*NEWS: Med-Device Startup CathWorks Raises $30 Million
A med-device company with HQ in Israel and an outpost in Aliso Viejo has raised $30 million in a Series C round led by Deerfield Management. CathWorks announced the completion of the round in a press release. Its technology known as
Med Tech Monday
Our 5th Med Tech Monday is January 28. It is a one-day medical device conference. We provide Orange County with the latest medical device innovations, investment insights, biotech advancements, startups and discussions with industry leaders as to where the industry
*NEWS: Innovative MedTech Company Gets Investment
An innovative med-tech company announced today it's secured over $1 million in equity and finalized its acquisition of a “breakthrough” stem cell therapy technology. Clyra Medical Technologies said today in a press release that it's acquired the "SkinDisc” stem cell therapy
*NEWS: Update on Medtech Investment Environment from OCTANe Forum
OCTANe’s recent Medical Technology Innovation Forum presented an overview by Silicon Valley Bank of the current medtech investment environment. Here are the key points from that panel: VC invested in medical device companies appears to be up, although on a percentage
*NEWS: Axonics Modulation Technologies Files For IPO
This article is being published in conjunction with SoCal Tech, with whom OCSN has a partnership with: Irvine-based Axonics Modulation Technologies has filed for an IPO. Its filing states that it plans to raise approximately $86 million on the Nasdaq Global
Carlsbad: Biocom DeviceFest & Digital Health Conference
Biocom’s DeviceFest & Digital Health Conference will be held on Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 in Southern California. Since its inception in 2007, this conference has focused on supporting the medical device and diagnostics industries by giving our members access to
NEWS: Bioscience Startup Seeking $600,000
An estimated $60 billion is spent globally each year to identify the differences between cells to diagnose various diseases. A new entry in this field has taken on the delicate task of identifying the differences between cells -- without destroying them.
NEWS: Active Angels Invest in Bevy of Startups; Tech Coast Angels Members’ Investments Reflect Diversity of Startups in SoCal Region
Individual angel investors who are part of Tech Coast Angels’ five SoCal chapters have invested in a diversity of startups recently, including a medical device company; a company that raises poultry in an environmentally-conscious way; and an augmented reality (AR)
MIx Bday Bash & Pitch Night 2.0
Join our community of biotech go-getters, top-notch professionals, and med tech movers and shakers for a night of innovation here in Orange County! While mingling with like-minded professionals, we will be hearing from three groups on their innovative ideas in
*NEWS: Novartis Confirmation of Alcon Spinoff Happens to Coincide with OCTANe’s Ophthalmology Technology Summit. Alcon Says Will Keep Manufacturing and BD&L in OC.
OCTANe’s annual 2018 Ophthalmology Technology Summit on June 29 coincided with the national news that Novartis will definitely spin off Alcon – with a presence in Lake Forest - to shareholders and buy back up to $5 billion in stock,