Tag: engineering
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Infographic – Digital Health Keeps Clicking in 2022
While venture capital funding for digital health start-ups worldwide is down compared to last year, the pace so far in 2022 remains on an historically strong track.
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AI System Shown to Provide Early Sepsis Warnings
A system using machine learning algorithms is shown to provide early warnings about sepsis developing in hospitalized patients, reducing injury and death.
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Surgical Robotics Company Raises $55M in Early Funds
A developer of robotic systems for cataract and other eye surgeries is raising $55 million in its first venture financing round.
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NIH Funding Engineered Phage Screening Device
National Institutes of Health is funding initial development of a microfluidic device that tests engineered viruses for their ability to kill disease-causing bacteria.
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Precision Protein Design Start-Up Gains $40M in Early Funds
A start-up company designing and testing precise proteins within live animals to speed creation of new therapeutics is raising $40 million in its first venture round.
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Smell Detection Tech Company Raises $4M in Seed Funds
A start-up biotechnology company creating a system that translates an animal’s sense of smell into electronic signals is raising $4 million in seed equity funds.
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Preclinical 3-D Printed Breast Tissue Implant Study Begins
A study is underway testing 3-D printed regenerative breast tissue models, derived from genetically engineered plant cells, implanted in pigs.
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AI Image Analysis Shown to Predict Embryo Health
An algorithm designed to analyze microscopic images is shown to largely predict the genetic integrity of embryos from in-vitro fertilization.
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Infographic – Q1 Mental Health Tech Funds Drop
After a year of nearly constant gains in 2021, venture investments in digital mental health companies took a sharp drop in the first quarter of 2022.
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Measuring Machines And Why They Matter
There are a variety of different types of coordinate measuring machines, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.