Cohort Company News - MedTech Innovator

Venari Medical Secures $5.3M Investment to Advance the Minimally Invasive Treatment of Chronic Venous Disease

DateOct 28 2020

Venari Medical, an innovative medical device company based in Galway (Ireland), recently raised $5.3 million (€4.5 million) in seed equity funding to accelerate the development of its ground-breaking BioVena™ device for the treatment of chronic venous disease.

Sidekick Health Scores $20M for Its Gamified Digital Care Platform

DateOct 28 2020

Nordic digital therapeutics company, Sidekick Health, has closed a $20 million Series A led by pan-European VC Wellington Partners and healthcare focused VC Asabys Partners.

FineHeart Achieves Milestone For Its Miniaturized Heart Pump Technology with Successful Completion of 30-Day Preclinical Study

DateOct 27 2020

FineHeart, SA, a preclinical-stage medical device company developing an Implantable Cardiac Output Management System (ICOMS) to address the unmet need of patients suffering from severe heart failure has announced the successful completion of a 30-day preclinical study.

Lief Selected as the Winner of the Lyfebulb-Orexo Us Innovation Award in Substance Use Disorder

DateOct 15 2020

Lief to be selected as the winner of the Lyfebulb-Orexo US, Inc. Innovation Award in Substance Use disorder.

Avenda Health Won 1st Place at Focal Therapy Gauntlet and Was Selected as the “Most Promising Ablative Technology.”

DateOct 15 2020

We competed in the Focal Therapy Gauntlet (https://lnkd.in/gPjzZXY) with 9 other cutting edge treatments for #prostate cancer at FOCAL 2020. Avenda Health won 1st place and was selected as the "Most Promising Ablative Technology."

FlowSense Monitors Hydrocephalus Shunts: Exclusive with Anna Lisa Somera, CEO of Rhaeos

DateOct 13 2020

Rhaeos, a company based in Illinois, is trying to bring to market its FlowSense device, a wearable non-invasive patch that looks like a bandage and which can provide data on flow through a shunt.

Admetsys Secures CE Mark Approval For PrecisionOne™ Automated Glycemic Control And Continuous Diagnostics System

DateOct 13 2020

The PrecisionOne system functions as a metabolic autopilot, providing automated glucose regulation and real-time analysis of blood chemistry values for critical care patients.

Navi Medical Technologies, Awarded an NHMRC Development Grant Worth Almost $900,000

DateOct 09 2020

Congratulations to Navi Medical Technologies, awarded an NHMRC Development Grant worth almost $900,000. The NHMRC’s Development Grant scheme helps take research to the proof-of-concept stage, a critical step on the pathway to successful commercialisation.

Interventional Radiologists Report 100% Clinical Success Using Absorbable IVC Filters in First Human Study (featuring Adient Medical)

DateOct 01 2020

Implanting absorbable vena cava filters in patients with increased risk of pulmonary embolism resulted in a 100% clinical success rate, according to the results of a first in-human study published Tuesday.

Savonix and Fujitsu Connected Technologies Limited Partner to Introduce Savonix Mobile App on Raku-Raku Smartphone F-42A

DateSep 29 2020

Savonix, a global leader in digital cognitive health testing, and Fujitsu Connected Technologies Limited (FCNT), one of the major smartphone manufacturers in Japan, unveiled Savonix Mobile–a digital cognitive testing app–on the Raku-Raku Smartphone F-42A.

iDentical Raises $3.6M With its Novel Technology Designed to Address Dental Pain Point

DateSep 23 2020

Fogarty Institute company-in-residence iDentical has developed drill-free, non-invasive dental implants that leverage the latest 3D technology, with the goal of making tooth replacement safer, faster, more affordable and less-invasive.

Vynca and Cerner Empower Patients and Clinicians to Honor End-Of-Life Care Decisions

DateSep 22 2020

Vynca, a national leader in advance care planning solutions, today announced a relationship with Cerner Corporation (Nasdaq: CERN), a global health care technology company, to help individuals and their families, caregivers and clinicians navigate the complex advance care planning process to ensure future care preferences are honored.

Israeli pain monitoring co Medasense raises $18m

DateSep 22 2020

The company's technology uses a multi-parametric sensor platform and advanced AI algorithms to convert complicated data into a patient's "Signature of Pain."

Osso VR raises $14 million to bring virtual reality to surgical and medical device training

DateSep 21 2020

Virtual reality tools like those on offer from Osso VR have been raising investor dollars at a rapid clip, and now the Palo Alto, California-based virtual reality distribution platform joins their ranks with a $14 million round of financing.

Avisi Technologies Eyes Goal of Human Trials With $1M National Science Foundation Grant

DateSep 21 2020

The Pennovation-based startup that makes an ocular implant to treat glaucoma also raised half a million in seed funding.

Exclusive: First full at-home COVID-19 test (featuring Gauss)

DateSep 16 2020

Gauss, a computer vision startup, and Cellex, a biotech company that works on diagnostics, are announcing the first rapid COVID-19 test that can be fully performed by people at home without involving a laboratory.

Wireless EEG for Fast Prep and Easy Use: Q&A with Aswin Gunasekar, CEO of Zeto

DateSep 15 2020

Zeto Inc. a medtech startup based in California, has developed a new EEG device that sits on the head like a bicycle helmet. The headset does not require gels or pastes to function, and can transmit data wirelessly.

7D Surgical’s Largest Financing Round to Bolster Product Development, Expansion Plans

DateSep 15 2020

The spine device company aims to use the capital for product development, international expansion and operational growth.

Fibralign Announces CE Mark Approval for BioBridge

DateSep 14 2020

Fibralign Corp., a Stanford spin-out and developer of therapeutic biomedical devices, today announced that it has received CE mark for its first product, the BioBridge® Collagen Matrix.

PhotoniCare Announces More Than $7M in Funding for Commercial Expansion of First-In-Class Ear Imaging Technology

DateSep 03 2020

PhotoniCare, Inc., a company dedicated to revolutionizing healthcare by providing physicians with better diagnostic tools, today announced an oversubscribed $5.2 million Series A financing led by i2E Management Company Inc., with co-investment from OSF Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and Dreampact Ventures.