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
Undisclosed medical technology
Tissue welding via cold plasma [...]
MedMarket Diligence tracks the formation of new medical technology companies through the Medtech Startup Database. The database contains records on 900 companies founded since 2001. Below is a tag cloud of keywords in company, product and technology descriptions.
The predominant clinical and technology categories covered, due to a combination of factors including principally their rate of [...]
With medtech investment in January 2010 already clocked at $180 million in five days, the month and year are off to a quick start. The financing amounts are also bigger, with over 70% of the financing rounds thus far in excess of $20 million each. The financings include:
Intuity Medical: $64 million
CircuLite, Inc.: $32.5 million
CeQur [...]
Below are the technologies under development at newly identified medical technology startups.
Disposable microchip for handheld (point-of-care) diagnostics.
Vascular access device.
Technologies to treat pulmonary diseases.
Medical device company focused on metabolic disorders.
Surgical suture system.
Biologically-based nanomatrix coating technologies for medical devices.
Ultrasound tissue ablation technology to non-invasively destroy tumors and other lesions.
Ultrasound-based brain stimulation device for Parkinson's, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, [...]
Below are the medical technology industry financings through December 2009 (we'll update them through 12/31). There were a significant number of financings this month, but many small ones, the exceptions being Ophthotech ($30 million) and Asmathix ($27 million), for a December total of $153 million.
Hepa Wash GmbH has raised $5.74 million (€ 3.8 million in [...]
Below are the technologies at companies recently added (by month) to the Medtech Startups Database in late 2009:
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Wound Management 2009
Worldwide Coronary Stents
Worldwide Surgical Sealants, Glues, Wound Closure
Ablation Technologies Worldwide 2008-2017
Spine Surgery Worldwide 2008
November
Scaffold for regeneration of functional bone tissues
Autologous, adipose-derived stem cells for treatment of traumatic brain injury and chronic obstructive pulmonary [...]
Medical technology venture capital financings for the month of November 2009 (to date) have had a good start, totaling over $170 million in the first two weeks. Noteworthy financings include $30 million by Entelleus Medical (treatment of sinusitis), $30 million by Fate Therapeutics (induced pluripotent stem cells), $27 million by Spinal Modulation (devices for treatment [...]
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Medical technology startup companies that we identified during the month of October 2009 are developing the following specific technologies:
Diagnostic imaging in urology and oncology.
Endoscopic tissue management technology.
Esophageal monitoring device to replace peripheral artery catheter.
Products for treatment of fecal incontinence and GERD.
Surgical instrumentation to reduce trauma of surgery.
Suction device for use in sleep breathing disorders.
Fully absorbable [...]
