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Technologies in development at recently identified medtech startups

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 [...]

Posted 02 August 2010 † P. Driscoll § early stage company § innovation § medtech ‡ View Comments °

July big month for financings in medtech

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 [...]

Posted 01 August 2010 † P. Driscoll § early stage company § innovation § investment § market data § medtech ‡ View Comments °

Medtech financings in June 2010 pass $310 million

With the late month close by AqueSys of a $35 million funding round, total medtech financings from venture capital and other sources have reached a respectable $312 million for the month of June. These include the following significant fundings: OptiNose AS, $48.5 million — nasal drug delivery technology AqueSys, Inc., $35 million — glaucoma treatment [...]

Posted 28 June 2010 † P. Driscoll § innovation § investment § medtech ‡ View Comments °

Venture Capital Firms Active in Healthcare Investment

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 [...]

Posted 15 June 2010 † P. Driscoll § early stage company § innovation § investment § medtech ‡ View Comments °

Ablation Technologies Market to Reach $10 Billion in 2010, According to a New MedMarket Diligence Report

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 [...]

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Technologies at recent medtech startups

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 [...]

Posted 27 May 2010 † P. Driscoll § early stage company § innovation § medtech ‡ View Comments °

Technologies at new medtech startups

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 [...]

Posted 29 April 2010 † P. Driscoll § early stage company § innovation § investment ‡ View Comments °

Medical and Surgical Sealant Market Consolidation

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 [...]

Posted 25 April 2010 † P. Driscoll § biomaterials § early stage company § market data § medtech § surgery § surgical glue § surgical sealant § wound management ‡ View Comments °

Regenerative medicine promises realized

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 [...]

Posted 11 April 2010 † P. Driscoll § Cosmetic/aesthetic § cell therapy § diabetes § early stage company § innovation § investment § market data § medtech § regenerative medicine § regulatory § spine § stem cell § tissue engineering ‡ View Comments ° Tagged:

New technologies in development at recent medtech startups

Below are the technologies under development by medtech startup companies recently identified by MedMarket Diligence (and detailed in the Medtech Startups Database): Novel optical scalpel for ultra-precise ophthalmic laser surgery Wound healing technology based on choroid plexus proteins. Osteobiologics Creating "natural bionanomatrix coating technologies for medical devices and clinical problems in cardiovascular disease." Needleless vascular [...]

Posted 03 April 2010 † P. Driscoll § innovation § investment § medtech ‡ View Comments °