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UC startup gets investment to advance trials

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A startup founded by four University of Cincinnati physicians has raised approximately $10 million in funding, including a recent $250,000 investment from St. Elizabeth Healthcare, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported.

Medtech startup Sense Neuro Diagnostics is developing noninvasive devices to monitor traumatic brain injuries and detect brain hemorrhage or different stroke types. The investment from St. Elizabeth Healthcare will help advance clinical trials for the technology.

“Our technology has the potential to be a total gamechanger for emergency rooms and hospital staff who treat people with traumatic brain injuries and stokes every day,” Geoff Klass, CEO of Sense Neuro Diagnostics, said.

Sense Neuro Diagnostics’ technology can collect 360 data points in 2.5 seconds. More than 20 sites in the United States, Canada and India are conducting trials of the startup’s in-hospital device while five sites are evaluating its military field device.

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