IGE Featured Medical Technology Startups
Company Summary
Electrochemical assays to detect more than 20 different substances in dermal interstitial fluid, including opioids, their metabolites, and affiliated medications. With sensing capabilities validated, FDA approval is in process for a micro-needle device.
News
CARI Health received $4 Million in funding from the National Institute of Drug Abuse to develop its sensor device to combat the opioid crisis.
Forbes featured CARI's biosensor chip technology and its application in long term alcohol or opioid monitoring.
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Dmitri Schreiber dschreib@eng.ucsd.edu |
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Michael Yip yip@ucsd.edu |
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Alexander Norbash anorbash@ucsd.edu |
Company Summary
Crane is developing a Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography compatible needle placement robot to assist interventional radiology procedures.
Programs/Funding
IGE MedTech Accelerator
News
Crane presented on its technology at the IGE Virtual Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
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Shu Xiang shuxiang@curescendo.com |
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Amer Yaghi ahyaghi@ucsd.edu |
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Sheng Xu shengxu@eng.ucsd.edu |
Company Summary
Curescendo builds small, wearable patches that stick on your skin and sense blood pressure continuously, and send the data directly to doctors. Unlike traditional cuff-based monitors, our product offers a cuff-less solution that is comfortable for patients, with minimal disruption to daily activities, and time-saving for doctors.
Programs/Funding
NSF I-Corps
News
Curescendo presented on its blood pressure monitoring technology at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
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Phil Chung pchung79@gmail.com |
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David Buck buckdw@gmail.com |
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Andrew Chung andrewchung84@gmail.com |
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Sarah Lin sarahlindesigns@gmail.com |
Company Summary
Device Vitals's mission is to save patient lives by delivering actionable, real-time insights about the true cost, safety, and usability of medical equipment. We do this by putting a frictionless feedback and help channel (web app) at end users’ fingertips. We hope to grow a network of institutions that share data on our platform, and apply machine learning to help predict incidents and trends.
Programs/Funding
IGE MedTech Accelerator
News
Device Vitals exhibited its technology at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
Company Summary
Hydrostasis is developing a personalized hydration monitor that can provide notifications of dehydration / over-hydration before the user experiences any symptoms. We have a prototype of our hardware sensor, based in diffuse near-infrared spectroscopy. Our analytics platform can show multiple users in one webApp the changes in personalized hydration index, allowing for use in sports and healthcare settings.
Programs/Funding
Medical Device Workshop
Funds: $10,000
News
Hydrostasis was awarded $50,000 from the US Department of the Air Force SBIR Program to participate in a feasibility study of product and market fit for the Air Force.
Founder and CEO, Debbie Chen, presented at the Sensors Summit, 10th Annual CATA Clinical Symposium & Leadership Conference, and Digital Medicine and MedTech Showcase on personalized hydration monitoring.
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Simonas Vaitkus svaitkus@ucsd.edu |
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Rafaela Torigoe rsimoest@ucsd.edu |
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Karcher Morris k6morris@eng.ucsd.edu |
Company Summary
Impedea Tech has created an antimicrobial urinary catheter coating capable of preventing biofilm growth on the surface over an extended period of time. Our innovation involves manufacturing the coating and applying it to standard silicone catheters.
Programs/Funding
IGE MedTech Accelerator
News
Impedea Tech received a GEM in 2018 for a total of $60,000 and an ACTRI Academic Senate Grant in 2020 for a total of $15,000.
Impedea Tech presented on catheter coating technology at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
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Karlos Ishac karlos@lifeformai.com |
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Katia Bourahmoune |
Company Summary
Lifeform AI creates intelligent interfaces for healthier habits. We have designed the LifeChair, which uses our patented eTextile sensing technology and human behavioral AI to train better sitting habits and improve well-being in real-time. It also includes a partner application where the user may also access a suite of wellness features including guided stretches and performance tracking.
Programs/Funding
Global Innovation Program - Japan
News
Lifeform AI received $50,000 in funding from an angel investment firm in Japan, in May 2019.
