medical devices

VentureNotes: Tennessee Venture Council moving to starting-blocks?

Nov 01, 2012 at 12:14 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE VENTURE COUNCIL, a proposed nonprofit organization for VC's, seems to have moved closer to becoming operational. According to a new website that purports to represe.... Read More

Launch Tennessee beefs-up board of directors,<br>sheds TTDC branding while CEO search continues

Nov 01, 2012 at 12:09 pm by miltcapps

Update: 21 November 6:26 a.m.: Chattanoogan.com reports that TN House Speaker Beth Harwell appointed UT COO David Milhorn to the board of LaunchTN/TTDC. Milhorn succeeds Alex.... Read More

Commercialization: Eagle's VU team launching Vitalnx Corporation

Sep 12, 2012 at 07:45 am by miltcapps

VITALNX CORPORATION is the name of an emerging medical-devices venture created by Vanderbilt University Medical and VU Biomedical Engineering faculty and students. The group.... Read More

Smithwick-Weaver prep RoundingWell for provider-patient engagement market

Jun 25, 2012 at 08:25 am by miltcapps

ROUNDINGWELL LLC, the SaaS startup supporting provider-patient engagement, is scheduled for formal market entry yet this summer, according to founders John Smithwick and Will.... Read More

Briefly: TriStar Technology Ventures invests in Cerebrotech

Jun 07, 2012 at 03:03 pm by miltcapps

TriStar Technology Ventures, the West End-based venture capital fund focused on healthcare and life sciences, has invested in California-based Cerebrotech Medical Systems. A.... Read More

Cybersecurity startup Optio Labs creates Nashville dev foothold with VUSE grad

Mar 07, 2012 at 10:37 am by miltcapps

OPTIO LABS, a venture-backed cybersecurity startup currently focused on the mobile sector, says it will maintain a development outpost in Nashville. John Serafini, the Optio.... Read More

Noted: Pathfinder Therapeutics has named Jim Cloar president, CEO

Mar 05, 2012 at 02:24 pm by miltcapps

Updated: Goode left Pathfinder in April 2012, according to his Linkedin profile. Our original story is below.-Ed. Pathfinder Therapeutics, a startup with products for "s.... Read More

Moontoast launches $6MM equity-capital raise

Dec 22, 2011 at 11:51 am by miltcapps

Updated Oct. 24, 2014: Moontoast shuffles team, rebrands as Spendsetter, TSN reports. Crunchbase shows Martin Cos. has invested nearly $20MM in the two cos. 5 Jan. 2012: Moon.... Read More

Memphis VC-allied MB Innovations eyes medical-devices development

Dec 22, 2011 at 08:58 am by miltcapps

MB Venture Partners' TNInvestco fund has created and invested $500,000 in MB Innovations, which will develop medical devices for commercialization by its industry partner.... Read More

MB Ventures makes its first TNInvestco bet: Veracity Medical Solutions

Jul 11, 2011 at 08:38 am by miltcapps

MB VENTURES' TNInvestco affiliate has weighed-in with its first investment, a $1 million allocation to Veracity Medical Solutions, an orthopedic device-prototyping and -manufa.... Read More

At 16, Technology 2020 takes innovation challenges in stride

Jul 10, 2011 at 10:13 pm by miltcapps

TECHNOLOGY 2020 absolutely plans to be among competitors for the State of Tennessee's new funding for business accelerators, said President and CEO Mike Cuddy. Of course, en.... Read More

FCA Venture Partners, TN Angel Fund<br>bless Silvercare 3MM B-round

Mar 09, 2011 at 02:09 pm by miltcapps

Silvercare Solutions, an on-site incontinence care provider, today announced completing its $3 million B-round led by FCA Venture Partners and Tennessee Angel Fund, the TNInve.... Read More

TriStar, Limestone TNINvestco funds<br>form Device Innovation Group

Mar 08, 2011 at 10:49 am by miltcapps

Two Nashville-based TNInvestco-funded companies, TriStar Technology Fund and Limestone Fund, have created and seed-funded Device Innovation Group (DIG), a Delaware LLC. DIG wi.... Read More

NewsBits, February 28, 2011

Feb 28, 2011 at 08:43 am by miltcapps

Vanderbilt University is moving along in efforts to recruit an assistant vice chancellor to support technology transfer and commercialization efforts. The assignment is.... Read More

Nashville's Frank Grant leaves Cisco to lead Adreima growth

Feb 28, 2011 at 08:43 am by miltcapps

Updated: Sept. 16, 2013 - Amplion announced Grant had joined the clinical communications firm as chief sales and marketing officer. - Ed. Nashville-based Frank Grant, recently.... Read More

ANOVA: Biomet co-founder, Spires in ortho implant startup

Dec 13, 2010 at 08:30 am by miltcapps

ANOVA Implant Solutions, a Brentwood startup, can become a nationally recognized orthopedic implant brand, according to founder and CEO Walter Spires. That's part of the.... Read More

Briefly: ORNL, Tennesseans respond to China's supercomputing rise

Dec 13, 2010 at 06:46 am by miltcapps

The Chinese may have provided an incentive to U.S. policymakers to strengthen funding for the nation's supercomputing, according to Billy Stair, communications and external af.... Read More

Memphis Biomed Ventures Tennessee I LLC

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

Status: Awarded TNInvestco status by ECD in 2010, following further General Assembly action; not funded in the initial round announced Nov. 5, 2009Memphis Biomed Ventures Tenn.... Read More

Limestone Fund LLC

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:29 am by miltcapps

Limestone Fund, LLC -- The close-knit founders of Mountain Group Capital partnered with former Asurion EVP and chief marketing officer Byron Smith to form Limestone. MGC's Joe.... Read More

Innova Fund II, LP

Nov 05, 2009 at 10:29 am by miltcapps

Innova Fund II, LP -- The fund is managed by Ken Woody, the general partner of Innova Memphis Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of Memphis Bioworks Foundation, which aims to make.... Read More

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