Osso VR to Showcase First Virtual Reality Training Module for Robotics with Smith & Nephew’s NAVIO Surgical System
Osso VR, a validated virtual reality (VR) surgical training platform, has announced a first-of-its-kind VR training module for Smith & Nephew’s NAVIOTM Surgical System. The system is being demonstrated at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2019 Annual Meeting March 12–16.... Read More →
Mobile phone technology to screen, help treat college students, featuring SilverCloud
A research team led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a five-year, $3.8 million grant to evaluate the use of smartphones in treating psychiatric problems that are common among college students. “Not enough services are... Read More →
L’Oréal Announces Partnership With Microbial Genomics Leader uBiome To Advance New Research Into The Skin Microbiome
AUSTIN, Texas, March 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — L’Oréal today announced a partnership between its Technology Incubator and Silicon Valley-based uBiome, the leader in microbial genomics, to continue its longtime research into skin microbiome—the trillions of bacteria that live on, and provide... Read More →
Tasso Gets $6M For Device That Lets Users Self-Collect Blood Samples
Tasso, a Seattle-based startup that is developing an at-home blood sample collection device, announced Tuesday it has raised $6.1 million from investors. The new money will support its effort to launch sales of the device, Tasso OnDemand, in the coming months, and... Read More →
FDA Grants Saranas De Novo Designation for the Early Bird Bleed Monitoring System
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Saranas Inc., a medical device company with innovative technology for real-time detection and monitoring of internal bleeding during endovascular procedures, today announced that it has been granted de novo classification by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... Read More →
Emovi is accelerating its growth through a 15M$ Series C investment led by TVM Capital Life Science
MONTREAL, March 4, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Emovi announced today its partnership with TVM Capital Life Science and co-investors StandUp Ventures and Desjardins Capital to support its global commercial activities. This 15M$ Series C investment is combined with other capital for a total... Read More →
PhotoniCare, Inc. Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Adachi Co., LTD to Commercialize the TOMi Scope in Japan
PhotoniCare, Inc., a medical device company headquartered in Champaign, Illinois, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Adachi Co., LTD, (Osaka, Japan) to commercialize PhotoniCare’s TOMi™ Scope device throughout Japan. PhotoniCare’s TOMi Scope uses an advanced light-based technology to see through the eardrum. For... Read More →
How the future of minimally invasive surgery could revolutionize healthcare, featuring Centerline Biomedical
Minimally invasive surgery promised faster recoveries, less pain, less ‘collateral’ damage to healthy parts of the body and fewer complications, thus reducing costs and improving outcomes. But in many cases, benefits haven’t been realized as quickly as promised, with a... Read More →
Tech Kentucky businesses awarded $2.18M in SBIR/STTR match funding, featuring Liberate Medical
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Ten high-tech Kentucky companies will receive $2.18 million in state matching funds to promote growth and job creation in high-paying research and technological fields, from disease research to water treatment. The Kentucky grants match in part the recently... Read More →
General Electric : Picturing the Path to Precision Health and Better Care
One-third of hospitalized sepsis patients die, according to research published in 2017 in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. Yet there’s recent research that suggests use of early goal-directed therapy, or EGDT, in the emergency department care of... Read More →