Medtech insiders convened at DeviceTalks Boston 2022 in May to discuss device design, innovation and trends shaping the industry now and in the years and decades ahead. Here are some of the most quotable insights from panelists and speakers at our live event. And make sure to save the date — and save your seat […]
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MedTech Innovator names 50 startups in cohort for 2022 accelerator program
MedTech Innovator today announced 50 medical device startups that were chosen to participate in the organization’s accelerator program. The organization’s flagship, four-month accelerator program supports startups around the world with innovative medical device, diagnostic and digital health technologies. The startups selected for the 2022 cohort will receive visibility and access to leading medtech manufacturers, providers, […]
DermaSensor wins MedTech Innovator Mid-Stage Companies Pitch Event
DermaSensor Inc. — the creator of a handheld, point-and-click device to quickly assess skin lesions for cancer risk — is the winner of the MedTech Innovator Mid-Stage Companies Pitch Event. The Miami-based mid-stage company beat out 1,000 applicants, more than 20 of which competed on-site May 10–11, 2022 at DeviceTalks Boston. DermaSensor walked away with […]
DeviceTalks Boston hosting MedTech Innovator mid-stage pitch competitions on May 10-11
Twenty-five mid-stage medical device startups will pitch their exciting medtech stories at DeviceTalks Boston on May 10-11 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center as part of the MedTech Innovator Mid-Stage Companies Pitch Event. The pitch event is thanks to a new partnership between DeviceTalks, organizer of a portfolio of events and podcasts serving the […]
Alva Health stroke monitor wins MedTech Innovator startup prize
MedTech Innovator has awarded its $350,000 global startup competition grand prize to Alva Health, the developer of a wearable, real-time stroke monitor. The New Haven, Connecticut-based startup won the medical device accelerator competition after a vote yesterday by attendees of The MedTech Conference, organized by AdvaMed. Get the full story at our sister site, Medical […]
MedTech Innovator selects 50 startups for showcase and accelerator program
MedTech Innovator today revealed the 50 startups it selected to partake in its flagship showcase and accelerator program. The four-month program offers the startups visibility and access to leading manufacturers, providers, investors and other industry stakeholders, with up to $500,000 available in cash and in-kind prizes during the final competition at The MedTech Conference, powered […]
This imaging device could be a breast cancer treatment breakthrough
OncoRes Medical’s system may detect cancer cells on a microscopic scale during a lumpectomy, potentially averting the need for a second breast cancer surgery. Having breast surgery to remove a cancerous lump is traumatic enough. Learning that you’ll need another operation to remove cancer cells that the surgeon couldn’t detect the first time only adds […]
MedTech Innovator team launches BioTools Innovator accelerator
MedTech Innovator announced today that its new BioTools Innovator accelerator program has launched. BioTools Innovator is intended to advance life science tools innovation and improve human health by accelerating the growth of startups developing and commercializing a wide range of biotech products, platforms and services, according to a news release. Get the full story at […]
Rhaeos and its shunt monitor win MedTech Innovator’s 2020 global competition
MedTech Innovator announced today that wearable head shunt monitor startup Rhaeos has won its 2020 Global Competition. Rhaeos (Evanston, Ill.) won the competition and $350,000 grand prize in a virtual live audience vote at The Virtual MedTech Conference, powered by AdvaMed. The 2-year-old company’s wearable, noninvasive Flowsense device monitors ventricular shunt function for hydrocephalus patients […]
Medipines wins medtech for kids contest
MediPines announced that it was selected as a winner in a COVID-19 edition of a National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation competition. The “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition, presented by the FDA-sponsored consortium, centered on COVID-19 related innovations in pediatric medical devices. Sixteen finalists competed in a virtual pitch event with […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Markets dip again
Medtech stocks continue to fluctuate amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with a significant dip in the shares belonging to the industry’s biggest names. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — sat at 81.88 points at the end of last week (June 26). That total represents a -3.7% decrease […]