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Harvard Business School New Venture Competition Finale 2019 Recap

DateApr 24 2019

Harvard Business School’s Klarman Hall was host to the 22nd annual New Venture Competition. Presenting awards at the event were Jodi Gernon, the Director of the Arthur Rock Center for...

ExplORer Surgical raises $5M for its cloud-based platform for the operating room

DateApr 19 2019

The Chicago-based startup’s tool, which is focused on boosting communication and coordination between all members of the surgical team, aims to reduce errors and improve...

FDA grants breakthrough status to preeclampsia device

DateApr 18 2019

Dive Brief: FDA has granted breakthrough designation to Advanced Prenatal Therapeutics’ device for treating preeclampsia, a sometimes life-threatening complication that can occur during pregnancy. The...

This man invented a spell-checker for prescriptions, and it’s saving lives

DateApr 18 2019

A few years ago, a doctor prescribed Singulair, a standard asthma medication, to a 9-year-old boy. At least that’s what the doctor thought he prescribed....

Beyonce Had Pre-Eclampsia. Doctors Have New Ways to Detect and Treat It.

DateApr 17 2019

The FDA is looking into a device and revolutionary pee test that could help stave the leading cause of maternal and fetal deaths. Beyonce’s revelation...

Acting as the Data Integrator Between Hospitals and Digital Health Apps Brings Redox $33M

DateApr 17 2019

Investors have forked over $33 million in a new round of funding for Redox, hoping that the company can execute on its bid to serve as the...

Medable Awarded $3.5M in SBIR Fast-Track Grants from the National Cancer Institute to Develop Digital Platforms to Improve Patient Care

DateApr 14 2019

PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Medable Inc. a leading provider of the end-to-end platform for digitally enabled and data-driven clinical trials, today announced it has been awarded two Fast-Track...

Innoblative’s SIRA™ RFA Electrosurgical Device Receives FDA Clearance

DateApr 09 2019

CHICAGO, April 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Innoblative Designs, Inc. (Innoblative), a private medical device company committed to developing next generation, advanced-energy surgical solutions, announced it received U.S. Food and...

SafeHeal obtains CE-mark for Colovac, its novel endoluminal bypass sheath

DateApr 04 2019

Paris, France, April 3, 2019 – SafeHeal, a leading innovator in the field of digestive surgery, announces today that its unique Colovac bypass sheath has received the...

UK patient first to be treated with clot-removing device

DateApr 04 2019

A UK patient has become the first in the world to be treated using a new clot-removing device. Jackie Field, from Eltham in south-east London,...

Prospective Pilot Shows AI to Have Higher Accuracy in Detecting Cervical Cancer Than Lab Tests

DateApr 04 2019

MobileODT’s CDS Algorithm Shows Impressive Results in First Real-Time Application of AVE for Cervical Cancer Screening The first prospective pilot into artificial intelligence for point-of-care visual...

FDA clears Spry Health’s remote monitoring wearable for COPD patients

DateApr 02 2019

Built for patients with COPD and other chronic conditions, the Loop System continuously collects and analyzes health data to warn providers of potential deterioration. The...

Irish medical devices company CroíValve raises 3.2 Million

DateMar 27 2019

Early-stage medical devices company CroíValve has raised €3.2 million oversubscribed seed financing round. The company, which has developed a minimally invasive device to treat defective...

Vision and passion drive successful entrepreneurs

DateMar 26 2019

Successful entrepreneurs have vision. They are driven by passion and possibilities. It is a privilege to watch them in action. A case in point is...

Abreos Biosciences Announces Research Collaboration with FDA-CDER

DateMar 26 2019

SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) MARCH 26, 2019 Abreos Biosciences, a San Diego-based biotech company and leader in precision dosing of biological therapeutics, is pleased to announce a...

Genetesis CardioFlux™ platform receives FDA 510(k) clearance

DateMar 22 2019

(Mason, OH March 22, 2019 8 am) Genetesis, a medical technology company focused on using biomagnetic imaging to enable rapid, noninvasive and accurate chest pain...

Vixiar Medical Nabs $1.5M to Expand Hand-Held Devices for Cardiac Monitoring

DateMar 21 2019

Vixiar Medical, Inc., a Baltimore, Maryland-based company dedicated to the development of non-invasive devices and systems for monitoring cardiopulmonary diseases has raised $1.5 million from new and...

Machines Treating Patients? It’s Already Happening

DateMar 21 2019

Rayfield Byrd knows when it’s time to wake up every morning. The 68-year-old Oakland, Cal., resident hears a voice from the living room offering a...

Conavi Medical Announces Health Canada Approval of Novasight Hybrid System for Visualization During Coronary Angioplasty Procedures

DateMar 14 2019

Conavi Medical Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received a Health Canada Medical Device License for the Novasight Hybrid System. This patented technology...

Startup’s health-monitoring technology breathes new life into digital healthcare, featuring Spire

DateMar 14 2019

After successful retail launches with Apple and clearance from national health insurers, Spire Health’s wearable medical device is poised to impact clinical care across a...