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Aseptuva is an early-stage MedTech company based in Technopark Winterthur. It aims to combat Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) by developing medical devices for in-situ disinfection of various catheters, preventing infections at their source and potentially saving thousands of lives annually.

Embryoxite is a biotechnology company specializing in non-invasive diagnostic services for pre-implantation embryos in human-assisted reproduction. It operates a platform that combines artificial intelligence, metabolomics, embryo imaging, and clinical data to enhance embryo selection accuracy and improve patient outcomes for fertility clinics and reproductive specialists.

CNS Therapy is a spin-off from the University of North Carolina that develops mind-body therapy-based solutions and devices to alleviate chronic pain and related conditions. It combines operant behavioral therapy with a proprietary device called SET, Systolic Extinction Training, to enhance learning and reset the autonomic nervous system, with the aim of delivering long-lasting pain relief. The company tracks physiological parameters and uses the resulting data to optimize therapy, delivering an integrated program of psychological training and electrostimulation to help patients reduce or eliminate pain and return to daily activities.

HeroSupport is a medical device manufacturing company founded in 2019 and based in Veyrier, Geneva. The company specializes in creating medical immobilization devices designed to enhance patient comfort during clinical procedures. Its innovative technology transforms imaging and treatment tables into personalized support solutions, specifically catering to the needs of patients undergoing prone breast radiotherapy. This approach allows patients to benefit from tailored support, eliminating the need for them to adjust to the standard table. By improving patient comfort, HeroSupport enables healthcare providers to deliver more effective and cost-efficient cancer treatment.

Astron Medtech specializes in developing disposable, minimally invasive surgical devices for tendon repair. Their innovative solutions aim to reduce recovery time by half, from six months to four.

Pulse Charter Connect specializes in streamlining organ transportation logistics. It operates a digital platform that automates and optimizes both air and ground transportation processes, replacing manual methods. This enables medical professionals to concentrate on their critical tasks, saving time, reducing costs, and enhancing the likelihood of successful organ transplants.

Birth By Us empowers mothers and birth attendants to customize their own birthing experience while providing caregivers with the insights and data needed to best assist their birth.

ABBY is a new Personal EV for adults with reduced mobility, positioned as a long-overdue expansion play for the broken $9B wheelchair cartel

Red Arrow Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing innovative cancer therapies. It focuses on systemic cytokine delivery, targeted intratumoral activation, and enhancing biological potency to maximize drug efficacy while minimizing toxicity.

Perfusion Medical is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing acute cardiovascular therapies for shock and ischemic conditions. It is advancing an intravenously administered PEG-20k solution that increases tissue perfusion to rapidly restore oxygen delivery to tissues during severe blood loss, supporting resuscitation and potentially reducing reliance on blood products by enhancing transfusion effectiveness in critical care. The approach targets emergency and trauma settings with the aim of transforming management of hypovolemic shock and related conditions by restoring perfusion and limiting tissue injury.

Lighthanded Enterprises specializes in innovative medical technology focused on diagnosing middle ear effusions, particularly otitis media with effusion (OME), which is common in childhood. The company has developed a laser otoscope that significantly enhances diagnostic capabilities by providing an additional illumination source. This advanced platform offers up to ninety percent accuracy in detecting OME, allowing physicians to confidently assess and manage conditions that can adversely affect a child's hearing over prolonged periods. By improving visibility during examinations, Lighthanded Enterprises equips healthcare providers with the tools necessary for more effective treatment and referral decisions.

Pharmesol is a clinical services company that develops a platform to automate follow-up care for medications. The platform uses artificial intelligence to automate calls and messages, streamlining communication among patients, providers, and payers, and supports data management with recorded documentation. This enables patients and doctors to receive personalized support around the clock.

QuitSure is a technology company that operates a 6-day mobile application-based program designed to help smokers quit smoking. Utilizing advanced behavioral science and psychological tools, the platform offers a combination of reading materials, videos, and simple exercises, aiming to eliminate the desire to smoke and prevent cravings. The program is intended to facilitate a permanent and easy smoking cessation, with the support of personal consultations.

