TeselaGen’s AI-powered platform enables biotech innovation to happen faster and at scale
By Riley Kaminer Miami is excelling in the AI-fueled biotech innovation space? At a first glance, that might not sound like the most obvious vertical…
Pharma giant GSK partners with StartUP FIU again to host student-targeted Innovation Challenge
By Irene Ferradaz – Guest Contributor Impressed by the innovative spirit, hard-work and dedication shown by FIU students last semester, GSK and StartUP FIU have joined forces once again…
Endear Health of Miami raises $8M to scale its healthcare engagement platform for seniors
By Nancy Dahlberg On a mission to improve the Medicare experience for seniors through innovative engagement solutions, Miami-based healthcare technology startup Endear Health announced it…
Modern Trials appoints top board members to spur growth of clinical trial platform
By Riley Kaminer Miami-based Modern Trials is on the way to disrupt a $1.2 trillion industry by connecting patients with relevant clinical trials – and hopefully…
Insightec receives up to $200M in financing to drive growth of incisionless neurosurgery
In another important milestone for Insightec and the future of incisionless neurosurgery, the medical technology company dedicated to using acoustic e…
A double-helping of funding news: $79.3M in FinTech and MedTech deals
* Zilch, a BNPL startup, raises an additional $50M targeted at Miami/US expansion * Aventura medtech startup btt raises $29.3M to prevent, treat a number…
Med-tech startup Heru launches 1st vision diagnostics product
On the heels of its $30 million fundraising round, Heru, the medical-technology startup spun out from the University of Miami’s renowned Bascom Palmer Eye Institute,…
Medtech startup RapidPulse raises $15M Series A
RapidPulse, a Miami-based medical device company, has raised a $15 million Series A round of venture capital to advance its stroke treatment technology through expanded…
Miami-based medtech startup Heru, a Bascom Palmer spin-out, raises a $30 million Series A
Investors in Heru’s funding round include D1 Capital Partners, SoftBank’s Opportunity Fund, Krillion Ventures and Maurice Ferre The Miami metro area continues to spin out…
Medtech funder Ceros moving to Miami, aiming to invest $100M
Last month, Refresh Miami reported that Memic Innovative Surgery, a medical device company based in Fort Lauderdale and Tel Aviv that is chaired by Miami…
#MiamiTech Startup Spotlight: Dalent aims to improve sinus surgery experience, outcome and cost
If you’ve ever had an awful sinus infection, you know how painful, and quite frankly, how much of a drag it is. But most of…
Aegle Therapeutics’ big mission: Tackling a horrific pediatric disorder
Dr. Evangelos Badiavas, a dermatologist at the University of Miami Health System and cofounder of Aegle Therapeutics, a biotech company, has spent most of his…