InBrain Neuroelectronics is leading the GphT-BCI project that it believes could revolutionize the landscape of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). The company partnered with the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) for the project. It addresses the limitations currently faced by BCIs as researchers look to bring the technology from the lab to commercial settings. According […]
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BCI developer Synchron names new chief technology officer
Synchron has promoted Riki Banerjee to chief technology officer, replacing co-founder Nick Opie in the role. Opie will remain on the brain-computer interface (BCI) developer’s board of directors, the company said today. Banerjee joined Synchron as VP of R&D in September 2021 after 12 years with Medtronic’s neurovascular operating unit. She will now lead all […]
Pulmonary embolism startup Flow Medical raises $2M in friends-and-family round
Flow Medical announced today that it has raised $2 million in a friends-and-family funding round. Chicago-based Flow Medical is developing a new thrombolysis catheter for treating acute pulmonary embolism (PE). The startup said it will use the funding for R&D and regulatory activities. Flow Medical is led by co-founder and CEO Jennifer Fried, the co-founder […]
Satio wins $3.5M contract to develop at-home transdermal drug delivery device
Satio announced that a National Institutes for Health agency awarded it a $3.5 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. Awarded by the NIH’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), the contract helps the company develop SatioRx. This drug delivery device, compact and inexpensive, features disposable microneedle components for precise delivery. It remotely enables […]
NIH to locate ARPA-H’s Catalyst Hub in Massachusetts
An agency within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) tabbed Massachusetts as the host of its Investor Catalyst Hub. The federal Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) selected Massachusetts as the hub. It supports ARPA-H’s mission to foster collaboration among researchers, entrepreneurs and investors. Established as a separate entity inside the NIH in 2022, […]
GE HealthCare, Mayo Clinic partner on medical imaging, theranostics
Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare today announced a strategic collaboration aimed at improving radiology practice and therapy delivery. It marks the second collaboration between GE HealthCare and a major hospital this month alone. Last week, the company announced an AI-focused partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital. The Strategic Collaboration for Innovation in Medical Imaging and Theranostics […]
Boston Scientific reportedly set to add 400 jobs in Ireland
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) plans a new investment in Ireland that would create more than 400 jobs, according to The Irish Examiner. The Irish Examiner reports that the new investment in Clonmel, County Tipperary, totals $86.3 million (€80 million). Marlborough, Massachusetts-based Boston Scientific plans to expand its manufacturing and R&D capabilities at its existing Clonmel site, the […]
Surgalign releases HOLO AI Insights for neurovascular research
Surgalign (Nasdaq:SRGA) announced today that it released its HOLO AI Insights for use in neurovascular research. Deerfield, Illinois–based Surgalign initially launched HOLO AI Insights for spine imaging in March 2023. It enables customers, partners and clinical researchers to utilize the HOLO AI portfolio. The system features a secure, highly scalable cloud platform for the automated […]
Dentsply Sirona beats The Street in Q4 results
Dentsply Sirona this week announced fourth-quarter results that beat the overall consensus on Wall Street. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company reported net losses of $15 million, or -7¢ per share, on sales of $983 million, for the three months that ended December 31, 2022. It had a sales loss of 10.88% compared with Q4 2022 and […]
How these engineers make DeviceTalks Boston go!
We love engineers of all types — here are just a few you’ll meet at DeviceTalks Boston. We love engineers here at DeviceTalks. It’s obvious why. Engineers are the straw that stirs medtech’s drink (apologies to Reggie Jackson). Nothing happens — financing, manufacturing, approval, help for patients — without a well-conceived product. And engineers often […]
Asensus, Karl Storz partner on surgical robot marketing, development
Asensus Surgical (NYSE:ASXC) announced today that it entered into a memorandum of understanding with Karl Storz VentureONE. Karl Storz VentureOne is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Karl Storz SE, a maker of endoscopes and other medical instruments and devices. The family-owned company closely collaborates with surgeons and healthcare partners around the globe on technologies for minimally invasive […]