Trove Health is a company that offers a clinical trial recruitment platform designed to facilitate access to patient data for patients, healthcare providers, and life sciences organizations. The platform creates a diverse and consented database of prospective trial participants, enabling researchers to efficiently identify and recruit patients who meet specific enrollment criteria across various geographies and therapeutic areas. By doing so, Trove Health supports the advancement of medical research while empowering patients to manage their own health data, including the potential to monetize it and receive personalized treatment options.

Qonect offers a free digital platform that enables users to save on food and medical bills by providing discounts on medicines and lab tests, facilitating OPD appointments, and offering financial assistance during medical emergencies.

IC Innovations develops disruptive technology for respiration measurement and analysis. We are focused on lowering the barriers to access to advanced respiratory assessment, in fields such as sports and healthcare.

Speratum is a biopharmaceutical company focused on microRNA-directed oncology therapies. The Company was founded in 2014 by Christian Marín-Müller, Ph.D. and is dedicated to the development of a patented treatment for pancreatic cancer based on the combination of tumor suppressive microRNA molecules and nanoparticle-based drug delivery technologies. The Company is currently entering the final stage of preclinical trials for the pancreatic cancer therapy, while simultaneously expanding the patent’s coverage to incorporate other types of cancer and non-cancer indications and illnesses and expanding its intellectual property (IP) portfolio with complementary technologies in the fields of nanotechnology, medical devices and veterinary medicine.

Flourish Science is a digital mental health organization that was founded in order to deliver personalized and community-oriented well-being knowledge and practices based on social psychology, positive psychology, and behavioral science.

They're more than a napkin company. Join our mission to end drug-facilitated sexual assault.KnoNap works to empower individuals and communities to create safer social settings, through education and products that bring attention to drug facilitated assault and crime.

Founded in 2019, Blue Halo BioMedical specializes in manufacturing innovative catheter surgical devices for urologic patients. Based in Winter Park, Florida, the company aims to improve patient quality of life by offering proprietary internal male urologic catheters that enhance convenience and comfort.

Flagler Health develops clinical decision support software that helps healthcare providers deliver more comprehensive care. Its platform uses patient data and clinical guidelines to identify potentially beneficial procedures that might have been overlooked, improving patient outcomes.

Azul Bio specializes in marine ecosystem preservation and enhancement, focusing on coral reef restoration. They employ advanced biological analysis services to monitor and maintain aquatic environments, offering DNA-based biodiversity assessments, species genotyping, microbiome profiling, and disease detection. This data empowers marine researchers and industries to improve aquaculture practices and safeguard ocean ecosystems against climate change.

Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, Bairitone Health develops innovative solutions for individuals with untreated obstructive sleep apnea. The company's core technology employs remote passive sensing and artificial intelligence to pinpoint structural collapses in the upper airway during sleep, enabling more informed treatment plans.

Mobile app for tracking, understanding, and improving mental health. We're working on making mental healthcare more quantitative. If that sounds interesting to you, get in touch!

Activate Health develops a digital health platform focused on blood test analysis and overall health tracking. The platform offers features like health audits, personalized coaching, and progress tracking, aiming to enhance users' lifestyles.

KardioStatus is a healthcare technology company that converts biometric data into personalized clinical treatments. Its platform, developed by leading physicians and engineers, creates unique biometric profiles for patients and provides tailored therapeutic recommendations to healthcare providers, aiming to enhance patient outcomes, lower costs, and simplify decision-making processes.

DoubleLock Healthcare specializes in developing innovative medical devices aimed at reducing healthcare-associated infections. Their primary product is a novel intravenous (IV) port and syringe system designed to enhance sterility and safety. This system, which does not require alcohol swabs or caps, is engineered to decrease drug leakage, toxic vapors, and medication errors, thereby improving patient safety and lowering healthcare costs.

From Women For Women is a new unique breast pad developed by B-gin A-ge.

