Sava Technologies Ltd. emerged from five years of stealth with $8 million in seed funding for its microneedle-based sensor. The financing round was led by Balderton Capital and Exor Ventures and will be used to expand the company’s team, design the next-generation product and conduct clinical studies. Read More
On the heels of a $7 million seed round, Singapore-based medical technology startup Thrixen Pte Ltd. is accelerating development of its diagnostic technology platform that has the potential to perform multiplex diagnostic tests at the point of care. Read More
It appears that the expression no news is good news is especially applicable to intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs), thus the class I recall of Arrow International devices was bad news for patients. Read More
New research has pinpointed gene signatures that determine what immune responses will be activated in the development of sepsis, pointing to novel targets and opening the way for the stratification of clinical trials and for patients to be treated on the basis of their immune response, rather than their symptoms. Read More
Scientists spread across Europe and the U.S. filed for protection of an implantable electrode array including a plurality of microneedles, which may be implanted into the auditory nerve bundle and stimulate the auditory nerve in response to receiving electrical signals representative of observed sounds. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Contraline, Deepwell Digital, DNA Diagnostics, GE Healthcare, Gocheck Kids, Glytec, Hearx, Medtronic, Merit Medical, Microbot Medical. Read More
