Endra Life Sciences raises $8.7 million
ANN ARBOR—The Ann Arbor medical device startup Endra Life Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq: NDRA) announced that it has raised $8.7 million year-to-date from the sale of common stock through its at-the-market …
Endra Life Sciences gets 21st U.S. Patent
ANN ARBOR—Officials at Endra Life Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: NDRA) announced that the company had been issued U.S. Patent 11,147,067 titled, “Method And System For Monitoring Tissue Temperature” from the United …
Shoulder Innovations moves HQ to GR
GRAND RAPIDS—Shoulder Innovations Inc., a developer of shoulder replacement devices, announced a move to a new headquarters in Grand Rapids that is six times larger than the company’s prior headquarters …
Quintree, C2Dx partner to launch telemedicine to integrate with providers’ current equipment
KALAMAZOO—C2Dx Inc., a medical device company, announced a partnership with another Michigan startup, Farmington Hills-based Quintree. Quintree claims to be the first telemedicine platform that integrates with existing diagnostic equipment. …
UP medical device maker launches new product for open heart surgery
MARQUETTE—Officials at Marquette-based Able Medical Devices announced the launch of its Valkyrie Thoracic Fixation System, saying it’s the market’s first single-use radiolucent plating system designed to span the osteotomy and …
Wal-Mart data science expert to serve as BioStar entrepreneur-in-residence
CHARLEVOIX—BioStar Capital, an investment firm focused on novel medical devices, announced that Jeffrey Yau, vice president of data science, data engineering, and platform engineering of store associate technologies at Walmart …
Ann Arbor startup gets federal grant for lactation training aids
ANN ARBOR—The Ann Arbor startup LiquidGoldConcept announced it has been awarded an additional $55,000 in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in support of its Lactation Simulation Models (LSM) and Newborn Oral …
East Lansing medical device investment fund in 3 deals with startups
EAST LANSING—Quantum Medical Concepts, an early-stage investment fund in health care companies established by the Michigan State Medical Society and the Lansing business advisory firm Common Wealth Enterprises, announced new …
Feds OK payment for new spinal system from Stryker
KALAMAZOO—Officials at the Kalamazoo medical device maker Stryker Corp. announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has approved its SpineJack implantable fracture reduction system for the Transitional Pass-Through …
Holland shoulder replacement device firm gets $21.6M financing
HOLLAND–Shoulder Innovations LLC, a developer of shoulder replacement systems, announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $21.6 million equity financing. US The fundraising, led by Menlo Park, Calif.-based private equity …