Women aged 20-45 cannot get screened for breast cancer because existing solutions are unreliable. However, 81% want to. At The Blue Box, we have built a pain-free, low-cost, sensitive, radiation-free device to detect breast cancer in urine with a sensitivity of 83%. In 2024, we’ll launch into the market, bringing The Blue Box to private gynecology clinics with a Diagnostics-as-a-Service subscription model, and a pay-per-test revenue stream that we’ll share with doctors.

electronRx specializes in digital medicine solutions for chronic disease management. They develop personalized healthcare platforms that monitor cardiovascular health remotely, enabling patients to self-manage their conditions with clinical oversight.

MZP Tech is a medical device company focused on point-of-care coagulation analysis. It develops diagnostic methodologies in hemostasis to support the management of bleeding and thrombotic risk. The company’s coagulation diagnostic device analyzes a small blood sample in minutes using a disposable micro-machined chip and a portable sensing system that measures blood viscosity, enabling early screening for cardiovascular-related diseases and clotting disorders.

Azooka Labs specializes in the production of proprietary fluorophores for biotechnology applications. Their products include fluorescent dyes and tags for DNA, RNA, chromosomes, live cells, and molecular-grade sample collection mediums. The company aims to provide affordable and sustainable biotech consumables globally.

Developer of cancer drugs designed to help treat solid tumors. The company focuses on treating cancer diseases using biomaterials, enabling healthcare professionals to improve survival rates, reduce adverse effects, and offer new hope to patients.

Astra Wellbeing is a B2B software company that focuses on employee recognition and wellness. It provides platforms for businesses, particularly hospitals, to engage and appreciate their staff, thereby reducing burnout and enhancing overall employee welfare. The company's key product is an SMS-based wellness platform that delivers tailored, positive reinforcement messages and on-demand wellness resources to frontline healthcare employees.

Lavaa is a healthcare technology company that improves primary care operations in value-based settings. It offers HealthLinksAI, an AI-powered operating system integrating with EMRs and clinical workflows, transforming raw data into actionable insights for care teams. This enhances patient risk management, outcomes, and revenue streams. Lavaa's customizable engines facilitate fast deployment, while its API and Intelligence Studio enable external vendors to connect with proactive practices, expanding reach across Medicare Advantage, ACOs, and population health initiatives in the U.S.

Dream Team Baby is a leading infant and toddler sleep consulting business, operating for over a decade. Backed by a board of medical advisors, the company offers holistic sleep solutions, believing every child can learn to love sleep. Services include comprehensive sleep assessments, custom sleep plans, and intensive coaching, along with parent support and child behavior advice. Dream Team Baby works with families nationwide and has been featured on national media outlets like the Today Show.

Pills2Me is a pharmacy delivery service focused on improving healthcare by removing barriers to medication access and adherence. The company operates a platform that allows users to order non-prescription pharmacy items and have them delivered, as well as facilitating the pickup and delivery of prescriptions from any pharmacy. This service is particularly beneficial for elderly and immunocompromised individuals, enabling them to maintain social distancing while ensuring access to essential medications. By streamlining the delivery process, Pills2Me aims to enhance the overall experience of obtaining necessary healthcare products.

Stellate Therapeutics is a global biotechnology company specializing in the development of small molecules derived from human gut bacteria into personalized therapies for neurological diseases. The company's platform has generated a portfolio of new drug candidates, with capabilities spanning discovery, screening, production, and diagnostic development.

True Concepts Medical Technologies develops medical devices designed to reduce financial waste in healthcare while improving patient outcomes. The company creates cost-effective, manufacturable devices that address critical clinical needs, minimize human error, and improve diagnostic and treatment delivery. Its product development team applies broad experience in medical device design to support rapid development for clinician-inventors, startups, and manufacturers. The firm focuses on areas with high morbidity and mortality, delivering contaminant-free blood culture collection tools to improve sepsis diagnosis and support life-saving emergency care. Founded in 2017 and based in Centerville, Ohio, the company pursues solutions that can lower costs and enhance patient safety across the healthcare system.

