Protembis
Series B in 2024
Protembis GmbH, established in 2017 and based in Aachen, Germany, specializes in the development of innovative surgical equipment, particularly focusing on minimally invasive medical devices. The company's flagship product, the ProtEmbo System, is an intra-aortic filter designed to mitigate the risk of cerebrovascular events during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures. This device effectively deflects embolic material generated during these cardiovascular interventions away from the cerebral circulation, thereby reducing the likelihood of brain injury. By enhancing the safety of TAVR, Protembis aims to improve patient outcomes, particularly as this procedure becomes more common among younger and lower-risk individuals. Through its advancements, Protembis is committed to increasing the quality of life for patients while also addressing the broader healthcare costs associated with complications arising from surgical interventions.
Collective Minds Radiology
Venture Round in 2023
Collective Minds Radiology is a cloud-based healthcare company that facilitates collaborative radiology services. It offers a platform for radiologists to share cases, seek expert consultations, and perform clinical audits to enhance diagnostic accuracy.
Navinci Diagnostics
Series A in 2022
Navinci Diagnostics AB is a biotechnology company based in Uppsala, Sweden, specializing in biomolecular analysis for cancer and prenatal diagnostics. The company focuses on developing proprietary technology that facilitates the detection and quantification of proteins, their interactions, and modifications in various sample types, including tissue, cells, and blood. Navinci Diagnostics offers a range of products, including universal kits that can analyze cultured cells, fresh-frozen, and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples, as well as target-specific kits that are pre-optimized for specific variables. Additionally, the company provides in-house immunostaining and custom assay services to enhance research and diagnostic capabilities.
Signifier Medical Technologies
Series D in 2021
Signifier Medical Technologies, headquartered in London, United Kingdom, develops and markets equipment designed to assist with sleep disorders. Founded in 2015 by Prof. Dr Anshul Sama, the company focuses on addressing the root cause of sleep-disordered breathing and snoring through innovative solutions. Their primary product is a flexible silicone device that uses low-intensity electrical pulses to train tongue muscles, aiming to prevent snoring and reduce mild sleep apnea symptoms. The company's brand name is Snoozeal.
Allurion Technologies
Series D in 2021
Allurion Technologies is a medical device company focused on developing weight-loss solutions. It created a swallowable, procedure-less intragastric balloon that resides in the stomach to induce satiety and help overweight and obese patients reduce intake without surgery, endoscopy, or anesthesia. The company offers the Allurion Program, a weight-loss platform that combines the balloon with AI-powered remote patient monitoring, a behavior-change program, secure messaging, and telehealth services delivered through its Allurion VCS. Based in Natick, Massachusetts, Allurion markets its non-surgical device and related services to clinicians and patients worldwide.
SAGA Diagnostics
Series A in 2021
SAGA Diagnostics AB is a Swedish company specializing in personalized cancer diagnostics and disease monitoring through molecular genetic analyses, focusing on circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). Founded in 2016 as a spin-out from a research group at Lund University, SAGA aims to enhance precision cancer medicine and improve patient survival rates with its minimally-invasive liquid biopsy testing services. The company provides a range of services, including gene mutation analysis and treatment monitoring, utilizing advanced technologies such as massively parallel sequencing. SAGA's proprietary tests enable oncologists and biopharmaceutical companies to detect actionable mutations, stratify patient groups, and monitor treatment responses with high sensitivity, thereby contributing significantly to advancements in cancer research and clinical diagnostics.
Quanta is a medical devices company that develops advanced haemodialysis systems for use in the home and clinic. Quanta is focused on the commercialisation and ongoing development of SC+, an innovative cartridge-based haemodialysis system.
SC+ is a high performance, compact haemodialysis system providing clinical efficacy by utilising typical flow rates of traditional in-centre machines.
SC+ supports the entire ‘Continuum of Care’ for dialysis patients, from nurse-assisted treatment through self-care in centre to home haemodialysis. Their system facilitates the seamless transition between treatment modalities providing the best tool to enable flexibility for patients, and treatment options for physicians.
CytaCoat
Venture Round in 2020
CytaCoat is a private Swedish company based in the Karolinska Institutet Science Park in Solna, Stockholm. Founded by researchers from the Karolinska Institute and the Royal Institute of Technology, the company focuses on developing a proprietary antibacterial coating technology for medical devices. This innovative coating is designed to combat healthcare-associated infections by repelling problematic pathogenic bacteria without the use of antibiotics, thus minimizing the risk of antibiotic resistance. CytaCoat's technology is characterized by its stability under varying pH and ionic conditions, ensuring safety and effectiveness. The company operates a fully equipped laboratory for microbiological evaluation and optimization of its technology, and it has established collaborations with clinical partners such as the Karolinska University Hospital. Additionally, CytaCoat engages with regulatory consultants and clinical research organizations to guide its product development and commercialization efforts.
Vidya Health
Venture Round in 2020
Vidya Health is the medical technology company based in London