When an infant under four weeks of age shows a fever, the standard of care is a spinal tap to rule out Meningitis. This infection is dangerous, and delays in diagnosis can lead to an extended hospital stay or even death. The traditional constraint method consists of physically holding the baby in a 'crunched' position during the spinal tap procedure, which requires several people to keep the baby perfectly still while the tap is administered.

Providence, RI, October 28th, 2020 - Two Rhode Island-based startups, Asthenis and Q2Behave, are awarded funding through the New England Medical Innovation Center’s (NEMIC) ACTIVATE Program.

ACTIVATE is a seed funding preparation program supported by Rhode Island Commerce. Through Activate, Rhode Island-based MedTech startups can apply to be awarded professional services valued between $15,000-$37,000 to fill gaps in their business plan in preparation for a successful round of fundraising.

a blog post by Managing Partner, Aidan Petrie

In the years that I have taught innovation and worked with many hundreds of companies, big and small, we hear over and over again that we have to go in search of problems to solve as a route to innovation.

Providence, RI, July 7th, 2020 - Rhode Island-based startup, Quantitative to Qualitative Health a.k.a Q2Q Health, is awarded funding through the New England Medical Innovation Center’s (NEMIC) ACTIVATE Program.

There is some confusion over the EUA guidelines, what they mean for innovators in the MedTech field, how to use them well and what to watch out for. Read the blog for clarity on EUA submissions.

We believe that Med Tech offers a very interesting investment opportunity and methodology. Strangely, the FDA's development process configures that methodology. How so..?

We have never been comfortable with the concept of "accelerator" in the Med Tech space. The notion may be appropriate in other arenas, but Med Tech commercialization is a marathon, not a sprint…