Author: nicolematthesen

Essential Medical Inc. Announces Closing on $14.9M Series B Funding

September 20, 2016

Essential Medical, Inc., a privately held medical device company addressing the rapidly growing large bore vascular closure market, announced today that it has completed a Series B financing of $14.9M. The round was led by Amzak Health along with original Series A investors including DSM Venturing, the venture investment arm of Royal DSM. Greg Walters, […]

RistCall replaces antiquated nurse call buttons with smart watch technology

September 20, 2016

Startup RistCall was founded August 2014 in Philadelphia, and recently completed Memphis Bioworks’ Zero to 510 medical device accelerator. Founder and CEO Srinath Vaddepally describes Ristcall as a game-changing technology, to disrupt the current nurse call button system found in hospitals and nursing homes. Ristcall has a software and a hardware component – – the […]

Greenphire Executives To Participate In INC Research And CISCRP’s ‘Inspiring Hope’ Ideathon

September 20, 2016

Greenphire, the global leader in clinical payment solutions, recently announced that it will participate in INC Research and CISCRP’s “Inspiring Hope” Ideathon, a competition designed to promote greater awareness of the importance of clinical trial participation in advancing public health. The ideathon is being held in Boston on September 27 – 28. According to CISCRP, […]

Zipcar and Zagster Launch Zipbike, the First National, Sponsored Bike-Share Program for Universities

September 20, 2016

Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, and Zagster, the leader in campus bike sharing, today announced their partnership to launch Zipbike, the first national, sponsored bike-share program for universities. Zipbike aims to redefine campus mobility by accelerating access to, and adoption of, bike sharing at colleges and universities across the country. The combination of […]

Morphotek Announces Sponsored Research Agreement With Fox Chase Cancer Center To Study Immunosuppressive Effects Of Tumor Shed Antigens To Improve Future Patient Therapies

September 13, 2016

Morphotek®, Inc., a subsidiary of Eisai Inc., announced today that it entered into a Sponsored Research Agreement (SRA) with Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC) to expand its research efforts into the immunosuppressive effects elicited by tumor shed antigens on the efficacy of immune-based therapies. The collaboration will utilize primary human organoid cultures derived from various […]

Green in many senses: Holganix and Greenphire make the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies

August 25, 2016

Thanks to Holganix, the grass is literally greener on our side, and on the Inc. 5000. Add in Greenphire, and “green” becomes more than a trend of color for the Philadelphia region. Both organizations are on Inc. Magazines’s elite list of organizations that have demonstrated consistently high growth. Holganix, the manufacturer/supplier of organic, bionutritional turf and […]

Dell Boomi Named a 2016 Best Places to Work by Philadelphia Business Journal

August 23, 2016

Dell Boomi today announced the Philadelphia Business Journal has honored Dell Boomi with a 2016 Best Places to Work in Philadelphia award. The Philadelphia Business Journal partnered with Quantum Workplace to create this scientific employee engagement survey, which is based on anonymous employee responses to questions related to work environment, personal growth, professional development, people, […]

High tech pillbox helps patients stay on track with medications

August 18, 2016

For patients with complicated medical conditions, keeping track of which pills to take and at what times can be confusing. As a result, studies find that about 50 percent of people with conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure fail to take their medications as prescribed. That has major consequences, both in terms of patient […]

Edtech startup Byndr raises $700K

August 11, 2016

Byndr, an edtech company based in Hyderabad, India, and Conshohocken, Pa., raised $700,000 from Ben Franklin Technology Partners, the University of Pennsylvania’s Education Design Studio, and a group of private angel investors. The raise, announced on Friday, will go toward expanding the company’s sales and development team, as the organization aims to offer more educational content to students and more […]

Help ROAR for Good develop its personal safety app

August 11, 2016

ROAR for Good hasn’t just been sitting around as the drop date for its flagship Athena product comes around. Together with Philly-based designer Kyle Martin and developer Kostas Nasis, the company will be releasing its Personal Safety app this month. The mobile app will let users check in with their loved ones if they feel anxious about their […]