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MedTech Startup Roundup – Vol.1 No.9

The news you need on MedTech startups

Dan’s Picks


Livsmed: Procedural Device, Robotic Surgical Instruments – Seongnam, South Korea
Sovato Health: Remote Presence, Robotic Surgery – Goleta, CA


Proximie: Remote Presence, Surgical, Interventional – London, UK
Imperative Care: Procedural Device, Robotics, Neurovascular, Thrombectomy – Campbell, CA

M&A

Acquisition
Acutus Medical: Diagnostic, E-P – Carlsbad, CA
EnChannel Medical: Diagnostic, Procedural Device, Ablative, E-P, – Guangzhou, China

Acquisition
LumiThera: Procedural Device, Ophthalmic, Retinal – Poulsbo, WA
Alcon: All Things Ophthalmic – Geneva, Switzerland

Acquisition
Grace Medical: Procedural Device, ENT Surgery – Memphis, TN
Innovia Medical : Procedural Devices, ENT Surgery, Ophthalmic Surgery – St. Paul, MN

Acquisition
Hurricane Medical: Procedural Device, Ophthalmic Surgery – Bradenton, FL
Innovia Medical : Procedural Devices, ENT Surgery, Ophthalmic Surgery – St. Paul, MN

Acquisition
Paradigm Spine: Implant, Spine Surgery – Wurmlingen, Germany
Companion Spine: Implant, Spine Surgery – Mérignac, France

Acquisition
Xtant Medical: Implant, Spine Surgery, Orthobiologics – Belgrade, MT
Companion Spine: Implant, Spine Surgery – Mérignac, France


Aetion: Soft/SaaS, Clinical Decision Support – New York, NY
Datavant: Soft/SaaS, Data Connectivity, Data Exchange – Phoenix, AZ

The Cs

Q’Apel Medical: Procedural Device, Neurovascular – Fremont, CA

  • Stewart Strong – CEO (Joining)

Cleerly: AI, Imaging, Cardiovascular – Denver, CO

  • Udo Hoffmann, MD – CMO – Medical; Scientific; AI (Promotion)
  • Amit Relia – CRO – Regulatory (Promotion)

Holon Health: Digital Medicine, Mental Health – Richmond, VA

  • West Huddleston – CGO – Growth (Joining)

U.S. Oral Surgery Management : SE, Practice Mgt and Development, Oral Surgery – Irving, TX

  • Doug Drew – CEO (Joining)

MedRhythms: Neurorehabilitation System, Gait & Motor Function – Portland, ME

  • Larry Jasinski – CEO (Joining)

ViaLase: Capital Equipment, Laser, Ophthalmology, Glaucoma – Aliso Viejo, CA

  • Shawn O’Neil – CEO (Promotion)
  • Pete England – CCO (Promotion)
  • Tibor Juhasz, PhD – President and CTO (Transitioning)

Drive Health: AI, Agentic Nursing – Gilbert, AZ

  • Leeza Constantoulakis, PhD – CNO (Joining)

Preceptis Medical: Procedural Device, Pediatric ENT, Tympanostomy Tube – Golden Valley, MN

  • Dave Carey – CEO (Joining)

Pristine Surgical: Procedural Device, Disposable, Arthroscope – Manchester, NH

  • Susan O’Shea – CFO (Joining)

Tellihealth: Soft/SaaS, Remote Pt. Monitoring, Chronic Care Mgt – Houston, TX

  • Jill Langenfeld – COO (Joining)
  • Kevin Clark – CFO (Joining)
  • Anne Marie Law – CPCP – People and Culture (Joining)

Solenic Medical: Capital Equipment, Infection Control, Orthopedic – Addison, TX

  • Bart Bandy – CEO (Joining)

MolecuLight: Imaging, Surgical Wound Care – Toronto, ON

  • Julia Wright, MD, FACP – CMO – Medical (Joining)

Board Members

ONWARD Medical: Neuromodulation and BCI – Eindhoven, The Netherlands

  • Tim Denison, PhD – Board Member (Joining)

CathVision: Software/SaaS, Workflow, E-P Lab – Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Wendy Dittmer – Board Member (Joining)

Funding

Blueprint: AI, Soft/SaaS, EHR, Mental Health – Chicago, IL

Field Medical: Ablation, Pulsed Field, Cardiology – San Diego, CA

Synaptive Medical : Imaging, Surgical MRI, Navigation, Neurosurgery, Surgical Planning – Toronto, ON

Encapsulate: Diagnostic, Precision Medicine, Oncology – Farmington, CT

CroíValve: Implant, Heart Valve, Transcatheter, Interventional Cardiology – Dublin, Ireland

Kardium: Device, Cardiology, Pulsed Field Ablation – Burnaby, BC

Sensifai Health: AI, Digital Health, Infection Prediction – Montreal, QC

Restore Medical: Procedural Device, Interventional Cardiology, Heart Failure – Or Yehuda, Israel

Circular Genomics: Diagnostic, Test, Precision Medicine, Neurology, Alzheimer’s – San Diego, CA

Neuros Medical: DME. Pain, Post-Amputation, Physical Med and Rehab – Aliso Viejo, CA

Subtle Medical: AI, Imaging, MRI – Menlo Park, CA

FluidAI Medical: AI, Predictive Medicine, Surgical Outcomes – Kitchener, ON

Aqtual: Diagnostic, Precision Medicine, Chronic Diseases, Oncology – Hayward, CA

Tomoverse Imaging: Diagnostic, Soft/SaaS, Imaging, CT Analysis, Interventional Cardiology – Montreal, QC

