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Initiatives and Funding Opportunities

RADx: NIH POCTRN Fast-Track Program for COVID-19 Test Development and Distribution

Now accepting proposals for support on a rolling basis until further notice Read MoreAboutRADx: NIH POCTRN Fast-Track Program for COVID-19 Test Development and Distribution »

CASMS: Collaborating to Address Shortages of Medical Supplies

Help us resolve medical supply shortages Read MoreAboutCASMS: Collaborating to Address Shortages of Medical Supplies »

GAITS

Guidance and Impact Tracking System Read MoreAboutGAITS »

Latest News

Group Aims to Test the Safety of DIY Medical Supplies for COVID-19

With many novel designs emerging to address the shortages of medical supplies, there remains a need to vet the devices and ensure safety standards are met Read MoreAboutGroup Aims to Test the Safety of DIY Medical Supplies for COVID-19 »

7 Tips from Boston for Healthtech Entrepreneurs

Who will pay for my product? Who can kill it? How do I approach investors? What happens if I fail? Experts from CIMIT (Boston), the most experienced health accelerator in the world, share some of the lessons they’ve learned accelerating more than 600 healthtech projects in 15 years. Read MoreAbout7 Tips from Boston for Healthtech Entrepreneurs »

Healthcare Innovation Methodology: Codifying the Process of Translating Knowledge into Better Healthcare Products, Services, and Procedures

Much effort and funding has gone into defining and improving the process of creating scientific and medical knowledge that will improve healthcare. Read MoreAboutHealthcare Innovation Methodology: Codifying the Process of Translating Knowledge into Better Healthcare Products, Services, and Procedures »

7 Medtech Ideas Out of Europe

Mobile and digital health ideas — and overall medtech innovation ideas — abound in Europe, with DeviceTalks Boston attendees getting just a sampling this morning from seven CRAASH Barcelona participants. Read MoreAbout7 Medtech Ideas Out of Europe »

Space Health Institute Awards $1.5M for Medical Innovations

The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine has partnered with Consortia for Improving Medicine with Innovation and Technology (CIMIT) to grant $1.5 million in awards to nine companies researching medical technologies for preserving astronaut health in space exploration. Read MoreAboutSpace Health Institute Awards $1.5M for Medical Innovations »

PhotoniCare Looks Behind Ear Drums to Help Diagnose Ear Infections

PhotoniCare’s TOMi Scope uses near-infrared light waves to provide 3D views beyond the ear drum into the middle ear, allowing physicians to visualize and better diagnose middle ear infections. Read MoreAboutPhotoniCare Looks Behind Ear Drums to Help Diagnose Ear Infections »

Preventing Innovators From Falling At The Next Hurdle

Jorge‑Fernandez Garcia, EIT Health Director of Innovation, and John Collins, Chief Operating Officer of CIMIT, discuss approaches that can lead to successful healthcare innovation Read MoreAboutPreventing Innovators From Falling At The Next Hurdle »

More Headlines

A Surer Way to Diagnose Ear Infections

  • CRAASH Grads, Photonicare, have developed an imaging tool that it says may help better diagnose ear infections.

Space Health Institute Awards Grants to Three Innovative Small Companies

Turn Your Bathroom into a Medical Lab

CRAASH Barcelona: An Interview with John Collins

  • John Collins explains the benefits of the CRAASH program and the important lessons other innovation ecosystems can learn from Boston.

The Future of Treating ACL Tears: Less Invasive Surgery

  • Dr. Martha Murray has an idea for a less-invasive repair.

FitBit Buys Twine Health in a Bid to Become a More Serious Healthcare Tool

  • Fitbit announces plans to pickup Twine Health, a HIPPA-compliant, cloud-based health management platform.

Two Pharma Giants, Calif. Hospital to Use Boston Firm's 'Organ-on-a-chip'

  • Emulate Inc., which makes so-called organ-on-a-chip systems to test whether drugs are safe and effective, announced partnerships with Takeda, Roche, and Cedars-Sinai.