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gBETA Medtech accelerator picks its next startups

May 9, 2022 By Jim Hammerand

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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Diagnostics, Featured, Hospital Care, Men's Health, News Well, Pediatrics Tagged With: Boston Scientific, gBeta, gener8tor, Mayo Clinic, Medical Alley Association, Mother of Fact, OmniVis, Q-rounds, SingleTimeMicroneedles, Tiumed, University Enterprise Labs, University of Minnesota

Medtronic’s CEO would like to put the tech in medtech

April 13, 2022 By Chris Newmarker

Medtronic CEO Geoff Martha spoke of the company’s goal of “putting the tech in medtech” during a keynote today at the Design of Medical Devices Conference at the University of Minnesota. The head of the world’s largest medical device company thinks that medtech could enable healthcare that is much more individualized than it is today. […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Cardiovascular, Digital Health, Featured, News Well, Robotics Tagged With: Design of Medical Devices Conference, Medtronic, University of Minnesota

Deadline nears for gBETA Medtech startup accelerator

March 8, 2022 By Jim Hammerand

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Well Tagged With: Boston Scientific, gBeta, gener8tor, Mayo Clinic, Medical Alley Association, University Enterprise Labs, University of Minnesota

5 medtech companies win coveted Tekne awards

December 2, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

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 […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Diagnostics, Digital Health, Featured, Health Technology, Patient Monitoring, Software / IT, Weight loss Tagged With: 3m, artificial intelligence, Boston Scientific, Carbon, diversifiedplastics, gener8tor, machine learning algorithms, Machine learning/AI, Mayo Clinic, Medical Alley Association, Medtronic, Minnesota Technology Association, Phenomix Sciences, Tekne Awards, University of Minnesota

U of M releases Coventor ventilator design as open-source

June 2, 2020 By Sean Whooley

The University of Minnesota recently announced that it released the design for its Coventor alternative ventilator as open-source. Minnesota’s Coventor low-cost device gained notoriety in March after researchers touted the design made from various parts totaling just $150. In April, it became the first ventilator of its kind authorized for use under the FDA’s EUA […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Distribution, Featured, Respiratory Tagged With: Boston Scientific, coronavirus, COVID-19, Medtronic, UnitedHealth Group, University of Minnesota

How are alternative ventilators helping during the COVID-19 pandemic?

April 23, 2020 By Sean Whooley

Amid the shortages of vital equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic, ventilators stand out — their presence a matter of life or death for people needing respiratory assistance. Common invasive ventilators are in short supply. While numerous companies have stepped forward to scale up production of the expensive products (usually between $25,000 and $50,000), the need […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Contract Manufacturing, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Regulatory/Compliance, Research & Development, Respiratory Tagged With: Boston Scientific, coronavirus, COVID-19, earlebakkenmedicaldevicescenter, University of Minnesota

DeviceTalks Weekly: Ep.6 –  Hear about the Coventor ventilator, COVID-19, Q1 earnings and MassDevice’s Medtech 100 Index

April 20, 2020 By Tom Salemi

In this week’s episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, Aaron Tucker of the Earl Bakken Medical Center shares the origin of the recently approved Coventor ventilator, which will be manufactured at-cost by Boston Scientific. We’ll also hear comments Abbott CEO Robert Ford made during the company’s Q1 analyst call as the MassDevice team begins to dissect how […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Device Talks Podcasts, Diagnostics, Featured, Funding Roundup, Special Content Tagged With: Bakken Medical Device Center, coronavirus, DeviceTalks Weekly, MedTech 100 Index, University of Minnesota

BREAKING: FDA authorizes U of Minnesota, Boston Scientific’s low-cost ventilator

April 15, 2020 By Sean Whooley

The FDA today issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for a low-cost ventilator developed by the University of Minnesota and produced by Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX). Minnesota’s Coventor device made waves last month after researchers touted the design made from various parts totaling just $150. It’s now the first ventilator of its kind authorized for use under the […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Hospital Care, Regulatory/Compliance, Respiratory Tagged With: Boston Scientific, coronavirus, COVID-19, digi-key, earlebakkenmedicaldevicescenter, FDA, Medtronic, University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota researcher touts makeshift $150 ventilator to treat coronavirus

March 24, 2020 By Sean Whooley

The University of Minnesota is touting makeshift ventilators made from $150 in parts as potential solutions amid the shortage of equipment at healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 outbreak. According to a report in the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, researchers tested the prototype on a pig, keeping the animal breathing for an hour and confirming the possibility of […]

Filed Under: Contract Manufacturing, Featured, Respiratory Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, digi-key, earlebakkenmedicaldevicescenter, MGC Diagnostics, protolabs, University of Minnesota

3 ways HHS can help medtech innovators

October 16, 2018 By Chris Newmarker

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is doing everything from sharing more data to cultivating entrepreneurial talent and engaging in partnerships in order to support medical device innovators, the department’s CTO Ed Simcox told than 100 industry insiders in the Twin Cities today. A major goal at HHS is to build an innovation-focused […]

Filed Under: Medicare, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS), Medical Alley, Medical Alley Assn., Minnesota, Reimbursement, University of Minnesota

HHS’s healthcare startups tour is coming to Minnesota next week

October 11, 2018 By Chris Newmarker

[Image courtesy of Google Maps] The University of Minnesota and the Medical Alley Association will host the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) for a “Healthcare Startup Day Minnesota” event on Oct. 15. The event, which will be held at the University of Minnesota’s McNamara Alumni Center, will be HHS representatives’ sixth stop […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, News Well Tagged With: Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS), University of Minnesota

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