Reprise Biomedical: Procedural Device, Wound Care, Surgical Wound Care – Plymouth, MN

piur imaging: Imaging, 3D Ultrasound, Vascular, Endocrinology – Vienna, Austria

Median Technologies: AI, Soft/SaaS, Diagnostic, Oncology – Sophia-Antipolis, France

Asepha: AI, Agentic AI, Pharmacy Automation – Toronto, ON

GT Medical Technologies: Procedural Device, Radiation Therapy, Brain, Neurosurgery – Tempe, AZ

Gel4Med: Procedural Device, Surgical Wound Care, Reconstruction – Brighton MA

EndoQuest Robotics: Robotics, Surgical System – Houston, TX

Regulatory

Approval
Fasikl: AI, Wearable, Neuromodulation, Neurology – Bloomington, MN

Submittal
Median Technologies: AI, Soft/SaaS, Diagnostic, Oncology – Sophia-Antipolis, France

Approval
Moon Surgical: AI, Robotics, Surgery – Paris, France

IDE
CorFlow Therapeutics: Capital Equip, Procedural Device, Diagnostic, Interventional Cardiology – Baar, Switzerland

Approval
Mendaera: Capital Equip, Robotics, Needle Placement – San Mateo, CA

Approval
ClearNote Health: Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Oncology – San Mateo, CA

Approval
Q’Apel Medical: Procedural Device, Neurovascular – Fremont, CA

Approval
SimBioSys: 3D spatial visualizations, Breast Cancer – Chicago, IL

Approval
Scopio Labs : AI, Diagnostic, Imaging, Hematology – Tel Aviv, Israel

Approval
Synchrony Medical: DME, Pulmonology, Airway Clearance – Or Yehuda, Israel

IDE
Dymicron: Implant, Spine Surgery – Orem, UT

Approval
Wenzel Spine: Implant, Diagnostic, Spine Surgery – Austin, TX

Approval
Caranx Medical: AI, Soft/Saas, Interventional Cardiology, TAVI – Paris, France

Breakthrough Devices

SonoClear AS: Imaging, Ultrasound, Intraoperative, Neurosurgery, – Trondheim, Norway

Artera: AI, Diagnostic, Precision Medicine, Prostate Cancer Treatment – Los Altos, CA

Reimbursement

Eko Health: AI, Diagnostic, Cardiology, Pulmonary – Emeryville, CA

Telix Pharmaceuticals: Radiopharmaceutical, Prostate Cancer – Melbourne, Australia

Clinical Trials/Studies

Cognito Therapeutics: Wearable, Neuromodulation, Neurology, Alzheimer’s – Cambridge, MA

Rohrer Aesthetics: Capital Equipment, Aesthetics – Homewood, AL

Lutroo Imaging: Radiopharmaceutical, Pain Mgt – Kalispell, MT

Alume Biosciences: Imaging, Pharmaceutical, Surgical, Nerve Illumination – San Diego, CA

Alume Biosciences: Imaging, Pharmaceutical, Surgical, Nerve Illumination – San Diego, CA

Sensifai Health: AI, Digital Health, Infection Prediction – Montreal, QC

Miach Orthopedics: Implant, Orthopedic, Sports Medicine – Westborough, MA

CorFlow Therapeutics: Capital Equip, Procedural Device, Diagnostic, Interventional Cardiology – Baar, Switzerland

PanTher Therapeutics: Pharmaceutical, Implant, Oncology, Pancreatic Cancer – Austin, TX

HerAnova LifeSciences: Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Women’s Health, Endometriosis – Burlington, MA

Avvio Medical (FKA Applaud Medical): Capital Equip, Lithotripsy System. Urology – San Francisco, CA

CorWave: Implant, Cardiology, LVAD – Clichy, France

Vektor Medical: AI, Soft/SaaS, Arrhythmia Analysis – San Diego, CA

bioAffinity Technologies: Diagnostic Test, Liquid Biopsy, Oncology, Lung Cancer – San Antonio, TX

Route 92 Medical: Procedural Device, Neurovascular – San Mateo, CA

Partnerships


Ovation Healthcare: Services, Operating Services – Brentwood, TN
Ludi: Soft/SaaS, Provider Compensation – Nashville, TN


AGEPHA Pharma: Pharmaceutical, Cardiovascular – Vienna, Austria
Cardio Diagnostics: AI, Diagnostic, Precision Medicine, Cardiovascular – Chicago, IL


Alliedstar: Imaging, Capital Equip, Dental – Shanghai, China
LuxCreo: Orthodontic, Aligners – Chicago, IL


Nabla: AI, AI Assistant – Paris, France
Navina: AI, Soft/SaaS, Population Health – New York, NY


Canopy: Soft/SaaS, Pt. Monitoring – New York, NY
Commure: AI, Soft/SaaS, Agentic AI, Ambient AI, RCM – Mountain View, CA


IntelePeer: AI, Soft/SaaS, Conversational AI – Dania Beach, FL
SOAP Health: AI, Soft/SaaS, Practice Mgt, Primary Carre – Boca Raton, FL


Proximie: Remote Presence, Surgical, Interventional – London, UK
Imperative Care: Procedural Device, Robotics, Neurovascular, Thrombectomy – Campbell, CA

Patents


Ceribell : Diagnostic, Pt. Monitoring, Neurology – Sunnyvale, CA
Natus Medical: Diagnostics, Neurology, Pediatrics – Middleton, Wi


Geneoscopy: Diagnostic Tests, Gastroenterology – St. Louis, MO
Exact Sciences: Diagnostic Test, GI – Madison, WI

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