MedTech Startup Roundup – Vol.1 No.11

Acquisition
Ontellus: Service, Medical Records Retrieval – Houston, TX
Datavant: Soft/SaaS, Data Connectivity, Data Exchange – Phoenix, AZ

Datavant Completes Acquisition of Ontellus

JenaValve: Implant, Interventional Cardiology – Irvine, CA
Edwards Lifesciences: Procedural Device, Implant, Cardiovascular Surgery, Interventional Cardiology – Irvine, CA

Edwards Lifesciences Comments on FTC’s Action to Block Proposed Acquisition of JenaValve

Acquisition
HistoSonics: Capital Equip, Histotripsy, Oncology, Hepatic – Minneapolis, MN
Multiple Investors

HistoSonics Announces $2.25B Acquisition by Consortium of Top-Tier Investors

Acquisition
Pathway Medical: AI, Soft/SaaS, Drug Interactions & Dosing – Montreal, QC
Doximity: AI, Soft/Saas, Telehealth, Digital Marketing. Professional Network – San Francisco, CA

Doximity Acquires Pathway, a Leader in AI Clinical Reference

Acquisition
Intelligent Observation: Soft/SaaS, Hand Hygiene – Miami, FL
HID Global: Soft/SaaS, Identity – Austin, TX

HID Acquires Intelligent Observation to Strengthen Its Healthcare RTLS Portfolio

The Cs

OM1 : AI, Diagnostic, Predictive Medicine – Boston, MA

Hunter Lane – CPO – Product (Joining)

OM1 Appoints Hunter Lane as Chief Product Officer

Instylla: Interventional Radiology, Embolization – Bedford, MA

Sean Boyle – CEO (Joining)

Instylla Appoints MedTech Leader Sean Boyle as Chief Executive Officer

EarliTec Diagnostics: Diagnostic, Autism – Plymouth, MN

Jamie Pagliaro – President and CEO (Joining)

EarliTec Diagnostics, Inc. Appoints Jamie Pagliaro as President and CEO

Channel Medsystems: Procedural Device, Endometrial Cryotherapy, Women’s Health – Berkeley, CA

Nelson Whistance – President and CEO (Joining)

Channel Medsystems Appoints Nelson Whistance as CEO to Lead Next Phase of Growth

Rad AI: AI, Soft/Saas, Radiology Workflows – San Francisco, CA

Barrett Dwyer – CFO (Joining)
Kevin Field – CRO – Revenue (Joining)

Rad AI Expands Executive Team to Accelerate Growth and Solidify Position as the Leader in AI-Driven Radiology Solutions

Board Members

Pelvital: DME, Urinary Incontinence, Women’s Health – Eagan, MN

Shannon Dowler, MD – Board Member (Joining)

Pelvital Deepens Leadership with New Board Appointment of Dr. Shannon Dowler

ONWARD Medical: Neuromodulation and BCI – Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Lucas Buchanan – Board Member (Joining)

ONWARD Medical Announces the Appointment of Lucas Buchanan to its Board of Directors

Dxcover: AI, Liquid Biopsy, Oncology – Glasgow, UK

Marc Jones – Board Member (Joining)
Stacy Chick – Board Member (Joining)

Dxcover strengthens leadership with “world-class” scientific advisors and board members

Keyron: Implant, Metabolic Health Restoration – London, UK

Christopher Rowland – Chairman of the Board (Joining)

Former FDA Director and Boston Scientific Leaders Join Keyron Ahead of Human Trials of First Device with Metabolic Surgery-Like Results Without Incisions

Longeviti Neuro Solutions: Implant, Neurosurgery, Cranial Surgery – Baltimore, MD

Tim Scannell – Chairman of the Board (Joining)

Tim Scannell, Former Stryker President & COO, Named Chair of Longeviti Neuro Solutions Amid $10M Capital Infusion From Soleus Capital

SetPoint Medical: Implant, Neuroimmune Modulation – Valencia, CA

Josh Makower, MD – Board Member (Joining)
Kevin Reilly – Board Member (Joining)

SetPoint Medical Raises $140 Million in Private Financing and Expands Leadership Team to Support Commercialization of Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy

Funding

Microbot Medical: Robotics, Endovascular – Caesarea, Israel

Microbot Medical® Receives Non-Dilutive Grant to Enhance Operational Capabilities

Apreo Health: Procedural Device, Interventional Pulmonology – Menlo Park, CA

Apreo Health Closes $130 Million Series B Financing to Advance Pivotal Trial and Early Commercialization of Breakthrough Airway Scaffold for Severe Emphysema

Longeviti Neuro Solutions: Implant, Neurosurgery, Cranial Surgery – Baltimore, MD

Tim Scannell, Former Stryker President & COO, Named Chair of Longeviti Neuro Solutions Amid $10M Capital Infusion From Soleus Capital

DOCSI Health: Soft/SaaS, Surgical Supply Chain Optimization – Minneapolis, MN

iGan Partners Invests in DOCSI to Transform Surgical Supply Chain Optimization

Translucent AI: AI, Soft/SaaS, Financial Analysis – New York, NY

Translucent AI Raises $7M to Launch an AI Financial Analyst built for Healthcare Operators

