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 […]
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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 […]
20 medical device startups you need to know
The medtech industry isn’t immune from COVID-19 troubles, but exciting innovation continues. These 20 medical device startups have grabbed our attention. Tom Salemi, DeviceTalks Editorial Director and Sean Whooley, Assistant Editor A number of medical device startups continue to make waves across the space, with new technologies and eye-watering fundraising rounds highlighting some exciting prospects. […]
MedTech Innovator picks 50 startups for accelerator program
MedTech Innovator today announced the 50 startup companies it selected for its flagship four-month showcase and accelerator program. The accelerator program awards up to $500,00 in cash and in-kind prizes during its final competition at The MedTech Conference, led by AdvaMed. According to a news release, the virtual program is set to begin on June […]
Forest Devices wins 2019 MedTech Innovator competition
MedTech Innovator this week announced Forest Devices as the winner of its 2019 global competition at the annual AdvaMed MedTech conference in Boston. Pittsburgh-based Forest is developing a portable device to use electroencephalogram monitoring and machine learning to diagnose large-vessel occlusions and other stroke subtypes. The technology is designed to enable first responders to triage […]
MedTech Innovator announces five finalists in competition
MedTech Innovator last week announced the five finalists for its $500,000 competition. The organization will award more than $500,000 in prizes to the finalists with first place taking $350,000 and the four remaining finalists taking $25,000. Five finalists will have seven minutes to pitch their technologies to a panel of four judges. The audience will […]
Startup Respirix raises $1.3m
Heart failure detection startup Respirix has reported raising $1.3 million, according to a securities filing. The San Francisco-based company has developed the handheld Cardiospire device to acquire data on cardiogenic oscillation from a patient’s airway to determine whether the patient is approaching congestive heart failure decompensation before experiencing symptoms. Respirix, which was named one of […]
