Latest from MedTech Actuator
Navi Medical Technologies awarded NHMRC grant
Congratulations to MedTech Actuator alumnus Navi Medical Technologies, awarded an NHMRC Development Grant worth almost $900,000.
Baby bottle that self-sterilises on the go
Equity crowdfunding expression of interest is now open on Birchal for Form-i-Baby’s world-first self-sterilising baby bottle. Pronto Bottle will make bottle feeding safer for babies, save precious time for parents and keep millions of bottles out of landfill every year.
Wearable bionic ear to offer accessible hearing transformation.
Australian startup Augmented Bionics has secured $650,000 in a round led by UK-based VC fund IP Group and included MedTech Actuator™ VC partner Artesian.
First-in-human trial of new MedTech to support critically ill newborns.
MedTech Actuator startup Navi Medical Technologies passed a major milestone recently when the clinical prototype of the Neonav ECG Tip Location System was used on patients for the first time.
Preventing heart attacks with MedTech innovation.
Australian startup Nirtek is developing a medical technology that will help prevent heart attacks, the leading cause of death worldwide.
Smart clothing for babies helps navigate stresses and anxieties of early parenthood.
Three years ago, Goldilocks founder Shem Richards was blessed with a daughter. At the hospital, his daughter was perfect and they had all the support that they needed. Then they brought her home and she started crying.
Neuromersiv secures $1 million to advance MedTech for stroke, spinal cord & brain injury survivors.
MedTech Actuator™ startup Neuromersiv has received a $1 million grant from the BioMedTech Horizons Fund to help bring their virtual reality solution for neurorehabilitation to life.
The next evolution of wearable tech for personalised health.
New wearable technology is under development to help prevent or delay the onset of diabetes – the world’s fastest growing chronic condition.
MedTech Actuator™ startup Data Dissect signs MOU with CQInsights Inc.
MedTech Actuator™ startup Data Dissect has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CQInsights Inc, the US-based global frontrunner in the development and implementation of learning health care systems.
Helping premature babies breathe.
The breathing support that clinicians give to babies born prematurely plays a critical role in their survival, length of stay in neonatal intensive care and long-term health. Melbourne-based startup, Ventora Medical is developing a device that will help clinicians to administer this vital breathing support with greater precision.
Alleviating pain from injections
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, NeedleCalm Pty Ltd Director, Lauren Barber, saw first-hand the pain and anxiety experienced by patients undergoing needle-related procedures.
A new painless, blood-free way for diabetics to monitor blood glucose levels.
After witnessing her mother live with diabetes for 35 years, Dr Amutha Devi Kumar was inspired to bring together a team to create the world’s first totally non-invasive, data-driven and affordable blood glucometer.
Ensuring care continuity for people with mental health conditions.
Cogniant is a novel mobile app that uses digital phenotyping to make proactive mental health diagnoses and bring early intervention benefits to large patient populations.
New test for infection to improve patient quality of life and outcomes.
Driven to improve quality of life and outcomes for cancer patients, one startup has created a simple test that can quickly and sensitively detect infections – helping patients to access the care they need, when they need it.
