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With launch of its device, CerviLenz hopes to establish routine screening to prevent preterm birth

With launch of its device, CerviLenz hopes to establish routine screening to prevent preterm birth

January 15, 2013 4:01 pm by | 0 Comments

With the timing right and new capital in its hands, CerviLenz is forging ahead with the commercialization of its device to aid in the prevention of preterm birth.The Cleveland-area company ... Read more

Obstetrics device maker CerviLenz adds $2M in equity

Obstetrics device maker CerviLenz adds $2M in equity

February 27, 2012 10:31 am by | 0 Comments

Women’s health medical device company CerviLenz has raised an additional $2 million in equity, according to a recently filed regulatory document.The funding would seem to bring the Cleveland-area device maker’s ... Read more


FDA decision on preterm birth gel closely watched by device-maker Cervilenz

FDA decision on preterm birth gel closely watched by device-maker Cervilenz

February 24, 2012 11:32 am by | 0 Comments

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is soon expected to decide whether to approve a progesterone vaginal gel that could reduce preterm birth in women.Cleveland-area CerviLenz, which makes a device ... Read more

It’s World Prematurity Day — Time for Change

It’s World Prematurity Day — Time for Change

November 17, 2011 2:37 pm by | 0 Comments (Sponsored)

This post is sponsored by Cervilenz Inc.12.9 million babies are born too soon every year around the world, and 1 million of those babies die. The United States has the ... Read more

Giving thanks: Advances in the fight against prematurity

Giving thanks: Advances in the fight against prematurity

November 17, 2011 8:00 am by | 0 Comments (Sponsored)

This post is sponsored by Cervilenz Inc.November is a time for thanks. Every day, I am thankful for my husband, Jim, and our three healthy children– Emmett, Riley, and Allie. ... Read more

Women’s health devicemaker Cervilenz ups series A to $8.35M

Women’s health devicemaker Cervilenz ups series A to $8.35M

October 21, 2011 9:45 am by | 1 Comments

Women’s health medical device company Cervilenz has increased its series A round of investment to $8.35 million, thanks to a recent tranche of funding from existing investors.Cleveland-area Cervilenz plans to ... Read more

MedCity News on ONN: A new innovative medical device for preterm birth

MedCity News on ONN: A new innovative medical device for preterm birth

May 18, 2011 9:02 am by | 0 Comments

MedCity News’ Brandon Glenn discusses the opportunities a new progesterone drug could have for Ohio medical device company CerviLenz on this week’s edition of Health Journal on ONN.CerviLenz’s device provides ... Read more


Progesterone drug approval could open new market for device firm CerviLenz

Progesterone drug approval could open new market for device firm CerviLenz

April 13, 2011 4:21 pm by | 0 Comments

Pending regulatory approval of a progesterone drug could open up a new, lucrative market in helping prevent premature births for medical device maker CerviLenz.The drug, Prochieve 8%, is a gel ... Read more

Device maker CerviLenz hires first financial, operating chief

Device maker CerviLenz hires first financial, operating chief

June 28, 2010 2:15 pm by | 0 Comments

Medical device startup CerviLenz Inc. has appointed its first chief financial/operating officer: Federica “Freddi” O’Brien, a certified public accountant who spent the last decade working with bioscience companies.“I have 30 ... Read more

MedCity News on WKYC-TV: 3 Cleveland medical devices

MedCity News on WKYC-TV: 3 Cleveland medical devices

June 22, 2010 8:05 pm by | 0 Comments

MedCity News President Chris Seper appeared on air of content partner WKYC-TV, discussing three Cleveland-area medical device companies: AxioMed Spine, CerviLenz and Neuros Medical. ... Read more

Preterm birth risk could be halved with CerviLenz, progesterone

Preterm birth risk could be halved with CerviLenz, progesterone

June 1, 2010 2:13 pm by | 1 Comments

CerviLenz is a simple, low-tech medical device that prompts a “why didn’t I think of that?” response from many obstetricians.Yet the device that quickly, accurately and inexpensively measures a pregnant ... Read more

CerviLenz debuts inexpensive device to indicate preterm births

CerviLenz debuts inexpensive device to indicate preterm births

May 17, 2010 5:00 pm by | 1 Comments

Obstetricians, nurse-midwives and labor and delivery nurses now have a powerful — and inexpensive — tool for assessing a woman’s risk of delivering a baby too early. CerviLenz.The disposable device ... Read more

CerviLenz closes on $4 million Series A round to create preterm pregnancy detector

CerviLenz closes on $4 million Series A round to create preterm pregnancy detector

May 12, 2009 8:59 am by | 0 Comments

The company is developing a disposable device that measures the length of a woman's cervix to help predict risks of preterm birth. It is potentially easier, less costly and just ... Read more