chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

An older couple talking to a provider via telehealth
By  Emily Olsen 09:34 am November 4, 2021
Wellinks, the company behind a digital platform and connected devices for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, raised $25 million in Series C funding.  The round was led by Morningside Ventures with participation from HighCape Capital, Connecticut Innovations, Benslie Ltd. and Stonehenge Capital. The Series C builds on a $14 million Series B raise from 2019. WHAT IT DOES Wellinks, formerly...
By  Sara Mageit 09:48 am July 20, 2020
Israeli medical startup, NanoVation, has been awarded a €2.5 million grant as part of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 EIC Accelerator program. The funding will support the startup in developing SenseGuard, a new respiratory monitoring device, based on its proprietary nano-sensor technology. WHY IT MATTERS SenseGuard is a wireless wearable medical device for continuous monitoring of patients'...
By  Dave Muoio 01:39 pm October 31, 2017
Humana has tapped Crestwood, Kentucky-based Revon Systems for a market-wide pilot of the latter’s mobile self-triage platform, the Revon Smart Symptom Tracker. The program aims to help a select population of Medicare Advantage members with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) better assess day-to-day variations in their symptoms. “COPD is characterized by exacerbation, and patients who...