MedHealth Mixer Makes Cross-border Connections
WEtech Alliance highlights Canadian participation in the MedHealth Matchmaking Mixer and what makes this binational collaboration successful. Learn more.
Pilates Metrics Forms Partnership with PEAR Sports
Pilates Metrics, a ScaleHealth engine program graduate, has announced a strategic partnership with PEAR Sports. Through this partnership, PEAR Sports hopes to advance AI-based coaching and wellness offerings, with the ultimate goal of making it possible for providers to offer more effective recommendations for preventive care and predictive analytics for healthcare professionals and insurance providers. Learn more.
ScaleHealth Legal Roundtable
Join ScaleHealth and Fenwick for a virtual roundtable discussion on Wednesday, December 9, to learn about the investment landscape going into the new year. Learn more.
Workit Health Included in the “Midwest’s Top Female Founders to Watch in 2021”
Workit Health is an Ann Arbor startup committed to increasing the accessibility of addiction treatment. Their team of technologists, clinicians, and experts is making treatment available, both in person and online, to the people who need it. Learn more.
How Alerje Raised $760,000 in Investment Capital
Alerje, a Detroit-based company with an innovative food allergy management platform, was recently highlighted in Grand Rapids Business Journal on how they managed to raise $760,000 in investment capital and their advice for other startups. Learn more.
VentureWell and MedHealth Deliver ASPIRE Program to Prepare Entrepreneurs for Fundraising
VentureWell and MedHealth have partnered to support medical technology companies in addressing their fundraising needs through the ASPIRE program. During the eight-week virtualized program, startups spend time with mentors-in-residence, vet fundraising strategies, refine due diligence materials, and respond to real-world disaster scenarios. ASPIRE is sponsored by the Lemelson Foundation, the Davidson Foundation, TechTown Detroit, and Dickinson Wright. Learn more.
MedTech Crossroads
Join in2being on Fridays at 2:00 PM for their weekly webinar where they discuss the latest from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and connect the healthcare innovation community. Learn more.
Michigan Venture Capital Association Year in Review
Join Michigan Venture Capital Association on Thursday, December 10, for a virtual networking event that will highlight good news and successes that have occurred this past year. Learn more.
Virtual Town Hall for Test Developers on SARS-CoV-2
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will host a virtual town hall for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) test developers on Wednesday, December 9. This event will help attendees learn the answers to technical questions about the development and validation of tests for SARS-CoV-2. Learn more.
Shoulder Innovation Closes on Equity Financing
Shoulder Innovations, an emerging leader in shoulder replacement systems, has closed $21.6 million in equity financing. The fundraising, led by U.S. Venture Partners together with Lightstone Ventures, also included participation by Alumni Venture Partners, Invest Michigan, Wakestream Ventures, Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center of Western Michigan University, and the Michigan Angel Fund, among others. Learn more.