Cohort Company News - MedTech Innovator

Spinal Singularity Wins at First PrimeUC Competition

DateDec 04 2015

Spinal Singularity won $150,000 in seed funding to develop and market a smart catheter that could vastly improve the lives of people with paralysis and others who suffer from neurogenic bladder dysfunction.

Lightpoint Medical receives 2.4M Euro grant

DateNov 26 2015

Lightpoint Medical Receives 2.4M Euro Grant to Support Clinical Study Aiming to Cut Breast Cancer Re-Operation Rates. Lightpoint Medical will evaluate the LightPath™ Imaging System as a means of identifying cancer in a study involving over 300 breast cancer patients involving several hospitals in the UK, Germany, and France.

Miracor Medical is highlighted at TCT 2015 in San Francisco

DateOct 29 2015

Miracor’s PiCSO® Impulse System highlighted as novel therapy for Cardioprotected PCI at TCT 2015 in San Francisco. TCT (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) is the world’s largest educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine and was held by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation.

MobileODT’s CEO, Ariel Beery, is interviewed

DateOct 23 2015

MobileODT's CEO, Ariel Beery, is interviewed by Medgadget's Justin Barad to produce an inspiring and informative interview.

Bloom Technologies is accepted into the Healthbox Salt Lake City Studio Cohort

DateOct 21 2015

Bloom Technologies combines physiological monitoring with data analytics to reassure moms, while providing doctors with better information to improve birth outcomes. Bloom Technologies is accepted into the latest class of 14 healthcare technology companies that will participate in Healthbox's combined Salt Lake City Studio and Intermountain Foundry Program.

Lightpoint Medical’s LightPathTM Imaging System is CE marked

DateOct 19 2015

Lightpoint Medical, an innovative medical device company specializing in imaging technologies, announced today that the LightPath™ Imaging System is now CE marked, enabling the launch of the device in Europe. ... "Bringing LightPath™ to market is an important milestone in our efforts to transform cancer surgery."

Lightpoint Medical’s LightPath Imaging System now CE marked

DateOct 19 2015

Lightpoint Medical, an innovative medical device company specializing in imaging technologies, announced today that the LightPath™ Imaging System is now CE marked, enabling the launch...

MiNDERA Corp closes Seed round and adds Andrew Offer to its Board

DateOct 12 2015

MiNDERA Corp. announces the close of its $1 million Seed financing round. Also, Andrew Offer, Managing Director at Scientific Health Development will be joining MiNDERA's Board of Directors following SHD's investment in the company.

MedAware’s Interview with Medgadget

DateOct 01 2015

Medgadget had a chance to speak with Dr. Gidi Stein, CEO and co-founder of MedAware, to learn more about the technology.

AventaMed raises €1.3m

DateSep 21 2015

AventaMed raised €1.3 million to run clinical trials on its device.

Mindera nominated for 2015 Diagnostics Startup of the Year

DateAug 27 2015

Diassess, Bikanta, Privail, and Mindera are nominated for the QB3 2015 Diagnostics Startup of the Year Award.

Lightpoint Medical and PartnerTech sign global manufacturing agreement

DateAug 17 2015

Lightpoint Medical's agreement with PartnerTech was signed by both parties in May, and is a major milestone for Lightpoint as they prepare for the launch of LightPath™ later in 2015. “

Lightpoint Medical Secures $2.6M Grant From National Cancer Institute

DateAug 06 2015

Lightpoint Medical received an R01 grant of $2.6M million from the US National Cancer Institute. This will support clinical trials of Lightpoint's EnLightTM molecular imaging technology in lymph node cancer and a range of gynecologic cancers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).

Vynca Wins Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit Business Plan Competition

DateJul 13 2015

Vynca won grand prize at the Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit’s Business Plan Competition, June 30 at Santa Clara University. Vynca won a $10,000 award for their care coordination and population management software platform for advanced care planning.

Lightpoint Medical wins UKBAA Award

DateJul 02 2015

Lightpoint Medical is honored to win the 2015 Award for Best Crowdfunding-Angel Investment of the Year from the UK Business Angels Association.

Admetsys Awarded Top Company at the 2015 Digital European Venture Summit

DateJun 02 2015

Admetsys has been awarded Top Company by Tech Tour and the European Venture Contest at the 2015 Digital Health Venture Forum and has been nominated to present its Smart Pancreas™ technology for hospitalized diabetics at the 2015 European Venture Summit in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Admetsys wins Worcester’s Five Minute Pitch Contest

DateApr 15 2015

Boston-based Admetsys was the winner of The Venture Forum's ninth annual Five-Minute-Pitch contest, held in Worcester Tuesday. Admetsys CEO Jeff Valk gave the winning presentation, earning the $2,500 first prize and the $1,000 audience choice award.

Briteseed vs. Surgical Perspective

DateMar 23 2015

Briteseed has raised $46,250 in cofounder contributions; significant business plan awards, including $73,500 in cash; $1.15 million raised in seed round using a convertible note.

Admetsys Wins Top Prize at SXSW Hatch Pitch competition

DateMar 16 2015

At the Hatch pitch competition five companies came away victorious including Admetsys. The winners received first round interview at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator; slots in two other accelerators; credits for services from Microsoft and Amazon; entrepreneur office hours.

Vixiar Medical Receives BioMaryland Development Award

DateFeb 09 2015

Vixiar Medical, Inc. announced today that it was awarded a $200,000 grant by the State of Maryland to accelerate the commercialization of its non-invasive congestive heart failure (CHF) device.