Month: August 2017

MC10 Inc. and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab have announced a partnership in novel neurodegenerative- and motion-related disability therapy development. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab will use MC10’s BioStampRC, a wearable sensor system that captures physiological data, in clinical research studies. The goal…

Myomo Inc. reported its financial results for the second quarter and six months ending June 30. The company announced in a press release that it completed an initial public offering under SEC Regulation A+ on June 9, with total gross…

Bionik Laboratories Corp. issued a letter its shareholders that highlighted company updates for the first half of 2017. The company has completed development of the new V2 version of its InMotion robots, including improved design, footprint and user interface, according…

Shriners Hospitals for Children announced it has developed SpineScreen, an app that detects possible signs of scoliosis when a cell phone is moved along a child’s back. Scoliosis is most commonly diagnosed between the ages of 10 years and 15…

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation recently announced four grant recipients as part of more than $800,000 in Quality of Life grants it has awarded this year. The grants support fellow nonprofits that “foster community engagement, enhance independence and promote…

Clinical preceptors rated students of an osteopathic medical school to have better displays of empathy compared with other medical students, according to published study results. Researchers sent an electronic survey to 650 clinical adjunct faculty members at Touro University College…

Bionik Laboratories Corp. announced its financial results and corporate highlights for the first quarter fiscal year 2018. The quarter ended June 30. The company closed on a previously announced tender offer to amend and exercise certain outstanding warrants, which raised…

Black or Hispanic race or having a significant financial need were factors identified with Medicaid patients seeking primary care at health centers, according to study results published in the Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. Researchers used 2009 Medicaid…

Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc. reported financial results for the second quarter of 2017. The quarter ended June 30. Revenue for the quarter was $1.9 million, which included approximately $1.5 million in medical device revenue and $0.4 million in industrial sales,…

Coapt LLC and WillowWood have announced a partnership to develop a new liner for more advanced and comfortable use of upper extremity prostheses, according to a press release. The new prosthetic liner will be the product of research from the…