Cohort Company News - MedTech Innovator

Arterys Completes Series B to accelerate product commercialization

DateNov 15 2017

Arterys Inc., a privately-held company leading the transition to cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence in medical imaging, today announced the close of its $30M Series B financing round.

50 Millennial Entrepreneurs Driving The Future of Tech in Europe

DateNov 13 2017

Imagine how important every second is when you have a heart attack, or consider the implications of a world run entirely on renewable energy. If you thought Blockchain technology would only impact finance; think again.

Texas Medical Center Announces $25 Million TMC Venture Fund

DateNov 08 2017

The Texas Medical Center, the largest medical complex in the world, today announced the TMC Venture Fund, a $25 million initiative designed to support technologies and early-stage companies to flourish in Houston’s health care ecosystem and further the TMC’s mission to advance health, education and research.

Vyaire Medical Acquires Revolutionary Medical Devices, Inc.

DateOct 20 2017

Vyaire Medical, Inc., the healthcare industry’s dedicated “breathing company,” today announced it has acquired Revolutionary Medical Devices, Inc. (RMD), of Tucson, Ariz., a maker of innovative products for airway management, focused on significantly improving patient outcomes.

The Netherlands Cancer Institute Awarded Funding To Apply Molecular Imaging Technology To Prostate Cancer Surgery

DateOct 17 2017

In the joint research project, the Netherlands Cancer Institute, University of Twente and industry partners, Lightpoint Medical and Philips will evaluate a novel molecular imaging technology to image the prostate cancer biomarker Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) during surgery.

Allotrope Medical: A Simple Solution for Protecting the Ureter During Surgery

DateOct 12 2017

There are three million surgical procedures each year (in the US) in which there is a risk of injuring the ureter, and rates of injury are highest in minimally invasive cases, where up to 30% of OR time can be spent on trying to identify the ureter to spare it from harm. Allotrope Medical has developed an intuitive, battery-operated, single-use handheld device to help surgeons see the location of this hidden part of the anatomy.

Augmedics Secures $8.3 Million in Series A Funding for Augmented-Reality Surgical Visualization System

DateSep 19 2017

Augmedics, a developer of an augmented-reality (AR) surgical visualization system, has secured $8.3 million in Series A funding. Led by Davos, Switzerland-based AO Invest, which is fully funded by the non-profit AO Foundation, as well as Israeli Innovation Authority, Terra Venture Partners and other undisclosed investors. Augmedics will use the proceeds to complete research and development as well as pre-clinical and clinical trials of its ViZOR System, establish strategic distribution partnerships, and seek 510(k) clearance for The ViZOR from the US. Food and Drug Administration.

Explorer Surgical lands $3 million more for operating room software

DateAug 29 2017

New Venture Challenge alum ExplORer Surgical, which makes software for surgical teams to use in the operating room, has raised $3 million, the company announced Tuesday.

Eximis Surgical: Filling a Gap in Laparoscopic Tissue Removal

DateJul 31 2017

The notorious morcellator, a tool for the laparoscopic removal of uterine fibroids and other tissues, has largely gone into disuse since the FDA issued a black box warning about the devices because of their potential for spreading cancerous cells. Eximis Surgical is filling the gap with a laparoscopic device that it says will not only be safe, but will also offer procedural advantages and result in higher quality tissue specimens for analysis.

Tueo Health Oversubscribes Seed Round to Support Clinical Study and Growth

DateJul 24 2017

Tueo Health, a digital health start-up company that has developed a unique solution for monitoring and managing pediatric asthma, has closed $1.1 million in seed round funding. The seed financing was led by Launchpad Digital Health, with participation from Plug and Play, and other strategic angel investors.

Vixiar Medical Raises $1.5M in Seed Financing

DateJul 24 2017

Vixiar Medical, Inc., an Annapolis, MD-based company dedicated to the development of non-invasive devices and systems for monitoring cardiopulmonary diseases, raised over $1.5m in seed financing.

Shark Tank Meets Spine Start Up VerteCore!

DateJul 21 2017

While most of the talk this summer has been about shark sightings and attacks along our beaches and Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps’s race against the great white shark on the Discovery channel, there are some entrepreneurs who are quietly preparing to go head to head with a different group of sharks in the upcoming season of ABC’s Shark Tank which is scheduled to return in the fall.

Selio Medical Wins UK-Ireland HeadStart/Proof-of-Concept Awards

DateJul 19 2017

Seven winners from the UK and Ireland were chosen to receive funding when EIT Health UK-Ireland held its HeadStart/Proof-of-Concept finals pitch competition on 19 July at Oxford University.

MobileODT Secures $6.8M Series B Funding led by OrbiMed

DateJul 07 2017

Today, MobileODT announced it has raised an additional $6.825 million in a Series B fundraising round led by OrbiMed Advisors - a leading healthcare venture fund. Previous investors Tristel plc. also participated in the round. MobileODT has raised over $13 million to date.

Spry Health Lands $5.5M to Fund Commercialization of Clinical-Grade Wearable

DateJun 15 2017

Spry Health, a Palo Alto, CA-based provider of remote patient monitoring solutions has raised $5.5 million in Series A funding led by Grove Ventures with participation from the Stanford-StartX Fund.

Osso VR Gets $2M to Train Surgeons in Virtual Operating Rooms

DateJun 14 2017

Osso VR, a startup looking to disrupt the surgical device training space with virtual reality, has raised $2 million in seed funding in a round led by Signalfire, with participation from Anorak Ventures. The company provides software that creates a virtual operating room on VR platforms like Oculus Rift/Touch or the HTC Vive.

Precision Dosing Leader Abreos Biosciences Announces New Investment Round

DateJun 06 2017

Abreos Biosciences, a San Diego-based biotech company and a leader in the precision dosing of biological therapeutics, is pleased to announce that it has completed a new investment round. The funding came from existing investors as well as new investor TLP Investment Partners LLC and its affiliates.

Atlanta-based Patientory raises $7.2 million in three days

DateJun 06 2017

Atlanta-based cybersecurity startup Patientory raised $7.2 million in three days from 1,728 individual purchasers. The money will be used to launch Patientory's electronic medical record (EMR) storage platform, the goal of which is to unite EMR chains.

11 Israeli Startups You Should Know

DateJun 05 2017

Back in 2015, I ran an article about 10 innovative Israeli startups to watch, compiled from my discussions with Hillel Fuld and others who follow the Israeli startup scene. It is now 2017, and I have assembled a new list of Israeli firms to watch. (Please note that I have specifically avoided including any information-security related businesses in this list as I cover cybersecurity firms in other pieces.)

Tech Toys and Tools That Excite the Top Entrepreneurs

DateJun 01 2017

Everybody has their favourite app, gadget or new technology that can make life easier, work more productive, and the future that much more exciting, and entrepreneurs are no different. For Virgin founder and disruptive technology fan Richard Branson, it’s graphene, the world’s thinnest material, set to revolutionise life as we know it, that he’s buzzing about.