Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is a common condition among premature infants that require ventilation after birth. It causes inflammation and scarring in their delicate lungs, leading to serious complications at the earliest and most critical stages of a preemie’s development. Cincinnati-based Airway Therapeutics has raised $4.6 million in Series A financing for its new treatment, AT-100, that prevents BPD in preemies. The company has developed a […]
Cincinnati-based Bacterial Robotics is engineering a legion of so-called “bactobots” to do our bidding – in the fields of health care, industrial waste management and a litany of others. It just received National Science Foundation funding to further develop its bacteria that can be used as a surgical tool. It is developing an organism that recognizes a […]
Enterprise EHR boosts scalability, interoperability, and governance for large healthcare systems.
Two private equity firms announced the formation of a $26.6 million fund that will focus exclusively on the aging marketplace and companies within it. Chicago-based Ziegler and Ohio-based Link-age Ventures announced the close of the Longevity Fund, which aims to address a number of key issues affecting seniors. Among them: coordination of care, chronic disease […]
River Cities Capital Funds, a growth equity firm investing in high-potential healthcare and IT companies, is pleased to announce the final closing of its fifth fund. Fund V has reached a $200 million hard cap. Dan Fleming, Managing Director of River Cities, says, “With a $200M fund, River Cities is a significant player pursuing investments in […]
Healthcare startup strategy: How to market and sell in the era of reform? While healthcare reform is well underway, a true shift in care delivery and economics appears to be more of a looming threat than a proven reality. The question remains: How do you manage and grow a successful business in the dynamic environment […]
While healthcare reform is well underway, a true shift in care delivery and economics appears to be more of a looming threat than a proven reality. The question remains: How do you manage and grow a successful business in the dynamic environment of today while positioning for the future? We asked a few of the […]
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Clinical trials are underway for what could be a first-of-its-kind blood test that would help doctors determine what caused a patient to have a stroke. Developed by Cincinnati-based Ischemia Care, the test isolates RNA from whole blood and examines immune responses, with the goal of differentiating where an ischemic stroke originated in a patient’s body. […]
It’s not all simple apps and wellness any more. The four companies presenting in a Cincinnati health innovation competition are second generation healthcare startups. “We had an outstanding field of applicants making it very difficult to narrow the field,” said Sunnie Southern, founder of Innov8 for Health. “The maturity of the companies that we are […]
Celexa. Zoloft. Prozac. Lexapro. Cymbalta. The list of FDA-approved drugs to treat depression and other neuropsychiatric disorders goes on and on. Finding the right one, or ones, for a patient is often a matter of guesswork, said James Burns, CEO of personalized medicine company Assurex Health (formerly AssureRx). “It’s usually ‘start low and go slow,’” […]
Improving the experience of care. Improving population health. Reducing the cost of care. It’s the so-called Triple Aim in healthcare, and a contest run by a Cincinnati health IT accelerator is looking for promising companies with products or solutions that enable it. Startups have until Oct. 20 to apply for Innov8 for Health’s Startup Showcase, […]
Discover the top AI-powered EAP providers for 2026. Compare platforms like Kyan Health and Spring Health on triage speed, global reach, and clinical quality to transform workforce wellbeing.
General Electric (GE) forges the opposite route of many large companies as it prepares to deal with Obamacare. It’s working directly with hospitals and doctors to improve care and reduce costs, the New York Times reports. In GE’s hometown in Cincinnati, more than 100 doctors’ practices have converted to medical homes because of their push. […]
AT&T’s first chief medical information officer Dr. Geeta Nayyar is changing employers but not job titles. She has joined patient engagement business PatientPoint as its CMIO, according to a company statement. At AT&T, Geeta Nayyar’s (@gnayyar) work involved adding a clinical perspective to its mobile health arm, AT&T ForHealth, and she will serve a similar […]
Akebia Therapeutics might be a bit behind in the race to develop a safer, oral drug for anemia, but it’s just gotten a big vote of confidence from investors in the form of a $41 million Series C. Novartis Venture Fund, Kearny Venture Partners, Venture Investors LLC, Athenian Venture Partners, Triathlon Medical Ventures, AgeChem Venture […]
Ohio-based private equity firm Link-age Ventures is raising a $20 million to $35 million technology fund this year. The team involved says the fund will invest in everything from early stage to growth-stage larger players in serving the aging population’s needs that include healthcare services and IT. “We are interested in the interplay between the […]
Midwest VC firm Allos Ventures has $40 million in tow and is looking to use it to back a handful of emerging technology companies in the region. Allos’ recently closed second fund will follow the path of its first by targeting early-stage companies in high-growth sectors, namely software and technology-enabled business services, specialty healthcare providers, […]