SetPoint Medical: Implant, Neuroimmune Modulation – Valencia, CA

SetPoint Medical Raises $140 Million in Private Financing and Expands Leadership Team to Support Commercialization of Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy

Regulatory

Approval
Respiree: AI, Diagnostic, Wearable, Cardio-Pulmonary – Singapore

Respiree Secures Second FDA 510(k) Clearance, Expands Cardio-Respiratory Wearable to Home Use via 1Bio™ Connected Care Platform

Approval
Pearl Diagnostics: Diagnostic, Test, Lung Infection – Baltimore, MD

Pearl Diagnostics Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance for Groundbreaking MycoMEIA Aspergillus Urine Assay

Approval
Instylla: Interventional, Embolic – Bedford, MA

Instylla Gains U.S. FDA Premarket Approval for Embrace™ Hydrogel Embolic System

Approval
SurgiBox: Disposable, Complete Surgical Pack for In the Field Surgery – Cambridge, MA

SurgiBox Achieves CE Mark for SurgiField System Devices to Improve Access to Safe Surgery at the Point of Need

Product News

New Lantern: AI, Soft/SaaS, Imaging, Radiology – San Francisco, CA

New Lantern Expands AI Radiology Platform with Mammography and PET/CT Viewers

Cornerstone Robotics: Robotics, Surgical – Shenzhen, China

Cornerstone Robotics Completes World’s First Clinical Validation of Autonomous Surgery Performed by Robot-Assisted Surgery

CardioPrecision: Robotics, Surgical – Glasgow, UK

CardioPrecision announces ‘world-first’ in robot-assisted heart valve surgery

Reimbursement

Pi-Cardia: Procedural Device, Heart Valve Repair, Interventional Cardiology – Rehovot, Israel

Pi-Cardia’s ShortCut™ Becomes First Leaflet Modification Technology to Receive CMS NTAP for Valve-in-Valve TAVR

MediPines: Diagnostic, POC, Cardio-Respiratory – Yorba Linda, CA

Medicare Opens New Reimbursement Pathway for MediPines AGM100 Cardiorespiratory Innovation

Clinical Trials/Studies

Nalu Medical: Neurostimulation, Pain – Carlsbad, CA

Nalu Announces Publication of Results from COMFORT 2 Randomized Control Trial (RCT) Making Nalu the First Permanent PNS Device to Demonstrate Level-1 Clinical Evidence

Ventric Health: Diagnostic, Equip, Heart Failure in PC Setting

New Study Demonstrates Vivio System From Ventric Health Enables Early Detection of Heart Failure and Effective Triage of Symptomatic Patients in Primary Care Setting

Distalmotion: Robotics, Surgical – Lausanne, Switzerland

Distalmotion Marks Patient Enrollment Milestones in General Surgery and Gynecology Clinical Trials for the DEXTER® Robotic Surgery System

Click Therapeutics: Digital Therapeutics, Psychiatry, Schizophrenia – New York, NY

Boehringer and Click Therapeutics’ investigational prescription digital therapeutic CT-155 meets primary endpoint in CONVOKE study for negative symptoms in schizophrenia

TriSalus Life Sciences: Procedural Device, Drug Delivery, Interventional Oncology – Westminster, CO

TriSalus Life Sciences Announces Publication of Safety and Efficacy Results for a Novel Pressure-Enabled Thyroid Embolization Technique

Partnerships

Lura Health: Diagnostic, Remote Pt. Monitoring, Intraoral – Newark, NJ
SCO Group: Dental Products – Tokyo, Japan

Lura Health Announces Strategic Investment and Business Partnership with SCO Group to Advance Intraoral Health Monitoring

DentalBee: AI, Soft/SaaS, Dental, Transcription, Charting – Toledo, OH
CERTIFY Health: Soft/SaaS, Dental, Practice Mgt – Gaithersburg, MD

CERTIFY Health and DentalBee Partner to Automate Dental Workflows and Drive Practice Growth.

Gentuity: Interventional Device, Imaging, Ultrasound, Intravascular – Sudbury, MA
GE HealthCare: All things Imaging, Pt. Monitoring – Milwaukee, WI

Gentuity LLC Announces Agreement to Collaborate with GE HealthCare to Expand Access to Advanced Intravascular Imaging Platform

This & That

Vizient: Group Purchasing Organization – Irving, TX

New Data Show Better Outcomes for Hospitalized Surgical Patients

FDA TAP Program

BiVACOR: Implant, Artificial Heart – Huntington Beach, CA

BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart Accepted into FDA’s Total Product Life Cycle (TAP) Program

Legal Battles

Balt USA: Procedural Devices, Neurovascular, Interventional Cardiology, Interventional Radiology – Montmorency, France
Route 92 Medical: Procedural Device, Neurovascular – San Mateo, CA

Route 92 Medical Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Balt

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