20 June

Breakthrough Device Designation received from the FDA

Published 6/18/19 Accelerated regulatory pathway for first internal use product GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — gel-e Inc., announces Breakthrough Status Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first internal-use flowable device. gel-e is developing a line of advanced hemostatic …

06 June

UMD Energy Start-Up receives $8M investment

Published 6/3/19 on Maryland Energy Innovation Institute Website Ion Storage Systems (ISS) announced the closing of an $8M financing round led by Alsop Louie Partners a risk-oriented venture capital firm based in San Francisco. ISS is focused on developing the most …

16 May

Health and Well-Being for All: Working Across Sectors

Published 5/14/19 on UMB News May 14, 2019    |   By Laura Lee U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, carries a tube of naloxone spray with him everywhere he goes to emphasize one of his main public health priorities: addressing the opioid …

02 May

UMB-born medical device startup wins FDA clearance

Published 4/30/19 in the Baltimore Business Journal UMB-born startup CoapTech has developed a technology that allows for more efficient, less-invasive feeding tube placement for hospital patients. By Morgan Eichensehr  – Reporter, Baltimore Business Journal Apr 30, 2019, 8:50am EDT Updated a day ago Baltimore medical …