about nanotechnology or MEMS, encompassing the full spectrum of technologies constructed or acting at the nanoscale or microscale
The field of “nanotechnology” is extremely broad, as is its subset, “nanomedicine”, particularly since the field is defined only by the physical size on which it operates or has its effects rather than any specific technology type employed. Therefore, in principle, the opportunities for nanotechnology in medicine are huge (see link), but in actuality the [...]
Below are select technologies under development at recently identified medtechs startups:
Scaffold for regeneration of functional bone tissues.
Autologous, adipose-derived stem cells for treatment of traumatic brain injury and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Device company developing technologies to improve the safety and efficiency of chemotherapy.
Developing stem cell therapies.
Devices to locate and protect nerves during surgery.
Minimally invasive (endoscopic) spine [...]
Because of the invasive nature of cardiac surgery, medical therapy will always be the preferred treatment protocol favored by many clinicians. To that end, device and pharmaceutical manufacturers continue to explore methods of treating atherosclerosis that will render surgery unnecessary.
For instance, researchers at the Medical University of Graz in Austria announced in February 2009 [...]
The challenge for new and growing businesses (medtech or otherwise) in today’s economy is finding the financial means to continue to develop and realize the potential of their ideas. Funding opportunties are limited with credit tight.
However, the picture is not as dark as it appears on first glimpse, and there is reason to believe [...]
In a prior post, I highlighted the technologies that are the focus of startups we have identified since early 2008. Within the boundaries of what we focus on in our search for startup companies — device companies and those that are either complementary to or competitive with device companies — there is a pretty [...]
Specific technologies and broad technology platforms have tremendous potential for market growth based on combinations of recent technology advancement, changes in clinical practice, current forces in the market and other criterial.
Biotech solutions to traditional medical device technologies. The thrust of medical technology is, and has been for a long time, to make it as effective as [...]
Below are the products/technologies at recently identified medtech startups:
Company
City
Country
Founded
Product/Technology
Checkpoint Surgical, LLC
Cleveland, OH
USA
2008
Intraoperative nerve location and protection device.
DiFUSION Technologies, Inc.
Austin, TX
USA
2008
Medical device to prevent surgical site infections in orthopedic and spinal surgeries.
FHL Innovations, LLC
Fredericksburg, VA
USA
2007
Surgical dressings
GS Medical Co. Ltd.
Seoul
Korea
2007
Spinal implant manufacturer
IQ Medical Devices, LLC
Belmont, MA
USA
2006
Surgical irrigation and retraction systems.
Millennium Medical Technologies, Inc.
La Verne, CA
USA
2006
Autologous [...]
If one is in the position of needing to look to the future of medical technology (and who in this industry is not?)—to identify opportunities or predict challenges in the market—then it is hard to not factor into it two very different current trends and play them out toward the resulting future market impact. One [...]
More medtech trends
Nanotechnology advances. The use of nanotechnology in medicine has faced as many overblown promises as any other application of nanotechnology. However, any realistic view of future medical technologies with big impact would be amiss if it did not consider the myriad applications of "nanotechnology", which we place in quotes to denote that there [...]
While this is separately a White Paper that I wrote and periodically re-write to reflect new stuff being developed (or progressing in that development), it is worthwhile to occasionally revisit the list of technologies that have real promise, especially if that promise is getting closer to reality, or only if the demand is simply getting [...]
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