will be used to progress development of its portfolio of pediatric interventional cardiology devices. The... Read More →
Koya Medical Announces Two Clinical Data Publications for Dayspring® Active Compression Treatments for Lymphedema and Venous Disease
Published Studies Reveal New Data About Edema Reduction, Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Life With Dayspring System OAKLAND, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Koya Medical, a healthcare company on a mission to transform lymphatic and venous care through a comprehensive suite of innovative, people-centric... Read More →
FDA Clears World’s First Single-use 5mm Laparoscope with Auto-Focus
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Xenocor, a Utah-based medical device company, today announced that the FDA cleared the enhanced version of their Saberscope, the world’s first true HD, fog free, articulating, single-use laparoscope. The Saberscope is designed... Read More →
Puzzle Medical Devices Inc. Wins TCT 2022 Shark Tank Innovation Competition
Award Recognizes Company for Novel Percutaneous Heart Pump Newswise — NEW YORK – September 27, 2022 – The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) is pleased to announce that Puzzle Medical Devices Inc. has won the TCT 2022 Shark Tank Innovation Competition... Read More →
Former NASA Astrophysicist Creates MindMics Earbud Biometric Technology To Reduce Stress
Stress is part of almost everyone’s daily lives. Studies show that it not only affects a person’s mental health, it also takes a physical toll on the body, releasing inflammatory hormones that can increase cardiovascular and cancer risk, among other... Read More →
Embody, Inc. Announces $10.4 Million Series C Funding Round
Funds to Support Commercial Expansion and Post-Market Clinical Studies of Tapestry® for tendon and ligament injuries. Norfolk, VA, September 20, 2022 — Embody, Inc., a privately-held medical device company focused on soft tissue healing, announced today that it closed a... Read More →
NYU Langone Health Orthopedic Surgeon Performs First Surgery Using New Wireless Surgical Camera
NYU Langone Health today announced the completion of the first orthopedic surgery in the United States using a completely wireless camera system. Orthopedic surgeon Laith M. Jazrawi, MD, performed a knee arthroscopy to correct a condition in a patient’s knee... Read More →