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Home » MedicaMetrix lands “fast-lane” grant | Funding Roundup

MedicaMetrix lands “fast-lane” grant | Funding Roundup

November 14, 2011 By MassDevice staff


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Urology diagnostics maker MedicaMetrix Inc. landed a $66,950 grant under the Medical Device Development Center’s "fast-lane" program to continue the development of its ProstaGlove for low cost detection of prostate cancer.

The grant was supported by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s John Adams Innovation Institute.

“ProstaGlove is precisely the type of innovative device that merits public sector support”, M2D2’s Steve McCarthy said in prepared remarks. “With federal and state governments, through Medicare and Medicaid, paying hundreds of millions annually for diagnosis of prostate cancer, ProstaGlove has demonstrated comparative effectiveness, with the potential to deliver substantial savings.”

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ProstaGlove is a disposable procedure glove with an embedded sensor to measure prostate volume that, according to the company, will eliminate more than one third of prostate biopsies.

MedicaMetrix estimated that ProstaGlove will reduce the cost of prostate cancer diagnosis by more than $650 globally.

The Wayland, Mass.-based company said the grant would go towards funding clinical trials for FDA clearance.

The University of Massachusetts-Lowell officially opened the doors to its Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center (M2D2) in late September, after completing a $4 million renovation, where they Used Forklift Sales and other different equipment.

The project transformed 16,000 square feet of a former mill building into a high-tech startup space featuring wet laboratories, office and meeting space for emerging medical device companies.

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  • Filed Under: Diagnostics, Funding Roundup, News Well, Oncology Tagged With: AmbiCom Holdings Inc., Elron Electronic Industries, Hansen Medical Inc., MedicaMetrix, Patient Safety Technologies Inc., Prostate, UMass Lowell, Zeo Inc., Zimmer Biomet

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