MedTech Startup Roundup – Vol.1 No.18

The news you need on MedTech startups

Dan’s Picks

Rapid Nexus: Procedural Device, Chronic Wounds, Wound Care – Brea, CA

Rapid Nexus Unveils First-Ever Medical Technology to Regrow Nerves and Stop Amputations in Diabetic Patients

Product Launches

NextGen Healthcare: AI, Soft/SaaS, Customer Service Agent – San Francisco, CA

NextGen Healthcare Introduces NextGen® Navigator, an AI Customer Service Agent Designed to Reduce Burden on Staff

Heartflow: AI, Imaging, Cardiology – Mountain View, CA

Heartflow Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance and Launch of Next Generation Heartflow Plaque Analysis Platform

Smart Meter: Remote Pt. Monitoring, Predictive Medicine – Tampa, FL

Smart Meter Unveils iAmbientHealth™: A Breakthrough in Contactless, Predictive Health Monitoring

b.well: AI, Soft/SaaS, Data Integration – Baltimore, MD

b.well Unveils New Solution to Scale Digital Quality Measures (dQMs) for Health Plans and Providers

Medaxion: Soft/Saas, Anesthesia, Pharmacy – Nashville, TN

Medaxion Unveils Anesthesia Manager, the First Platform to Manage Anesthesia Service Line Performance

M&A

Acquisition
Glooko: Soft/SaaS, Data Mgt, Diabetes – Palo Alto, CA
Monarch Medical Technologies: Glucose Mgt, Diabetes, Endocrinology – Charlotte, NC

Glooko Announces Acquisition of Monarch Medical Technologies, Maker of EndoTool® Glucose Management System, to Expand Connected Diabetes Care Offerings

Acquisition
DigitalOwl: AI, Soft/SaaS, Medical Data – Tel Aviv, Israel
Datavant: Soft/SaaS, Data Connectivity, Data Exchange – Phoenix, AZ

Datavant to Acquire DigitalOwl, Powering Faster, Smarter Medical Data Reviews

Curvo Labs: Soft/SaaS, Medical Device Data, Contracts and Rebates – Evansville, IN
BroadJump: Soft/SaaS, Supply Chain Efficiency – Dallas, TX

Curvo and BroadJump Announce Merger Designed to Transform Healthcare Supply Chain

The Cs

Horizon Surgical Systems: Robotics, Ophthalmic Surgery – Malibu, CA

Rajesh K. Rajpal, MD – CMO – Medical & CSO – Strategy (Joining)

Horizon Surgical Systems Appoints Rajesh K. Rajpal, MD as Chief Strategy and Medical Officer

SS Innovations: Robotics, Telesurgery, Cardiac Surgery, Bariatric Surgery – Gurugram, India

Naveen Kumar Amar – CFO (Joining)

SS Innovations Appoints Naveen Kumar Amar as Chief Financial Officer

Bridge to Life: Organ Transplantation and Preservation – Northbrook, IL

David Castiglioni – CCO (Joining)

Bridge to Life Appoints David Castiglioni as Chief Commercial Officer to Head Global Commercial Operations and Lead the U.S. Commercialization of VitaSmart™

Board Members

Ceribell : Diagnostic, Pt. Monitoring, Neurology – Sunnyvale, CA

Erica Rogers – Board Member (Joining)

Medtech Leader Erica Rogers Joins Ceribell Board of Directors

PainTEQ: Implant, Allograft, Spine Surgery – Tampa, FL

Mike Sherman – Board Member (Joining)

PainTEQ Announces Appointment of Mike Sherman to Its Board of Directors

Rapid Medical: Procedural Devices, Neurovascular – Yokneam Illit, Israel

Nir Nimrodi – Board Member (Joining)

Rapid Medical™ Appoints Industry Veteran Nir Nimrodi to Its Board of Directors

Vicarious Surgical: Robotics, Surgical – Waltham, MA

Joseph Doherty – Chairman of the Board (Promotion)

Vicarious Surgical Announces Appointment of Joseph Doherty as Chairman of The Board

Flat Medical: Disposable, Syringe, Epidural – Austin, TX

Krishnan Chakravarthy MD, PhD – Chairman of the Board (Joining)

Flat Medical Establishes Clinical Advisory Board for Pain Interventions, Names Dr. Krishnan Chakravarthy as Chairman

Lucid Diagnostics: Diagnostic Test, DNA, Oncology, Esophageal – New York, NY

John R. Palumbo – Board Member (Joining)

Lucid Diagnostics Appoints Healthcare Industry Veteran John R. Palumbo to Board of Directors

Funding

BMI OrganBank: Organ Preservation – Winston-Salem, NC

National Kidney Foundation’s Innovation Fund Invests in BMI OrganBank to Advance Breakthrough Kidney Transplant Technology

VedaBio: Diagnostic, CRISPR, Molecular – San Diego, CA

VedaBio Announces Strategic Agreement with Siemens Healthineers and Series A Extension, Totaling Up to $25 Million

Moneta Health: AI, Digital Medicine, Cognitive Care, Neurology – Tampa, FL

AI-Powered Cognitive Rehab Leader Moneta Health Raises $4.5M, Expands Access with Benefis Health System Partnership

AmplifyMD: Soft/SaaS, Virtual Pt. Care – Los Gatos, CA

AmplifyMD Raises $20 Million Series B to Accelerate Transformation of Health System Care Delivery

Leo Cancer Care: Capital Equipment, Radiation Therapy – Crawley, UK

Leo Cancer Care Raises $40 Million to Advance Upright Radiotherapy Innovations and Expand Global Footprint

