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Healthcare Accelerator Selects Six Startups for 2018 Program

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Winrock International, Arkansas Heart Hospital, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and BioVentures today announced the six companies selected to participate in the 2018 Health InnovatAR healthcare accelerator program, which is supported in part through a grant from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.

Access Vascular raises $2m

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Access Vascular has raised $1.9 million in a new round of equity financing, according to an SEC filing posted this week. Money in the round came from seven unnamed sources, with the first sale recorded on May 4, according to the filing.

Riding the Start-Up Roller Coaster: What It’s Really Like to Be a Healthcare Entrepreneur

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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.