HME Square is a healthcare technology company specializing in the development of innovative medical diagnostics and devices. Their primary product is a non-invasive glucose monitoring system, which combines photoacoustics, MEMS device technology, and deep learning algorithms to provide accurate and continuous blood glucose measurement without the need for blood sampling or needles. This technology aims to prevent chronic diseases by enabling users to monitor their sugar levels conveniently and effectively, promoting healthier lifestyles.

CranioSense develops non-invasive medical devices to diagnose and monitor intracranial hypertension, providing clinicians with crucial insights for treating neurological conditions.

Auspex Diagnostics specializes in advanced diagnostic tests for personalized cancer treatment. It leverages AI and data analytics technologies to help healthcare providers make informed treatment decisions, enhancing patient care.

Founded in 2015, Tiny Docs bridges the communication gap between doctors, children, and families by providing engaging, easy-to-understand educational resources about health issues and surgical procedures. Their platform offers short cartoons in multiple languages, empowering children worldwide to make informed healthcare decisions.

Aevice Health specializes in non-invasive wearable technology for real-time monitoring of respiratory health. Its devices facilitate early detection of cardiopulmonary issues, enabling clinicians to track patient responses to treatment effectively and enhancing patient care by delivering critical insights directly from home.

YouthBio Therapeutics specializes in developing tissue-specific gene therapies based on partial cellular reprogramming, aiming to restore youthful gene expression in targeted cells. Its initial focus is on rejuvenating the brain to treat diseases like Alzheimer's by promoting cellular renewal in neurons and other brain cell types.

unique approach targets end-to-end health, nutrition, fitness and wellness so that no chronic health conditions, Using machine learning to study behavior change. innovative tech is enhanced by human connection through 1:1 coaching.

Lura Health develops a non-invasive continuous health monitoring platform that uses saliva as a diagnostic fluid. The company integrates micro-sensors into orthodontic devices such as retainers, aligners, and brackets to continuously measure saliva analytes and securely transmit data to a smartphone app, enabling users to monitor oral health metrics and potentially support broader chronic disease management. Target markets include heart disease, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and tooth decay. Founded in 2017, the company is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Anviron is a biotechnology company that develops small-molecule inhibitor therapies for aggressive and late-stage cancers. The company focuses on scientific research to halt or shrink tumor growth in cancers such as pancreatic, breast, gastric, and cervical cancers, aiming to provide healthcare professionals with potential new treatment options. It employs a team of scientists, doctors, and clinicians dedicated to advancing cancer therapies.

Taurus Vascular is a medical device company dedicated to enhancing long-term outcomes for patients suffering from aortic aneurysms. The company is focused on transforming the standard of care by developing innovative medical device technology aimed at addressing the complications associated with endoleaks. This technology is designed to facilitate accelerated shrinkage of the aneurysm sac following endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR). By improving the effectiveness of treatment, Taurus Vascular aims to significantly enhance patient outcomes in the healthcare sector.

Intek Scientific develops multiplexed immunofluorescence imaging technology.This will empower clinicians and researchers to gain a deeper understanding of cancer and provide effective and customized therapeutic strategies to tackle even the most challenging cancers.

TrainFES is a digital neuro-rehabilitation platform focused on enhancing the quality of life for individuals with paralysis, including those with spinal cord injuries and complications from cerebrovascular accidents. The company offers an innovative solution that combines rehabilitation orthopedic devices with a mobile application, enabling patients to undergo rehabilitation in the comfort of their own homes. This approach not only reduces the costs associated with traditional rehabilitation therapies but also aims to deliver improved outcomes for users. By providing effective monitoring and therapeutic support, TrainFES empowers individuals to manage their physical disabilities and engage in their rehabilitation more effectively.

Hybridwerx enables clinicians to enter notes fast and focus on assisting patients.

SafeGuard Surgical is a medical device company focused on improving surgical outcomes and patient safety. It develops innovative, resorbable products designed to enhance colonic anastomotic healing and stability during advanced surgical procedures. These include a resorbable intraluminal stent graft and an extraluminal resorbable graft, along with anvil cap extension arms. By employing these products, SafeGuard aims to reduce surgical complications, lower healthcare costs, and minimize patient recovery time, ultimately preventing mortality and morbidity associated with surgery.

