Health
VESTECK Continues To Help Patients Around The World
VESTECK, Inc. is excited to announce the successful completion of 7 Endovascular Aortic Repair (EVAR) clinical cases with the “SUTURE-TIGHT”™ device. Professor Dainis Krievins and Dr. Bao Bui, performed the 2 most recent EVAR procedures in Riga, Latvia, suturing EVAR grafts to the aorta with the “SUTURE-TIGHT”™ catheter. This brings VESTECK, Inc. to a total of 7 clinical cases […]
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... Read More >First All-Metal Patient-Specific Instrument In Ankle Arthroplasty
Axiom PSR is made of titanium alloy, which means it will have better durability compared to implants made from ceramic or polyethene. Restor3d has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first all-metal patient-specific instrument (PSI) in ankle arthroplasty. This product, named Axiom PSR, will be added to Kinos Medical’s total […]
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... Read More >Across Q1 And Q2, Ben Franklin Tech Partners Is Investing Nearly $3M Into 12 Philly-Area Startups
Plus, the state-backed investment firm is raising a $25 million fund, similar to the Go Philly Fund from 2019 in partnership with Newtown-headquartered EPAM. It’s a busy start to the year for Ben Franklin Technology Partners‘ (BFTP) Southeastern Pennsylvania branch. The state-backed firm recently announced it’s slated to make investments in seven local startup companies. The […]
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... Read More >Ben Franklin Technology Partners Invests $2M In 7 Philadelphia-Area Startups, Plans New $25M Fund
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania is investing $2 million in Philadelphia-area tech and health care startups before setting its sights on a new late-stage fund with a goal of raising at least $25 million — a welcome commitment for local startups as venture capital funding dries up. The investments were made in two […]
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... Read More >‘A Little Company With A Big Vision’: Temple Spinout Advancing New Way To Treat Autoimmune Disorders
A Temple University spinout working on a new way to treat autoimmune disorders has been approved to begin human testing of a potential treatment for an inflammatory liver disease. SFA Therapeutics of Jenkintown received Food and Drug Administration clearance to begin a Phase 1 clinical trial of the company’s new drug candidate SFA-001N, which it […]
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... Read More >Startups To Watch
13 Philadelphia-area startups ready to reach new heights in 2023 Despite a somewhat tumultuous 2022, Greater Philadelphia’s startup ecosystem has continued to flourish. This past year, startups and their founders adapted after a record-setting 2021 that saw the region post its largest annual funding total to date. The first half of 2022 was almost equally […]
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... Read More >Biomeme To Launch Portable Sample-To-Answer PCR System, Host-Response Testing
The pandemic wrought remarkable changes in diagnostics, some of which may improve healthcare for future generations. It also precipitated a dramatic expansion for Philadelphia-based mini PCR instrument and assay developer Biomeme. The company is now using revenues from CAP and CLIA accredited testing labs it owns to create a sample-to-answer instrument and further differentiate itself […]
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... Read More >Jefferson Lands New CEO From One Of The Country’s Largest Health Systems
Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health’s board of trustees have made their pick to take over what became the region’s largest health system under former CEO Dr. Stephen Klasko. Dr. Joseph Cacchione will be the next CEO of Jefferson, effective Sept. 6. Cacchione is executive vice president for clinical and network services at Ascension Health, one of the […]
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