therapeutic VR

Therapeutic VR sedation startup Oncomfort closes €10 million Series A

By Dave Muoio 10:48 am September 9, 2020

Oncomfort, a Belgian company using therapeutic virtual reality to relieve pain and anxiety, has raised €10 million ($11.8 million) in Series A funding. Debiopharm and Crédit Mutuel Innovation led the round, which also saw support from existing shareholders and Belgium's Walloon Region Regional Investment Company. WHAT IT DOES Oncomfort was founded in 2017, and launched its SedaKit for Digital...

Therapeutic VR's efficacy is established — time to tackle practical implementation, scaling, payment

By Dave Muoio 03:55 pm October 21, 2019

Virtual reality has been on the healthcare scene for quite a few years now, but it’s only within the last half decade or so that the technology has started to resemble an effective medical technology. While its potential use cases are varied to say the least, a couple of standout approaches such as pain distraction therapy now boast a healthy body of data suggesting its prowess under experimental...