DocNexus is transforming the healthcare landscape by utilizing AI-powered knowledge graphs to enhance medical affairs organizations. The company has developed a platform that enables rapid access to insights from millions of scientific publications, clinical trials, and news, significantly reducing the time required to gather critical information. Its offerings include a comprehensive database for key opinion leader (KOL) searches, advanced publication searches to support effective scientific exchanges, and news aggregation to keep clients informed about KOLs' digital media presence. Through these capabilities, DocNexus facilitates seamless connections within the healthcare ecosystem, empowering clients to advance their medical affairs strategies effectively.

DetoXyFi innovates sustainable water purification solutions using plant tissue technology. Their natural filters remove organic and inorganic toxins without chemical additives.

Arnav Biotech is a biotechnology company that operates as a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), specializing in mRNA technology. It offers services for the design, development, and manufacturing of custom and cataloged mRNA products, supporting research, therapeutics, and vaccines. By providing these services, Arnav Biotech enables researchers to concentrate on their specific areas of interest, thereby democratizing access to mRNA-based life sciences.

Nanoplex is a healthcare and life sciences company.

Skygenic is an innovative infrastructure and data analysis platform that accelerates biological research by lowering barriers for scientists. Developed in collaboration with Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, Skygenic enables non-programming scientists to perform their own data analysis, offloading workload from bioinformaticians, allowing more research at lower cost and faster pace.

KT Innovations is a provider of medical devices that aims to prevent costly & life threatening urinary tract and skin infections.

Ember Sleep develops innovative medical devices for treating sleep apnea. Their platform offers a comfortable, effective, and non-invasive solution to improve sleep quality.

Curespec is a medical device company developing the Nephrospec, a non-invasive device designed to treat chronic kidney disease and hypertension. By preserving kidney function and delaying the need for dialysis, the technology supports clinicians in managing renal and hypertensive conditions and aims to reduce patient suffering.

ForesightCares is a technology company specializing in AI-driven healthcare solutions for the elderly. It aims to address the U.S.'s impending healthcare crisis, exacerbated by the growing aging population, often referred to as the "Silver Wave". The company develops AI technology to enhance elder care, focusing on routine motor function assessments. Its innovative system enables early detection and tracking of motor function deficits and fluctuations in older adults with conditions like Parkinson's, mild cognitive impairment, and balance issues. This technology benefits patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers by facilitating better health outcomes and improving quality of life.

Code 1 Medical Devices provides medical solutions to prevent the aspiration of stomach contents into the lungs.

Corveus Medical is a medical device company focused on innovative solutions for preventing heart failure. The company is developing a neuromodulation device designed to perform nerve ablation through a catheter-based approach. This minimally invasive technology aims to effectively target and access specific tissues, offering a novel treatment option for heart failure. By addressing both the clinical and economic challenges associated with this condition, Corveus Medical seeks to improve patient outcomes and enhance the overall management of heart failure.

Dart Biosciences works in the healthcare industry. It creates tailored gene therapies for a variety of uncommon and prevalent disorders.

Elythea is a technology company that develops a medical platform for obstetricians. This platform uses machine learning and deep learning algorithms to predict pregnancy complications, such as postpartum hemorrhage, cesarean section, and eclampsia, by analyzing clinical history and demographic information available at the point of care. The platform can make these predictions as early as the first trimester, enabling doctors to prepare and reduce mortality and costs by over 90%. Elythea's proprietary models outperform current gold standard risk assessments, demonstrating up to three times greater sensitivity in predicting high-risk cases of hemorrhage.

Benten Technologies is a social impact company dedicated to democratizing healthcare through digital therapeutics. Its platform focuses on enhancing services for expectant mothers, supporting healthy living, providing health education, and offering screening devices, aiming to improve access to care and quality of life for diverse patient populations.

XN Health is a medical device company founded in 2021 and based in Texas, USA. The company focuses on developing innovative healthcare solutions to assist mechanically ventilated patients in weaning off ventilators more efficiently. Its primary product utilizes phrenic nerve stimulation to induce diaphragm contractions, thereby mitigating the risks of diaphragm dysfunction associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation. By enhancing the weaning process, XN Health aims to improve patient outcomes and facilitate recovery in critical care settings.

