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Preferred Hearing Care is a Springfield, MO-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
InfraScan, Inc. is a medical device company that focuses on developing, commercializing, and distributing hand-held diagnostic devices for head injury and stroke assessment based on near infrared (NIR) technology. The Infrascanner enables clinicians to detect effectively, conveniently, and accurately intracranial bleeding in patients with head trauma. Intracranial hematomas are an important treatable cause of secondary brain injury in patients with head trauma. Recent statistics from Iraq shows that 30% of all wounded in action have head injuries; of them 40% have brain hematomas. Dr. Britton Chance (University of Pennsylvania) and Dr. Claudia Robertson (Baylor College of Medicine) invented a NIR system for detection of brain Hematomas and tested it successfully in 305 patients in Baylor. An entrepreneurial team formed a company around this technology in Collaboration with Drexel University and won the Wharton Business Plan competition in April 2004 and the second prize at the global business plan competition in Singapore in October 2004. Office of Naval Research funded the company in May 2004. The company also attracted $1.5M in funding from BioAdvance, the Biotechnology Greenhouse of Southeastern Pennsylvania, from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and from Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation. A multicenter clinical study to support an FDA submission started in July 2006, and on February 2008 an application was submitted to the FDA. After 4 years of review, the FDA cleared Infrascanner Model 1000 as a DeNovo medical technology in December 2011. In January 2013 the FDA cleared the 510(k) of Infrascanner Model 2000.
Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. is a privately held company located in Westborough, Massachusetts, dedicated to developing bio-engineered surgical implants for connective tissue restoration. The company`s initial focus is the Bridge-Enhanced® ACL Restoration (BEAR®) Implant, which represents a paradigm shift in the treatment of ACL tears from reconstruction to restoration. The BEAR technology was pioneered by Martha Murray, M.D., founder of Miach Orthopaedics, at the Boston Children`s Hospital Department of Orthopedic Surgery, with initial research funding provided by the NFL Players Association, Boston Children`s Hospital and the National Institutes of Health.
Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. is a leader in the development of needle-free injection therapies with over 25 years of experience improving the administration of liquid medications; pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and biologics. Bioject's technology works by forcing liquid medication at high speed through a tiny orifice held against the skin. This creates an ultra-fine stream of fluid that penetrates the skin, delivering medication in a fraction of a second. Bioject's systems are designed to deliver injected medications comfortably, accurately, and quickly - without the use of a needle. Bioject was founded in 1985 to develop needle-free injection systems to improve the comfort and safety of routine injections. From its early work focused on improving the characteristics of these delivery systems, the Company has created a broad technology platform for delivering a wide range of medications and vaccines to the subcutaneous, intramuscular and intradermal depths. Bioject has developed a portfolio of injection systems based on its core technology, the foundation for which is more than 80 issued and pending patents and an extensive body of technical know-how. These include durable devices designed for heavy use in a professional healthcare environment, and small, lightweight injectors designed for home use. With partners, Bioject is also developing inexpensive, pre-filled, disposable injection systems. Further validating its technology, Bioject and its partners have the largest volume of published studies using needle-free injection technology systems. Bioject's strategy is to form strategic partnerships with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and animal health companies. The result is mutually beneficial agreements with these partners to develop customized injection systems to enhance the delivery of their injected medication or vaccine. Bioject has alliances with leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and animal health companies. Bioject's products are also used in public health, Physicians offices, and in cutting edge biomedical research at leading institutions around the globe.
Acara MedSpas is a Branford, CT-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.