Sunrise, a health tech company founded in 2015 in Belgium, has just closed a €3.25 million fundraising round. Led by Kurma Partners, this round of financing, in which the Vives-IUF fund linked to UCLouvain and Namur Invest also participated, has the objective of launching and internationally marketing the company’s first […]
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ZOLL Closes Acquisition of Itamar Medical
ZOLL® Medical Corporation announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of Itamar™ Medical Ltd. “We are pleased to announce the closing of the acquisition of Itamar and welcome its employees to the ZOLL family,” said Jon Rennert, ZOLL CEO. “Together, ZOLL and Itamar Medical will help more […]
Textile Dry Sleep Electrodes: Simpler Measurements, More Accurate Analyses
Sleep disorders and insufficient sleep are major global problems contributing to, e.g., increased health care costs and sick leaves, and reduced quality of life. According to recent estimates, sleep apnea alone affects approximately 1 billion people worldwide, and up to half of the world’s population suffers from insomnia at some […]
Somnoware Awarded FedRAMP Authorization, Top US Security Standard
Somnoware, a cloud-based platform for enhanced respiratory care management, announced that it has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Agency Authorization through a Department of Veterans Affairs sponsorship. The designation authorizes Somnoware to work with Federal organizations and paves the way to complete the rollout of the Somnoware […]
32% of Physicians Think Magic Is the Cause of The Brightness of Rudolph’s Nose
In a slight departure from Sermo’s, a physicians communication platform, dive into physicians thoughts on COVID this year, Sermo conducted its first Holiday Survey tapping into 2,591 Sermo physicians across 26 countries to gather their opinions on the most pressing scientific and medical questions surrounding Santa Claus, Rudolph the Red-Nosed […]
MGC Diagnostics Acquires Lemon Medical 🍋
Lemon is a medical technology company, headquartered in Hammelburg, Germany, specialized in the design, development, production, and distribution of single-patient use disposables. These include viral and bacterial filters designed to protect patients, medical personnel, and diagnostic instruments against cross-contamination during cardiorespiratory function testing. The usage of these protective products is […]
FDA Clears First Contactless Respiratory Monitor for Smart Devices
Sound Life Sciences, a pioneer in contactless respiratory monitoring with its proprietary sonar software for consumer smart devices, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The privately-held telehealth startup’s smartphone or smartspeaker app produces inaudible ultrasonic sonar pulses to detect reflections caused […]
Bleep Wins $1.7M NIH Grant Award for PAP Innovation
Bleep, LLC. has been awarded a $1.7 million SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to optimize positive airway pressure (PAP) mask design for use in home and acute care/hospital settings. Bleep, LLC hopes to add value in patient comfort and compliance with PAP […]
Masimo Rad-G Helps Clinicians Identify Pediatric Pneumonia
Masimo has announced the findings of a study published in Clinical Medicine Insights: Pediatrics in which Dr. Harish Kumar and colleagues at IPE Global in New Delhi, India reported on their experience using the Masimo Rad-G® Pulse Oximeter to aid health providers in pneumonia case detection and management in more […]
New UK HSAT AcuPebble SA100 Clears FDA
AcuPebble SA100, a small wearable device that enables automated, remote home testing to detect obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults, has obtained FDA 510(k) clearance as a Class II medical device in the USA. The device, developed and commercialized by UK-based medical device company Acurable, builds on more than ten […]