Although the #1 indicator of therapeutic success is the patient-therapist fit, 1 in 2 adults quit therapy due to a lack of therapist fit. Getting this match wrong is costly for health insurers and therapists. Unmute focuses on increasing the match and long term success-rate for patients seeking therapy using machine learning algorithms.

InnoPsych is a mental health platform that seeks to reduce racial disparities in mental healthcare. It provides a national directory of therapists of color, mental health programming designed to promote open dialogue about mental wellness within BIPOC communities, and wellness products that teach emotional regulation strategies.

Welfie is a school health platform that provides health data assessments, insights, and resources focused on physical health issues such as heart health, nutrition, fitness, and diabetes. It aims to support parents, providers, and population health leaders in making better health decisions for children aged K-12.

Oculogenex is a biopharmaceutical company founded in 2020 and based in La Habra, California. It specializes in the development of gene therapies aimed at treating retinal disorders. The company’s innovative approach involves ocular regenerative gene therapy that protects retinal pigment epithelial cells from oxidative stress-induced cell death, a condition linked to macular degeneration. By focusing on these therapies, Oculogenex seeks to enable researchers to enhance the detection and treatment of retinal-related disorders, contributing significantly to advancements in this critical area of medical research.

Founded in 2019, SOAP Health improves clinical decision-making by capturing and analyzing patient data before appointments. Its platform offers augmented intelligence for physicians, graphical risk representation, and actionable insights to enhance patient care and doctor productivity.

CardMedic is a healthcare platform designed to enhance communication between healthcare staff and patients, addressing various barriers such as language differences, visual and hearing impairments, cognitive challenges, and literacy issues. The platform features a comprehensive library of digital flashcards that replicate clinical conversations on common healthcare topics. These flashcards are available in multiple formats, including multilingual options, sign language, easy-to-read text, and read-aloud capabilities. By facilitating clearer communication, CardMedic aims to improve the quality of care and reduce health inequalities, ensuring that patients can access essential healthcare information in a way that is understandable to them. The platform is accessible via smartphones, tablets, or desktops, making it a versatile tool for both patients and healthcare providers.

Carefull is a company dedicated to supporting adult children who manage their aging parents' finances. They offer digital services aimed at simplifying financial caregiving tasks and enhancing family financial decision-making.

juli is a digital healthcare startup founded in 2020, aimed at improving the lives of individuals with chronic conditions. The company develops an artificial intelligence-powered application that consolidates diverse healthcare data into a single platform. This application supports users dealing with various chronic health issues, such as asthma, migraines, depression, bipolar disorder, and chronic pain. By integrating data from smartphones, wearables, and self-reported information, juli enables users to self-track and manage their symptoms effectively. The founders, motivated by personal experiences with chronic conditions, leverage their expertise in big data to enhance healthcare outcomes and promote better understanding of health triggers and management strategies.

Canopie is a mental health care company focused on addressing maternal depression and anxiety through a digital platform. The platform offers customized, audio-based programs and automated coaching that utilize clinically validated therapeutic techniques, including adaptations of cognitive behavioral therapy and compassion-focused treatment. By collaborating with cities, payers, health systems, and healthcare providers, Canopie aims to deliver effective and affordable care for mothers, overcoming barriers such as cost, scheduling, time, and stigma. The company's innovative approach is designed to support pregnant women and new mothers in preventing and treating common mental health challenges, making it a scalable solution in maternal mental health care.

Carium is a provider of an individualized healthcare platform designed to improve health and wellness journeys. The platform offers an end-to-end, actionable, and personalized care experience for patients and care teams, enabling healthcare providers and payers to reduce costs, gain better insights, and achieve better health outcomes. It supports coordination across care settings and emphasizes data collected from daily life to inform clinical decisions.

