MedTech Startup Roundup – Vol.2 No.6

Acquisition
CathWorks: AI, Diagnostic, Soft/SaaS, Cardiology – Kfar-saba, Israel
Medtronic: Procedural Device, Capital Equip, Implantable – Dublin, Ireland

Medtronic advances its innovation strategy with intent to acquire CathWorks

IPOs

Doc.com: Telemedicine – New York, NY

Doc.com Files for Nasdaq Listing as It Advances Global Expansion of Its AI-Powered, Blockchain-Secured Healthcare Platform

The Cs

Mercy BioAnalytics: Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Ovarian and Lung Cancer – Waltham, MA

Darrin Crisitello – CCO (Joining)

Mercy BioAnalytics Appoints Darrin Crisitello as Chief Commercial Officer

Providence Medical: Implant, Spine, Spine Surgery – Pleasanton, CA

Jim Hens – CCO (Joining)

Providence Medical Technology Appoints Industry Veteran Jim Hens as Chief Commercial Officer as the Company Continues Rapid Growth Following Publication of Landmark Study

Gozio Health: Soft/SaaS, Mobile, Pt. Engagement – Atlanta, GA

Jay Kleinman – CRO – Revenue (Joining)

Gozio Health Expands Executive Team to Accelerate Market Expansion and Mobile Patient Engagement Solutions

Atropos Health: AI, Clinical Decision Support – New York, NY

Sylvia Isler – CTO – Technology (Joining)
Drew Turitz – CFO (Joining)

Atropos Health Announces Key New Hires to Scale High Quality Evidence Utilization in the Healthcare Ecosystem

Medicreations: Capital Equip, Aesthetics – Las Vegas, NV

Itay Meir – CTO – Technology (Joining)

Medicreations, LLC. Announces the Appointment of Itay Meir as Chief Technology Officer, International Operations

Board Members

Glooko: Soft/SaaS, Data Mgt, Diabetes – Palo Alto, CA

Mark Laret – Board Member (Joining)

Glooko Appoints Former UCSF Health CEO and National Healthcare Leader Mark Laret to Board of Directors

Lumicell: Imaging, Intraoperative, Breast Cancer – Newton, MA

Cheryl R. Blanchard, PhD – Board Member (Joining)

Lumicell Appoints Biotech and Medtech Leader Cheryl R. Blanchard, Ph.D., to Board of Directors

Cleveland Diagnostics: Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Prostate Cancer, Urology – Cleveland, OH

Jack Kenny – Chairman of the Board (Joining)

Cleveland Diagnostics Names Jack Kenny as Chairman of the Board

Funding

SonoVascular: Ultrasound, Thrombectomy – Chapel Hill, NC

SonoVascular Completes First Close of Series A Preferred Stock Financing

Imbed Biosciences: Wound Matrix, Wound Care – Middleton, WI

Imbed Biosciences Secures Strategic Investment from BioLab Holdings

SleepNavigator: RPM, Sleep – Shreveport, LA

Louisiana Startup SleepNavigator® Secures Statewide Investment to Scale Sleep Care Technology Nationally

Stratus Medical: Procedural Device, RF Energy, Pain – Magnolia, TX

Stratus Medical raises $10 million Series B to complete development of new technology and fund clinical trial

Synthpop : AI, Agentic, Soft/SaaS – Cambridge, MA

Synthpop Raises $15 Million Series A to Scale AI That Makes Healthcare More Human

Chamber Cardio: Soft/SaaS, Value-Based Care, Cardiology – Washington, DC

Chamber Raises $60 Million in Series A Funding to Drive the Future of Cardiology Value-Based Care

MedVasc: Procedural Device, Peripheral Vascular – Lund, Sweden

Swedish MedVasc secures €2.2 million to push varicose vein device toward U.S. approval

Stratus Medical: Procedural Device, RF Energy, Pain – Magnolia, TX

Stratus Medical Raises $10M in Series B Funding

Regulatory

Submittal
Natera: Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Genetic Testing, Oncology, Women’s Health, Transplant – Austin, TX

Natera Submits Signatera™ CDx PMA to FDA

Submittal
Quanterix : Diagnostic, Biomarker, Liquid Biopsy, Tissue Samples, Multi-Disease – Billerica, MA

Quanterix Announces FDA 510(k) Submission for a Multi-Analyte Algorithmic Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease Detection

Submittal
Imagion Biosystems: Image Enhancement, Agent, MRI – Melbourne, Australia

Medical-imaging company Imagion Biosystems Lodges IND with FDA for Phase 2 Trial of MagSense® HER2 targeted imaging agent

Approval
Acarix : Diagnostic, POC, Cardiovascular Disease – Malmö, Sweden

Acarix Receives EU MDR Certification for the CADScor®System

Approval
Balt USA: Procedural Devices, Neurovascular, Interventional Cardiology, Interventional Radiology – Montmorency, France

Balt’s Squid™ Liquid Embolic Receives FDA Approval for Adjunctive Treatment for Patients with Chronic Subdural Hematomas