Company Summary
LIMBER Prosthetics and Orthotics has developed a seamless digital scanning, design, and fabrication workflow for producing prosthetic devices. Our prosthetic devices are more comfortable at a lower cost. We 3D print using dual-extrusion with engineering-grade materials to locally tailor the material properties of our devices for increased functionality.
Programs/Funding
IGE MedTech Accelerator Bootcamp
News
LIMBER exhibited its prosthetic device technology at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
Company Summary
Melio’s is developing a low-cost, near point-of-care testing platform for rapid detection of all common infections. This includes testing for bacteria, fungi and viruses in under 3 hours directly from the patient sample. Melio’s universal platform relies on machine learning to identify different pathogens without making changes to the assay or device. The system is designed to learn to identify new pathogen targets with algorithm retraining only. With the current COVID-19 pandemic, we are adapting our platform to identify all coronavirus strains in a single test.
Programs/Funding
IGE MedTech Accelerator
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Takuya Miyazaki miyazaki.bsr@tmd.ac.jp |
Company Summary
NanoMed Therapeutics is creating nanomedicine-based combination therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Programs/Funding
Global Innovation Program - Japan
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Tal Almog email.tal@gmail.com |
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Joe Carson joe@pensievision.com |
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Ben Carson ben@benjamincarsonlaw.com |
Company Summary
Pensievision delivers novel point of care medical imaging solutions. We created the first portable three-dimensional (3D) visual assessment device for early-stage detection and analysis of pre-cancer cervical lesions with detection capabilities using Artificial intelligence (AI) and technologies used in NASA’s space telescopes.
News
Pensievision presented on their device at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
Company Summary
PodiVive aims to drastically decrease ulcer formation and infection by creating a novel solution for both diabetic and DFU patients. We are prototyping a personalized insole-sock combo that can properly offload a patient’s feet, offer easy compliance, assess a patient’s foot condition, and add a bacterial barrier for additive protection. These features can potentially preserve a diabetic patient’s limbs, increase their quality of life, and reduce the damaging effects of DFUs to both human health and the economy.
Programs/Funding
IGE MedTech Accelerator Bootcamp
News
PodiVive presented on its insole-sock technology at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
Company Summary
RECENS Medical is a clinical-stage medical device company developing innovative cooling technologies for multiple applications across medicine. Its lead product is a proprietary handheld precision cooling device which allows for instantaneous onset of ocular anesthesia for intravitreal injection intended to improve physician workflow and optimize patient comfort. This device has demonstrated safety and efficacy in multiple clinical trials and its technology is covered by a broad intellectual portfolio encompassing multiple patents.
Programs/Funding
Global Innovation Program- Korea
News
RECENS Medical exhibited its cooling device at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
Company Summary
SB Solutions produces a non-invasive glucose monitoring medical device.
Programs/Funding
Global Innovation Program
News
SB Solutions presented on its glucose monitoring device at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
Founders
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Shivani Bhakta s9bhakta@ucsd.edu |
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Albert Hernandez aah018@ucsd.edu |
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Tanish Jain t1jain@ucsd.edu |
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Jordan Levy jdlevy@ucsd.edu |
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Ravi Patel rap004@ucsd.edu |
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Sai Kiran Komatineni skomatin@ucsd.edu |
Company Summary
SoleInTech aims to improve the quality of life of Parkinson’s Disease patients through building a shoe insole that can monitor user’s GAIT and provide tactile feedback to correct it, improving their balance. Physical therapists can recommend the insole to their patients and use it to monitor the progression of the disease. As a result, patients do not have to visit their therapists as frequently reducing their costs and alleviating current inconveniences.
Programs/Funding
NSF I-Corps
Funds: $1,000
News
SoleInTech exhibited its shoe insole technology at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
Company Summary
VigoScope has designed and prototyped a functioning detachable bronchoscope device leveraging a novel design and advanced additive manufacturing techniques. The gear drive, attachment mechanism, and transmission mechanism each play a unique role in making the device possible.
Programs/Funding
IGE Technology Management Certificate Program
News
VigoScope received funds of $5,000 through the Shah Family Fellowship.
VigoScope presented on its detachable bronchoscope device at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
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