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PercuSense Secures DoD Funds for Chemical Exposure Monitoring Tech Dev’t

DateMay 29 2020

The company said Thursday it will use the funds awarded by the Defense Innovation Unit and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to produce the on-body platform for first responders and military personnel to receive exposure alerts in real time.

Medtech Startup Promaxo Raises First Tranche of Series B-1 Funding

DateMay 28 2020

Promaxo, an Oakland-based medical technology startup developing the portable single-sided MRI, today announced that it has raised the first tranche of Series B-1 funding. The equity round was led by Kineticos Disruptor Fund with participation from existing investors. Launched in 2016, Promaxo plans to revolutionize healthcare with its MR imaging and robotic platform.

Neural Analytics aims robotic transcranial doppler at COVID-19 patients

DateMay 28 2020

Doctors are reporting a proliferation of dangerous blood clots in the lungs and other major organs of COVID-19 patients, raising the risk of stroke and other life-threatening complications. While anticoagulant medications can reduce that risk, patients need careful monitoring to ensure their blood is neither too thick nor too thin. To that end, Los Angeles-based startup Neural Analytics Inc. is deploying its robotically assisted transcranial doppler (TCD) system for real-time identification of blood clots and disruptions in blood flow to the brain.

FDA greenlights ICU AI for predicting fatal COVID-19 complications

DateMay 28 2020

The company’s CLEWICU artificial intelligence software ingests a large range of patient data by linking to electronic medical records, connected medical devices and vital sign monitors, with no need for additional data entry by ICU staff. The FDA also said the standalone CLEWICU software, based within the hospital or in the cloud, could help reduce contact between healthcare workers and COVID-19 patients through remote monitoring.

Bardy Diagnostics® Announces CE Mark Certification for 14-Day Carnation® Ambulatory Monitor (CAM®) Patch in Europe and Expansion of Home Enrollment Program Amidst COVID-19 Crisis

DateMay 26 2020

"CE marking of the 14-Day CAM patch is a significant corporate milestone and a testament to the quality of the CAM patch and BardyDx's compliance with all applicable European health, safety, performance and environmental requirements," said Ed Vertatschitsch, Chief Operating Officer.

Alleviant Medical completes $6.5m offering

DateMay 19 2020

Congestive heart failure treatment developer Alleviant Medical filed an SEC Form D to confirm the sale of $6.5 million in an equity offering. The Austin, Texas-based company reached its total offering amount of $6.5 million after making the first sale in the new notice on May 1. It had no intention of letting the offering last longer than one year and did not make it in connection with a business transaction.

PharmaJet and Abnova partner to develop and deliver COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine using Needle-free Injection technology

DateMay 19 2020

PharmaJet®, the maker of innovative, needle-free injection technology, today announced that its Needle-free Injection System technology will be used to deliver a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine against SARS-CoV-2. The vaccine is being developed by Abnova Corporation, the world's largest antibody manufacturer, based in Taiwan.

PyrAmes Is Granted Breakthrough Device Designation for Boppli, a Continuous, Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring System

DateMay 18 2020

Breakthrough Device Designation has the potential to accelerate our plans to bring Boppli to market to improve medical care for babies in need of better blood pressure monitoring.

Houston’s Allotrope Medical wins 2020 Texas A&M New Ventures Competition

DateMay 14 2020

Dr. Albert Huang’s company Allotrope Medical took home the top $50,000 prize for the StimSite technology, which is a smooth muscle stimulation technology that allows surgeons to rapidly and safely identify critical tissue structures, like the ureter, during surgery.

Day Zero Diagnostics wins $6.2m from accelerator

DateMay 12 2020

Boston-based Day Zero said in a news release that its system helps offer the most effective antibiotic treatment on the first day that patients are admitted to the hospital, rather than having them undergo multiple days of toxic broad-spectrum antibiotics to prevent septic shock.

Genetesis lands strategic investment to close $9.2M Series B

DateMay 08 2020

Genetesis Inc, a medical technology company that has developed non-invasive, biomagnetic CardioFluxTM imaging, today announced several important updates. The company has closed significant strategic investments from TDK Ventures and an undisclosed Fortune 500 global, healthcare company, completing a $9.2M Series B financing. The round included participation by return investors CincyTech, Ohio Innovation Fund and Mark Cuban.