HealthOpX is a technology company that specializes in software solutions aimed at enhancing the health of at-risk patients through community-based engagement. It serves community organizations, health systems, and payers, enabling them to effectively implement programs and collaborate with government and healthcare entities. The company's predictive analytics platform assesses the risk of patient readmission, emergency room visits, and morbidity, thereby facilitating improved care coordination and medical adherence. By focusing on patient engagement and quality care outcomes, HealthOpX provides healthcare practitioners with tools to deliver convenient and cost-effective benefits to individuals seeking treatment.

Opeeka develops AI-based mental health assessment software for healthcare providers. Its platform transforms assessment data into personalized treatment plans, enabling agencies to deliver person-centered care and track patient progress.

Kintsugi develops voice biomarker software and mental health infrastructure that detects signs of depression and anxiety from short clips of free-form speech. The platform aims to help clinicians validate biomarkers and identify mental health conditions, enabling medical practitioners to close care gaps in risk-bearing health systems and save time and lives.

Eupnoos is a health-tech company specializing in digital lung health solutions. It offers smartphone-based, automated lung function testing and data interpretation for various devices and telehealth platforms.

Ferrum Health, Inc. is a health technology company based in Santa Clara, California, that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence platform aimed at preventing medical errors and enhancing patient safety. Incorporated in 2017, Ferrum Health's AI-driven platform analyzes patient data across healthcare systems to identify opportunities for closing gaps in care. The platform features a comprehensive patient safety evaluation system, which includes multiple computer vision algorithms that assess radiologic images for commonly missed conditions, such as lung nodules and fractures. Additionally, it employs proprietary natural language processing algorithms to correlate findings with physician notes, effectively flagging potential oversights for hospital quality officers to address. By integrating AI, Ferrum Health strives to improve patient outcomes and support hospital systems in maintaining high standards of care.

CBOH is a digital health platform that decentralizes control of health identity and data. It empowers users to control their digital health identity and share verifiable health statuses with whom they choose. It is on a mission to destigmatize health testing and eliminate the spread of transmissible infections.

myBiometry is developing a platform to monitor/manage patients with chronic disease using biomarker data from proprietary sensors and ML to identify patients at risk of treatment failure. Our initial focus is asthma where treatment failure occurs over 46% of the time (11.5M US patients, $80 billion). We are developing a single use, disposable sensor and device to track a biomarker of inflammation in breath. The data determines changes in adherence, treatment response, and risk of attack.

Patientory is a digital health data platform that enables individuals to store and manage personal medical records and health information, empowering patients to control their data. The platform securely manages records, offers AI-driven health coaching, tracks wellness metrics, connects users to clinical trials and affordable medications, and rewards healthy behaviors. It facilitates connections between patients and healthcare providers to support care coordination. Founded in 2015 and based in Atlanta, the company aims to streamline access to health information and enable patients to benefit from their data.

Together by Renee is a free app that uses generative AI to streamline and automate health tasks like ordering refills, booking appointments and completing forms in an easy user experience perfect for the 123 million aging Americans managing diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and more. Together measures vital signs like blood pressure via smartphone camera - with no devices or wearables required. Together requires no data entry, typing or integration to legacy systems, using just AI to automate patient-centric care coordination. 67% of Together’s first 15,000 users are over 55 years of age and Together enjoys NetPromoter score of +85.

Delfina is a data-driven prenatal care platform that personalizes pregnancy care to improve safety for mothers and babies. It uses a data-powered approach to uncover insights in prenatal care and to optimize interventional workflows through machine learning models. The platform creates individualized pregnancy care plans based on patient risk assessed from multiple metrics and supports early intervention, helping providers deliver equitable, cost-effective care. By integrating data across clinical, demographic, and monitoring inputs, Delfina aims to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows, and improve outcomes throughout pregnancy.

miniMarrow presents a new disruptive therapeutic approach for the in-situ production of blood components in leukemic patients to replace weekly and burdensome transfusions markedly increasing patient quality-of-life. miniMarrow is operating in stealth mode. miniMarrow was established in Renens, Vaud

Oculogenex is a biopharmaceutical company founded in 2020 and based in La Habra, California. It specializes in the development of gene therapies aimed at treating retinal disorders. The company’s innovative approach involves ocular regenerative gene therapy that protects retinal pigment epithelial cells from oxidative stress-induced cell death, a condition linked to macular degeneration. By focusing on these therapies, Oculogenex seeks to enable researchers to enhance the detection and treatment of retinal-related disorders, contributing significantly to advancements in this critical area of medical research.

