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Celleration
is a privately held medical device company was founded in 1999, to
develop and commercialize its therapeutic ultrasound platform. The patented MIST
Technology™ utilizes ultrasonic sound waves to produce an energized mist of
sterile saline in a non-contact fashion. Critical to the Company’s strategy is
ongoing clinical and scientific research to provide evidence supporting the
efficacy of this new technology. The Company’s initial clinical research focus
has been the chronic diabetic foot ulcer market and it has recently completed a
randomized, sham controlled multi center study in diabetic foot ulcers to pursue
additional indications for the MIST Technology. Additional randomized controlled
clinical trials are underway to add to the understanding and body of evidence
supporting the MIST Technology. On August 15, 2005
Celleration received $16M in venture funding.
www.celleration.com
MinuteClinic
has found a fundamentally better way to diagnose common illnesses and provide
the right remedy, quickly and conveniently. At MinuteClinic, you get
personal attention from certified practitioners who are qualified to evaluate,
diagnose and prescribe medication for your symptoms. No appointment
needed, just walk in. Visits take approximately 15 minutes.
Affordable treatments range from $28 to $110 and are reimbursable through most
insurance plans. Retail locations open 7 days a week at various locations
near pharmacies. urs vary by location. USA Today featured
MinuteClinic as new and innovative. In the Rx for the Ailing Health
Care System , a book to be published by Professor Clayton Christensen,
features MinuteClinic illustrating many of the author's principles for
transforming the health care industry. During the
Summer of 2005 MinuteClinic received $43M
in venture funding.
www.minuteclinic.com
Accuitive Medical
Ventures (AMV) is a venture capital firm with offices in Atlanta, GA,
Newport Beach, CA, and Rochester, MN. AMV is in business to finance and help
develop early and expansion stage medical device and technology companies.
In conjunction with The Innovation Factory (www.innofactory.com),
the Atlanta based medical device incubator, AMV has the resources and the
experience to create long-term value for medical technology inventors and
innovators. The AMV team has
significant executive management, operating and board experience, as well as
demonstrated expertise in sourcing, financing and exiting successful medical
device companies. They have collectively co-founded 15 companies, raised over
$250 million in private equity capital and have participated in private and
public equity financings of well over $700 million while creating over $1
billion in shareholder value in their careers.
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