Lenox Hill first in NYS to use virtual reality platform for complex mandibular surgery
The one-of-a-kind tech improves surgical precision and cuts pre-surgical planning time Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital is the first hospital in New York State to use ImmersiveTouch’s state-of-the-art surgical planning technology, which creates virtual and augmented reality 3D models of patients’... Read More →
CellChorus Awarded $2.3 million SBIR Fast-Track Grant by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Up to $2.3 million in funding from NIH will be used to scale the company’s TIMING platform for use in any laboratory or facility to improve development and delivery of novel therapies HOUSTON, Texas — June 21, 2023. CellChorus®, the... Read More →
Anumana Receives U.S. FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its Cardiac Amyloidosis Algorithm
Developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, with support from Pfizer, this ECG-AI algorithm aims to aid physicians in earlier identification of cardiac amyloidosis CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 21, 2023 – Anumana, Inc., a leading AI-driven health technology company, has received Breakthrough... Read More →
LEADOPTIK Receives Investment from Applied Ventures
New investment adds to recent $5 million venture funding to speed development of lung cancer detection product using advanced metasurface technology SAN JOSE, Calif., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — LEADOPTIK Inc., a Silicon Valley-based medical imaging company today announced that... Read More →
CorWave Raises €26M in Second Closing of Series C Funding
CorWave, a Clichy, France-based company developing cardiac assist devices, raised €26M in second closing of Series C funding. The round, which brought the total amount to €61M, was led by Bpifrance, with an investment of €15M. European investors and entrepreneurs... Read More →
Merit Acquires Bluegrass Vascular’s Surfacer Inside-Out Access Catheter System
June 15, 2023—Merit Medical Systems, Inc. recently announced the acquisition of the Surfacer Inside-Out access catheter system from Bluegrass Vascular Technologies, Inc. for a total cash consideration of $32.5 million. According to the company, the Surfacer is designed to obtain... Read More →
Opera Bioscience SBIR Phase I: A low-cost, bacterial production platform for the manufacturing of high purity recombinant proteins and growth factors
ABSTRACT The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to introduce a cost-effective way to produce recombinant proteins and growth factors for the cultivated meat industry. Cultivating animal cells to create animal tissues, including... Read More →
Opera Bioscience SBIR Phase I
The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to introduce a cost-effective way to produce recombinant proteins and growth factors for the cultivated meat industry. Cultivating animal cells to create animal tissues, including muscle... Read More →
4 Houston startups selected for preeminent medtech accelerator
our Houston startups have been selected for the 2023 cohort of the MedTech Innovator’s four-month accelerator program. Los Angeles-based MedTech Innovator, which bills itself as the world’s largest medtech accelerator, will award $800,000 in funding to winners of its competitions... Read More →
MedTech Innovator chooses 3 Minnesota startups for global accelerator
Three Minnesota-based medical startups were chosen among the 61 global companies selected for MedTech Innovator’s four-month accelerator program, which will get started at a summit in Mountain View, California Wednesday. The accelerator provides the winners with $800,000 in non-dilutive funding,... Read More →