Cohort Company News - MedTech Innovator

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.

Companies Pursue Diagnostics that Mine the Microbiome

DateMay 23 2017

If we think of our bodies as walking, talking ecosystems, it stands to reason that microbial collections may change in response to the foods we eat and places we live. Similarly, disease-related shifts in the human environment are expected to influence our resident microbes, even if those microbes themselves don’t cause the changes.

Houston-area company wins $50K top prize at Texas A&M New Ventures Competition

DateMay 19 2017

A Houston-based medical device company took the top prize Thursday at the third annual Texas A&M New Ventures Competition. The all-day event concluded in the Robert Gates Ballroom of the Memorial Student Center, where Intuitap Medical Inc. was named the 2017 winner — taking home the grand prize of $50,000. The competition featured 16 startups from across Texas competing for a combined total of $250,000 in prizes.

INBRACE Unveils World’s Most Advanced Fully Invisible Braces

DateMay 10 2017

INBRACE (http://myinbrace.com), the most advanced technology ever used to straighten teeth and perfect a patient’s smile, was publicly displayed for the first time during the American Association of Orthodontists Conference in front of a capacity crowd at EvoNexus (http://evonexus.org) in San Diego, California. INBRACE has received more than $6M in funding to date, is FDA registered, and currently available to orthodontists and patients.

Catalia Health Gets $2.5M to Improve Medication Adherence with a Social Robot

DateMay 02 2017

Catalia Health, which makes an AI-powered patient engagement robot called Mabu, has raised $2.5 million in a new round led by Khosla Ventures.

Madorra Captures First Prize at OEN’s 2017 Angel Oregon Showcase

DateApr 30 2017

Medical device company Madorra was selected as the top winner of OEN’s Angel Oregon 2017 Investment Program, announced on Thursday, April 27 at OEN’s Angel Oregon Showcase. Madorra received an investment of over $200,000.

NeuroTronik Closes on a $23.1M Series B

DateApr 19 2017

NeuroTronik Limited and NeuroTronik, Inc. today announced closing on a $23.1 million Series B Preferred Stock Financing, tranched in line with project plan milestones.

Adhesys Medical acquired by The Grunenthal Group

DateApr 10 2017

We are very excited to announce the great news that Adhesys Medical, our MedTech Innovator 2016 Execution Award Winner, has been acquired by The Grunenthal Group. Congratulations to Alex Schueller and the team at Adhesys!

Dr. Cory Kidd, Founder & CEO of Catalia Health Interviewed by MedGadget

DateMar 31 2017

Conn Hastings | March 30, 2017 Ensuring that patients adhere to a drug regimen is vitally important to help them manage their symptoms and long-term...

Fibralign and MedTech Innovator Featured in General Surgery News

DateFeb 13 2017

The prizes valued at $150,000 awarded to the company that won the 2014 MedTech Innovator competition were nothing to sneeze at; but just as important, if not more so, were the support and exposure the startup received as participants of MTI’s accelerator program.

Intensix Raises $8.3M in Series A

DateFeb 09 2017

Medical analytics platform developer Intensix said today it raised $8.3 million in a Series A financing round with funds slated to boost sales and marketing in North America and to accelerate development of its predictive analytics platform.

SXSW Announces Bloomlife as 2017 Accelerator Finalist

DateJan 25 2017

More than five hundred companies submitted their web-based products to our ninth annual SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event. Competition was tough this year, but the results are in!

Harvard Study Shows MedAware Reduces Medication Error

DateJan 20 2017

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have demonstrated a new technology can help reduce a widespread problem that harms some 1.5 million people every year – medication error.

SilverCloud Health Raises $8.1M in Series A

DateJan 18 2017

Digital Health company SilverCloud Health, the leading provider of evidence-based online mental health and behavioral healthcare solutions, announced that it has raised $8.1 million in Series A funding.

Interview With Catalia Health CEO & Founder, Cory Kidd

DateJan 18 2017

Catalia Health is leading the surge in social robotics, with Mabu, their patient care management system. Catalia Health likes to be seen primarily as a health company that utilizes robots, rather than a robotics company.

Disease Diagnostic Group Wins Investment at Launch NY

DateJan 13 2017

Two health sciences startup companies in Buffalo scored $50,000 investments from Launch NY on Thursday. The investments – styled as debt that will eventually turn into equity – marked the conclusion of the Critical Path accelerator program, conducted with Launch NY, the University at Buffalo, Invest Buffalo Niagara and the Western New York Incubator Network.