Antibody testing for COVID-19 prepares for its closeup in bid to ease pandemic restrictions

DateMay 07 2020

San Diego-based Abreos Biosciences Inc. is looking to create a multiplex test that goes beyond the simple yes/no COVID-19 antibody results and measures the “specific flavors” of antibodies to provide a more complete picture of the antibodies in a person’s blood.

Louisville medical device company gets emergency FDA approval

DateMay 05 2020

Louisville-based Liberate Medical LLC received an emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration to market its core product, VentFree, during the coronavirus crisis, Louisville Business First reports. VentFree aims to prevent breathing muscles from degrading while patients are on a ventilator.

Medable Secures $25M Funding To Reduce Clinical Trial Timelines

DateMay 04 2020

“The continued participation in clinical trials is important right now,” Medable co-founder and CEO Michelle Longmire, M.D., told Crunchbase News. “Prior to COVID, decentralized clinical trials were a novel, innovative approach. Now that clinics are shut down, decentralized clinical trials are the only approach to continued clinical trials, especially for finding a COVID vaccine. We are the only tech company to be able to provide this service, and we had to make sure we had the capital to execute this platform.”

Onkos Surgical raises $7.6m

DateApr 30 2020

Surgical oncology device developer Onkos Surgical filed an SEC Form D to confirm the sale of nearly $7.6 million in equity. Earlier this year, the company announced the launch of its GenVie Magnesium Bone Scaffold. The magnesium-based bone void filler with osteoconductive and high compression strength attributes to promote bone repair and regeneration.

Baxter Reports First-Quarter 2020 Results

DateApr 30 2020

Acquired toSense, a California-based technology company focused on developing sensors and software for broad applications in non-invasive patient monitoring. toSense brings technology and expertise that is expected to be instrumental in Baxter’s development and launch of leading-edge monitoring innovations.

AtaCor Medical completes $25m Series B

DateApr 28 2020

AtaCor said in a news release that the investment is earmarked for efforts to garner U.S. and European regulatory clearances for its novel extracardiac temporary pacing system, while it may also be used to fund development efforts for additional extracardiac therapies.

TDK Ventures Invests in Biomagnetic Medical Imaging Company Genetesis

DateApr 21 2020

“TDK’s rich history in magnetics and its recent breakthroughs in biomagnetics at picoTesla levels makes them one of our strongest partners to date,” said Peeyush Shrivastava, CEO and founder of Genetesis. “We are committed to bring the most accurate diagnostics that can assist emergency physicians and cardiologists in making the best decisions for cardiac health in a non-invasive and rapid fashion. We are elated to have TDK as our strategic partner because of their pioneering work in magnetic materials and its commercialization. Their recent leadership around supporting frontier-tech entrepreneurs caught our attention and we are excited about this next chapter.”

Companies Launch New Framework to Accelerate COVID-19 Research; Streamlines Path for Diagnostics, Monitoring and Clinical Trials

DateApr 20 2020

Medable Inc. today announced a multi-company research framework to accelerate development of diagnostics and treatments for COVID-19, providing individuals fast access to participate in leading-edge research for diagnostics, health monitoring and interventional clinical trials. The ACCESS initiative-short for American COVID-19 Collaborative Enabling Seamless Science-provides a mobile consumer application and secure infrastructure to quickly connect health researchers and clinical trial teams securely with up to millions of home-bound individuals in the United States.

This physician-founder is making a device to protect medical staff during intubation procedures

DateApr 16 2020

Dr. Steven Tropello is bringing experience and a network developed while building local startup CoapTech. Working as an emergency and critical care physician at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dr. Steven Tropello is seeing the lack of protective equipment for medical workers up close. With emails from colleagues going to Lowe’s hardware store to find supplies, Dr. Tropello was resolved to create a better solution. As a cofounder of Baltimore-based startup CoapTech, he also had previous experience developing a medical device to draw on.