Medical Alley — the trade group for medtech’s major hub in Minnesota — has formed a strategic alliance with Canadian VC firm iGan Partners. The partnership has iGan working with the Minnesota group’s startup venture platform Medical Alley Starts. The group brings an extensive network in Minnesota and beyond to the partnership, and iGan has […]
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Medical Alley’s former innovation chief joins Avio Medtech consultancy
Avio Medtech, a consulting group, announced today that it appointed Frank Jaskulke as VP of sales and business development. Minneapolis-based Avio aims to help innovators by championing, accelerating and navigating the journey to market. The firm supports evolving medtech startups and innovators with expertise, streamlined processes, and trusted partnerships to help take them from concept […]
Medical Alley Association has some notable staff exits
The Medical Alley Association — the 40-year-old trade group for medtech and other life science companies in Minnesota — announced some notable staff turnover this week. Frank Jaskulke, a 19-year veteran of the organization who’s been instantly recognizable at Twin Cities networking events because he wears shoes the same color as the group’s branding (red […]
gBETA Medtech accelerator picks its next startups
The gBETA Medtech virtual accelerator today named the five startups that will participate in the spring program leading up to the June 21 showcase day. “We’re so fortunate to have such a diverse set of founders with expertise across the healthcare continuum,” gBETA Medtech Director KC Caine said in a news release. “Our founders are […]
Deadline nears for gBETA Medtech startup accelerator
The gBETA program for medtech startups is seeking applicants from across the globe on or before March 14 for its spring session. The seven-week gBETA Medtech virtual accelerator runs April 18 through June 14. gBETA is a program of startup accelerator Gener8tor and the University Enterprise Labs business incubator in St. Paul, Minnesota, with support […]
Medical Alley appoints new CEO
The Medical Alley Association announced today that it appointed Roberta Dressen as its new president and CEO. Dressen takes over the position previously held by Shaye Mandle since 2014 before he announced his departure for the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) in February. Steffen Hovard served as interim CEO in the time since then. Hovard will […]
Medical Alley launches startup accelerator
Minnesota’s Medical Alley Association announced that it launched an accelerator for early-stage healthcare startup companies. Medical Alley Starts is described in its subsection of the Medical Alley website as a focused initiative and suite of services targeted at accelerating healthcare startup formation and growth in Minnesota’s Medical Alley region. The accelerator is led by eight […]
Mandle to leave Medical Alley Association
Shaye Mandle, who has led Minnesota’s Medical Alley Association since 2014, is leaving the medtech trade group for the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) in Washington, D.C. Mandle will join BIO as COO on March 1 after nearly 10 years at Medical Alley, first as COO and VP of government relations and then as president & CEO. Steffen Hovard, former […]
Medical Alley startups raise $1.4B
The Medical Alley Association announced that its startups recorded a record-setting year with $1.4 billion in fundraising in 2020. Having broken the $1 billion barrier in 2019, the region topped that mark by the third quarter, raising nearly another half-million by the end of the year, according to a news release. Bright Health and Bind […]
5 medtech companies win coveted Tekne awards
Five medtech companies recently won some of the top technology awards in the state of Minnesota, known as one of three major medical device hubs in the U.S. The companies competed for the Minnesota Technology Association annual Tekne Awards, which included categories ranging from artificial intelligence and machine learning to “technology for good.” Get the full story on […]
Joe Biden’s plan for COVID-19 and how the industry is reacting
Following the weekend’s news that Joe Biden is now president-elect of the U.S., plenty of focus is shifting to his plan for COVID-19. While positive news regarding Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine candidate came through this morning, the pandemic is still roaring on, with the U.S. hitting a record 128,000 new cases on Saturday as the […]