Ostiio develops an innovative bone distraction system designed to correct skeletal deformities and deficiencies. Its fully implantable device is buried under the patient's skin, eliminating the need for external components, and features a programmable driver that enables remote monitoring and control by prescribing surgeons.

CardMedic is a healthcare platform designed to enhance communication between healthcare staff and patients, addressing various barriers such as language differences, visual and hearing impairments, cognitive challenges, and literacy issues. The platform features a comprehensive library of digital flashcards that replicate clinical conversations on common healthcare topics. These flashcards are available in multiple formats, including multilingual options, sign language, easy-to-read text, and read-aloud capabilities. By facilitating clearer communication, CardMedic aims to improve the quality of care and reduce health inequalities, ensuring that patients can access essential healthcare information in a way that is understandable to them. The platform is accessible via smartphones, tablets, or desktops, making it a versatile tool for both patients and healthcare providers.

Phimentum enables general dentists without specialized training to offer braces to their patients. This opens a high-profit revenue stream for dentists and lowering cost and geographic barriers for patients.

MyNurse.ai develops an AI-powered remote health monitoring solution for individuals with chronic conditions. The system integrates smart home health devices with personalized wellness coaching to support at-home management of conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. It enables continuous care through secure data sharing with clinicians and provides tailored guidance to improve health outcomes and reduce hospital visits.

Flourish Collective is a digital platform designed to support new and expecting families by enhancing access to maternal healthcare and wellness services. It features a marketplace that offers evidence-based products and vetted maternal wellness services, along with a funding mechanism that allows friends and family to contribute towards a positive birth and parenting experience. By providing resources for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care, Flourish Collective aims to bridge gaps in maternal healthcare, making essential wellness services accessible to all mothers from pregnancy through motherhood.

N95 Mask Preserve is a PPE protection device developed for healthcare workers on the COVID-19 frontlines. It is built with antimicrobial, antifungal, mold, and mildew inhibiting technology. It protects masks from damage and contamination.

NemoCare develops a comprehensive patient monitoring system using wireless wearable sensors, analytics, and big data. Its primary focus is on affordable, continuous monitoring for newborns in hospitals and at home, aiming to improve maternal and neonatal care.

SageSurfer operates a mental healthcare platform designed to empower individuals in overcoming behavioral health challenges by fostering collaboration among their caregivers. The platform facilitates comprehensive, coordinated, and outcome-driven personalized care for mental health and addiction treatment. It enables consumers to actively participate in their care planning, ensuring they have a stronger voice in their treatment process. By centering the consumer in the recovery plan and providing access to their entire care team, SageSurfer aims to create a supportive healthcare environment where individuals are not alone in their journey towards recovery and can easily access help when needed.

CaringWire is a digital health platform focused on enhancing the healthcare experience for individuals, families, and businesses. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of services, including behavioral health, virtual primary care, online pharmacy, family planning, estate planning, and family caregiving. By integrating various healthcare solutions into a user-friendly ecosystem, CaringWire enables users to conveniently and affordably manage their health and wellness needs. The company collaborates with the University of Wisconsin School of Nursing to ensure that its offerings are informed by the latest research, providing members with reliable guidance and support. CaringWire's mission is to make healthcare more accessible and manageable, positioning itself as a primary digital solution for accessing trusted care.

Galileo Innovations develops human performance-optimizing biotech gear and equipment for athletes, first responders, military members, and labor industry workers. Its proposed technology, KordoFan, augments users with actionable insights concerning environmental and biometric hazards in real-time to target heat injuries; through an array of biomimicry cooling designs, the device aids in speed, agility, mental clarity, muscle recovery, strength, and stamina during training/shifts.