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HeartX Accelerator Announces 5 Startups for 2023 Program
What You Should Know: – HeartX, a digital health accelerator powered by HealthTech Arkansas and MedAxiom along with eleven leading cardiology practices…
What You Should Know:
– HeartX, a digital health accelerator powered by HealthTech Arkansas and MedAxiom along with eleven leading cardiology practices in Arkansas and around the country — has selected the five healthcare companies that will participate in the 2023 accelerator program.
– HeartX is a cardiovascular-focused healthcare accelerator that facilitates guaranteed hospital pilot projects and clinical trials for accomplished, early-stage companies bringing new cardiovascular innovations to market.Each company will receive $150,000 of investment capital as well as complete and total access to clinicians and administrators while executing their pilot projects and clinical studies in the HeartX program.
2023 HeartX program
Here is a look at the five companies selected for the 2023 HeartX program:
Flosonics Medical, Canada
Flosonics Medical produces the FloPatch, a wireless, wearable Doppler ultrasound that directly assesses carotid arterial pulse within seconds. Data from the FloPatch provides a window to the left ventricle, which helps clinicians determine when a patient is no longer fluid-responsive, avoiding harmful and ineffective IV fluids. Learn more at flosonicsmedical.com.
Happitech, Netherlands
Happitech offers an accessible and scalable solution for identifying patients at risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). By placing a finger on a smartphone’s camera for 90 seconds, individuals can screen for AF with a sensitivity and specificity similar to the standard of care. This is well suited for at-risk underserved populations, the elderly, and low-income individuals promoting improved health equity. Learn more at happitech.com.
MindMics, Massachusetts, United States
MindMics delivers heart monitoring through low-frequency acoustical vibrations detected in the ear canal with technology embedded in earbuds and hearing aids. The results are highly accurate regardless of skin tone, skin thickness, and body mass. The sound-based technology has been clinically validated in collaboration with leading researchers and world-renowned medical institutions. Learn more at mindmics.com.
Nanowear, New York, United States
Nanowear is an AI-based remote diagnostics tool utilizing proprietary patented cloth-based nanotechnology. The nanosensors capture over 85 medical-grade biomarkers directly from the skin, enabling a closed-loop digital system for specific machine-learning algorithms built on terabytes of unique human data. Learn more at nanowearinc.com.
SmartCardia, Switzerland
SmartCardia produces the 7L Patch, a revolutionary platform and 7-Lead ECG patch for cardiology and remote patient monitoring (RPM) that is a breakthrough 7/14 day patch offering real-time 7-Lead ECG and vitals with SaaS. A single patch serves multiple service types: Mobile Cardiac Telemetry, RPM, Holter, Extended Holter, and Event Monitoring. Learn more at smartcardia.com.
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