Approval
Eyas Medical Imaging: Imaging, Neonatal MRI – Cincinnati, OH

Eyas™ Medical Imaging Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for the Ascent3T Neonatal Magnetic Resonance Imaging System

Approval
Spinal Resources: Implant, Spine, Spine Surgery – Fort Lauderdale, FL

First-of-its-kind Universal Clearance Establishes Maximum Regulatory Access to the Bezier Parametric Curve Spinal Rod System for Patients and Surgeons

Approval
Neurophet: AI, Image Analysis, Neurology, Alzheimer’s – Seoul, Korea

Neurophet Secures FDA 510(k) Clearance for “Neurophet AQUA AD Plus,” Marking Its Third U.S. Regulatory Milestone

Product News

Etiometry: Soft/SaaS, Clinical Decision Support – Boston, MA

Etiometry Expands Evidence Base with New Adult Data Demonstrating Clinical Value Across Critical Care Settings

Breakthrough Devices

Sonorous Neurovascular: Implant, Stent, Cerebral Venous – Lake Forest, CA

Sonorous Neurovascular Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for BosSTENT™, First Braided Self-Expanding Cerebral Venous Stent, to Treat Debilitating Pulsatile Tinnitus

Reimbursement

Theranica: Digital Therapeutic, Neuromodulation, Migraine, Neurology – Netanya, Israel

Theranica Announces U.S. Coverage for Nerivio® Reaching ~130 Million Lives, Attaining Payer Scale Comparable to Leading Migraine Drugs

Clinical Trials/Studies

Personalis: Diagnostic Test, Liquid, Breast – Fremont, CA

Personalis Announces New Publication Expanding Evidence for Ultrasensitive ctDNA Monitoring of Cancer Immunotherapy Response Across Solid Tumors

Volta Medical: AI, Diagnostic, Electrophysiology – Marseille, France

Volta Medical’s RESTART Trial Shows Promising Findings for AI Solutions in Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation

BostonGene: AI, Diagnostic, Precision Medicine – Waltham, MA

Independent Multi-Vendor Study Validates BostonGene’s AI for Precision HER2 Scoring

Endospan: Implant, Stent Graft, Aortic Arch – Tel Aviv, Israel

Endospan Announces Positive One-Year Data from TRIOMPHE FDA Pivotal Study For the NEXUS® Aortic Arch Stent-Graft System

Jupiter Endovascular: Procedural Device, Endovascular, Embolization – Menlo Park, CA

Jupiter Endovascular Announces Completion of Enrollment in SPIRARE II Pivotal Trial

RapidAI: AI, Neurovascular, Aneurysm Identification – Menlo Park, CA

RapidAI Highlights Research Depth and Industry Leadership at ISC 2026 With 28 Clinical Abstracts

Adagio Medical: Cryoablation, Cardiology, Ventricular Tachycardia – Laguna Hills, CA

New Adagio Medical Publication Highlights Consistent Safety and Effectiveness with Ultralow Temperature Ablation in Broad Range of Patients with Ventricular Tachycardia

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

New Clinical Outcomes at ISC 2026 Demonstrate Aidoc’s Superior AI-Powered Triage of Large and Medium Vessel Occlusions

Aspivix: Non-Procedural Device, Gynecology – Epalinges, Switzerland

Aspivix Achieves New Milestone: Study Results Peer-Reviewed and Published in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

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

Vektor Medical to Showcase VITAL-EP Registry’s Atrial Fibrillation Results, Including Fast, Zero-Fluoro PVI+ Ablation Workflow, and New Atrial Flutter Capabilities

Pulse Biosciences: Procedural Device, Bioelectric Medicine, PFA, Oncology, Cardiology – Hayward, CA

Pulse Biosciences Presents Late-Breaking Data from nPulse™ Cardiac Catheter System First-In-Human Feasibility Study at the AF Symposium

Magnus Medical: Capital Equip, Neuromodulation, Depression, Mental Health – Burlingame, CA

Magnus Medical Announces First Patient Enrolled at University of Massachusetts in Pivotal DoD-Funded Multisite Study of SAINT for Postpartum Depression

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

Field Medical Presents Late Breaking Field PULSE Trial Data at AF Symposium 2026

Natera: Diagnostic, Liquid Biopsy, Genetic Testing, Oncology, Women’s Health, Transplant – Austin, TX

Natera Launches EDEN Study on Early Risk Assessment for Preeclampsia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

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

Rapid Medical™’s DISTALS Trial Overwhelmingly Positive, Demonstrating Superior Reperfusion with TIGERTRIEVER™ 13 in Medium Vessel Stroke

Genesys Spine: Implant, Spine – Austin, TX

Genesys Spine Announces Positive Prospective Study Results for SIros® Lateral SI Joint Fusion System

Legal Battles

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

Geneoscopy Wins Second Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decision, Invalidating All Challenged Claims of Exact Sciences’ ’746 Patent

This & That

Do Ambient Scribe Startups Have a Future Now That Epic Launched Its Own Tool?

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