Below is a list of technologies in development at recently identified medtech startups during May to July: Single incision laparoscopic surgery and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. Medical device development company. Surgical instrumentation and osteogenic biomaterials for spine surgery. Clinical diagnostics including a noninvasive prenatal diagnostics. Laparoscopic surgical instrumentation. Ultrasonic breast cancer detection device. Technologies for [...]
With medical technology financing driven way over the top by the $151.5 million financing by Devicor Medical Products (acquirer of J&J's Ethicon Endo-Surgery breast-care business), the July 2010 total hit a year high-to-date $518.3 million. See individual financings below. Replication Medical, Inc., has raised $1.1 million in funding according to a regulatory filing (implantable hydrogel [...]
Below is our periodically updated list of venture capital firms active in healthcare investment. In most cases, the links below are directly to each VC firm's "portfolio" page. We access these links frequently, so if any are inactive or have changed, they are recent changes (as of June 15): 21Ventures Aberdare Ventures Abingworth life [...]
PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 09, 2010 – The practice of surgery has long employed energy-based technologies to excise, cut, ablate, cauterize, destroy or otherwise manipulate tissue to produce therapeutic results. Various energy modalities — from cryotherapy to microwave to radiofrequency to ultrasound to radiation and others — have proven their ability to effect healthy or diseased tissue [...]
Below are technologies at recent medtech startups: Single incision laparoscopic surgery and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. Medical device development company. Surgical instrumentation and osteogenic biomaterials for spine surgery. Clinical diagnostics including a noninvasive prenatal diagnostics. Laparoscopic surgical instrumentation. Ultrasonic breast cancer detection device. Technologies for tendon, ligament and soft tissue repair. Cryogenic ablation system [...]
Below are the technologies under development at newly identified medical technology startups. Technologies in podiatry. Device for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea Device treatment of osteoarthritis. Device for revascularization of occlusions. Device to stabilize the spinal disc as treatment for degenerative disc disease. Developing implantable device for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Medical devices [...]
The field of tissue glue and sealants has been prolific for its formation of new companies pursuing the development and marketing of these products for medical and surgical applications. (The MedMarket Diligence report #S175 profiles 136 companies active in this market.) As the market for these products has moved past its infancy and more companies [...]
The first annual Translational Regenerative Medicine Forum that was held April 6-10, 2010, and sponsored by the Regenerative Medicine Foundation highlighted the future promise and needs in this field encompassing succinctly: replacement tissues and organs cell therapies to restore function Other issues addressed include the perennial discussion of policy, funding and the challenges of stem [...]
New medical technologies represented in specific companies recently added (January 2010) to the Medtech Startups Database: Incubator company from shifamed.com Developing minimally invasive therapies for end stage renal disease. Electrical stimulation technology to restore temporary continence control for patients with colostomies. Sonolysis for treatment of vascular thromobus disorders. Undisclosed nanotech medical product development. Medical robotics [...]
In a distinctly upward trend, total venture capital financings in medical technology for the month of January 2010 hit $514 million. This eclipses the high month total of $440 in July 2009. Key financings for the month include: $64.00 million, Intuity Medical, Inc., has raised $64 million in Series D financing (integrated blood glucose monitor) [...]
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