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MedTech Startup Roundup – Vol.2 No.2

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Dan’s Picks


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

Hello!

Corsera Health: Predictive Medicine, Diagnostic, Cardiovascular – Boston, MA

Alps Dx: Disposable, Preanalytical Testing – Richmond, VA

Spiro Medical: Neuromodulation, Asthma, Respiratory – Irvine, CA

M&A

Acquisition
Conformal Medical: Procedural Device, Left Atrial Appendage, Cardiology – Nashua, NH
W.L. Gore & Associates: Procedural Devices, Vascular Surgery, Endovascular, Cardiovascular – Newark, DE


Tri-Imaging Solutions: Imaging Parts – Madison, TN
DirectMed Imaging: Imaging Parts – Poway, CA


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

The Cs

Kencor Health: AI, Soft/SaaS, Remote Pt. Monitoring, CCM – Palo Alto, CA

  • Asif Ali, MD – CMO – Medical (Joining)

Viz.ai: AI, Soft/SaaS, Diagnostic, Oncology – San Francisco, CA

  • Timothy N. Showalter, MD – CMO – Medical (Joining)

GeneDx: Diagnostic Test, Genetic, Precision Medicine – Stamford, CT

  • Linda Genen – CMO – Medical (Joining)

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

  • Kelly Laurel – CEO (Promotion)

Truvian: Diagnostic, Blood Tests, CLIA-waived – San Diego, CA

  • Michael Mina, MD – CMO & CSO – Medical & Strategy (Joining)

Suki: AI, Ambient, Soft/SaaS, Physician Assistant – Palo Alto, CA

  • Abhi Pathak – CPO – Product (Joining)

Probo Medical: Imaging, Capital Equip – Tampa, FL

  • Mike Dilick – CEO (Promotion)

Rune Labs: Soft/SaaS, Precision Medicine, Neurology – San Francisco, CA

  • Amy Gordon Franzen – CEO (Joining)

Delfi Diagnostics: Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Lung Cancer – Palo Alto, CA

  • Cindy Soriano – CFO (Promotion)

Arkstone Medical Solutions: AI, Soft/SaaS, Clinical Decision Support, Infectious Disease – Boca Raton, FL

  • Ian Campbell – CEO (Joining)

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

  • Milan Rao – COO & CFO (Joining)

Board Members

Capstan Medical: Robotics, Transcatheter Heart Valves – Santa Cruz, CA

  • Marshall Mohr – Board Member (Joining)

Aidoc: AI, Imaging, Radiology – Tel Aviv, Israel

  • Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD – CMO – Medical (Joining)

Elephas Biosciences: Predictive Medicine, Diagnostic, Oncology – Madison, WI

  • Premal H. Patel, MD – Board Member (Joining)

Funding

Inspira Technologies: Capital Equipment, Pulmonology, Acute Respiratory Support, Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy – Ra’anana, Israel

Empyrean Medical Systems: Radiation Therapy, – Boca Raton, FL

Enable Injections: Drug Delivery Injector – Cincinnati, OH

Corsera Health: Predictive Medicine, Diagnostic, Cardiovascular – Boston, MA

ViCentra: Pump, Insulin Patch – Utrecht, The Netherlands

IMVARIA: AI, Diagnostic, Digital Biomarker, Lung, Pulmonology – Berkeley, CA

Luminate Medical: Service, Cancer Care – Galway, Ireland

Spiro Medical: Neuromodulation, Asthma, Respiratory – Irvine, CA

FineHeart: implant, Cardiac Output Accelerator – Bordeaux, France

Carna Health: AI, Soft/SaaS, Chronic Disease Mgt – Boston, MA

BrightHeart: AI, Support for Obstetric & Fetal Cardiology Ultrasound – Paris, France

BRIJ Medical: Procedural Device, Wound Closure, Surgical – Marietta, GA

Apella Technology: AI, Soft/SaaS, Ambient Video, Hospital Operations – San Francisco, CA

ShanX Medtech: Diagnostic, Antibiotic Susceptibility – Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Ventaris Surgical: Procedural Device, Ureteroscope, Interventional Urology – San Carlos, CA

Major Medical Devices: Implant, AAA, Endovascular – New York, NY

Regulatory

Approval
Spectrumedics: Procedural Device, IVL, Interventional Cardiology – Singapore

Approval
UltraSight: AI, Software/SaaS, Imaging, Cardiology – Tel Aviv, Israel

Approval
AccurKardia: AI, Soft/SaaS, Diagnostic, Biomarker, ECG, Cardiology – New York, NY

IDE
Allotex: Implant, Ophthalmic Surgery – Boston, MA

Approval
Saluda Medical: Implant, Neuromodulation, Pain – Bloomington, MN

Submittal
Welldoc: AI, Diagnostic, Digital Medicine, CCM – Columbia, MD

Approval
RefleXion Medical: Capital Equip, Radiation Therapy, FDG-Guided – Hayward, CA

Approval
Toetal Solution: Implant, Hammertoe, Foot & Ankle Surgery – Malvern, PA

Approval
CMR Surgical: Robotics, Surgical – Cambridge, UK

Product News

LiverRight: Contactless RPM, Liver Disease, Hepatology – Cincinnati, OH

Breakthrough Devices

Ceribell: Capital Equip., EEG, Neurology, Critical Care – Sunnyvale, CA

Clinical Trials/Studies

SetPoint Medical: Implant, Neuroimmune Modulation – Valencia, CA

Hyperfine: AI, Imaging, MRI, Portable – Guilford, CT

Exvade Bioscience: Implant, Glioblastoma, Neuro-Oncology – Atlanta, GA

Elephas : Predictive Medicine, Diagnostic, Oncology – Madison, WI

Cairn Surgical: Imaging, Guided Surgery, Localization, Surgical Oncology – Lebanon, NH

SAGA Diagnostics: Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Oncology, Breast Cancer – Lund, Sweden

NeuraLight: Diagnostic, Biomarker, Neurology – Tel Aviv, Israel

LUMA Vision: 4D Imaging, E-P, Cardiac Surgery – Dublin, Ireland

CornerLoc: Implant, SI Joint, Spine Surgery – Tulsa, OK

Fluidx Medical Technology: Procedural, Vascular Embolization, Liquid – Salt Lake City, UT

Butterfly Medical: Procedural Device, BPH – Yokneam, Israel

Tensive: Bioresorbable Scaffold, Breast Surgery, Reconstruction – Milan, Italy

Partnerships


PracticeQ: Soft/SaaS, Practice Mgt, Primary Care, Mental Health – San Diego, CA
Fullscript: Soft/SaaS, Lab Testing Access – Ottawa, ON


InterVenn: Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Oncology, Women’s Health – South San Francisco, CA
Aranscia: Soft/SaaS, Precision Medicine, Oncology – Houston, TX

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