Axon Therapies: Procedural Device, Ablation, Cardiology – New York, NY

Axon Therapies Raises $32M in Oversubscribed Series A to Transform Heart Failure Treatment

Thyme Care: Service, Cancer Care Navigation – Nashville, TN

$97M Series D Backed by Strategic Investors Across the Oncology Ecosystem Positions Thyme Care to Break Through Cancer Care’s Biggest Bottlenecks

Caregility: AI, Soft/SaaS, Virtual Workflows – Wall, NJ

Caregility Raises $25 Million to Drive the Future of Hospital-Based Virtual Care

Regulatory

Approval
Tempus AI: AI, Soft/Saas, Diagnostic, Cardiology, Clinical Assistant – Chicago, IL

Tempus Receives U.S. FDA 510(k) Clearance for Tempus xR IVD, its RNA NGS In Vitro Diagnostic Device

Approval
MacuMira Medical Devices: Electrical Stimulation, Ophthalmic, Retinal – Calgary, AB

Health Canada Approves MacuMira Retinal Microcurrent Stimulation Device to Improve Vision for Dry AMD Patients Nationally

Approval
Techsomed : AI, Procedural, Ablation, Tumor – Or-yehuda, Israel

Techsomed Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance Expanding BioTraceIO360 Platform to Kidney Ablation Advancing a Unified Multi-Organ Image-Guided Therapy Platform

Approval
Heartflow: AI, Imaging, Cardiology – Mountain View, CA

Heartflow Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance and Launch of Next Generation Heartflow Plaque Analysis Platform

Approval
CIONIC: Wearable, Mobility, Neurology – San Francisco, CA

FDA Clears Cionic Neural Sleeve 2, Ushering in a New Era in Mobility Care

Approval
Noul: AI, Automated Diagnostic Testing – Yongin-si, South Korea

Noul Secures FDA Registration for Cervical Cancer Diagnostic Cartridge

Feedback
Implantica: Procedural Device, GI, GERD – Zug, Switzerland

Implantica announces U.S. FDA has provided feedback on the final RefluxStop® PMA submission, Module 3

Approval
Fluid AI Medical : AI, Soft/SaaS, Surgical, Decision Support – Kitchener, ON

Fluid AI Medical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Origin™, a Real-Time Postoperative Bedside Monitoring Device

Approval
Biolinq: Biowearables, Diabetes – San Diego, CA

Biolinq Shine™ Granted De Novo Classification by U.S. FDA for the First Fully Autonomous, Needle-Free Glucose Sensor

Approval
Guardant Health: Diagnostic Test, Liquid Biopsy, Oncology – Palo Alto, CA

FDA Approves Guardant360® CDx as Companion Diagnostic for Eli Lilly and Company’s Inluriyo™ (imlunestrant) for Treatment of ESR1-mutated Advanced Breast Cancer

Approval
AngioSafe: Procedural Device, Peripheral CTO Crossing, Intervenetional Radiology, Vascular – San Jose, CA

AngioSafe Unveils Atheroplasty Innovation Following FDA 510(k) Clearance, CE Mark Approval, and First Real-World Procedures with Santreva-ATK Endovascular Revascularization Catheter

Breakthrough Devices

Virtuoso Surgical: Robotics, Surgical, Endoscopic – Nashville, TN

Virtuoso Surgical Robotic System Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

Reimbursement

Caristo Diagnostics: AI, Diagnostic, Image Analysis, Coronary Artery Disease – Oxford, UK

American Medical Association Published CPT Code for Caristo’s Coronary Inflammation Detection Technology

Clinical Trials/Studies

Sensus Healthcare: Capital Equip, Superficial Radiotherapy, Skin Cancer, Dermatology – Boca Raton, FL

Study Published in Dermatologic Therapy Shows Efficacy of Sensus Healthcare’s SRT Combined with Punch Excision to Treat Keloids

Hip Innovation Technology: Implant, Orthopedic Surgery, Hip – Boca Raton, FL

Groundbreaking Five-Year Study Confirms Stability of the Novel Reverse Hip Replacement System (Reverse HRS) Design

Ultromics: AI, Diagnostic, Cardiology – Oxford, UK

Ultromics Study Shows AI Could Improve Early Detection of Cardiac Amyloidosis

Xeltis: Implant, Vascular Surgery – Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Xeltis poised for commercialization following excellent clinical data from aXess EU pivotal multicentre trial

EndoQuest Robotics: Robotics, Surgical System – Houston, TX

World’s First Fully Robotic Procedure by a Gastroenterologist Completed Using EndoQuest’s Endoluminal Surgical System in the PARADIGM Trial

Innovaccer: AI, Soft/Saas, Predictive Analytics, Care Mgt – San Francisco, CA

VITAL-HF Trial Demonstrates Remote Digital Intervention Safely Improves Guideline-Directed Therapy in Heart Failure Patients

Partnerships

Genomenon: AI, Diagnostic, Genomic – Ann Arbor, MI
Compass Bioinformatics: AI, Genomic Analysis – Hsinchu, Taiwan

Genomenon and Compass Bioinformatics Partner to Transform Genomic Diagnostics in the U.S. and Japan

Kythera Labs: Soft/SaaS, Data Integration – Franklin, TN
HealthPriceCompare: Soft/SaaS, Price Transparency – McLean, VA

HPC and Kythera Labs Partner to Turn Price Transparency Data into Actionable Insights

Dentsply Sirona: Dental Products – Charlotte, NC
Pearl: AI, Imaging, Dental – West Hollywood, CA

Dentsply Sirona and Pearl Partner to Deliver Advanced AI-Assisted Radiologic Support via DS Core Integration

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