Founded by Olek Shestakov and Alex Aprelev, OxyDial develops an Oxygen-Hemoglobin Equilibrium blood-testing instrument and cloud platform for medical researchers and healthcare providers. The company’s work is aimed particularly at improving understanding and care for sickle cell disease and other blood disorders, with the instrument and services still under development and testing and not yet FDA-approved. Its founders bring more than 25 years of experience spanning software architecture, wearables, IoT devices, optics and spectroscopy.
OxygeniumBorn from combat-medicine experience and an emergency physician’s response to oxygen shortages in the field, Oxygenium develops portable medical oxygen delivery systems. Its patented technology generates continuous, adjustable high-flow oxygen on demand through a chemical cartridge system, offering an alternative to explosive cylinders and power-dependent concentrators. The New York company was founded by trauma surgeon and former IDF combat physician Dr. Ben Alkahe with Ran Miron.New York, NY
Hemoglobin Oxygen Therapeutics LLCHemoglobin Oxygen Therapeutics develops human and veterinary hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers that increase blood’s ability to transport oxygen. Its Hemopure product is used in South Africa and Russia for acute anemia and remains investigational in the United States, while Oxyglobin was the first veterinary oxygen therapeutic approved in the US and Europe for canine anemia. The company draws on more than 25 years of research and has consolidated production at a facility in Souderton, Pennsylvania, undergoing a multimillion-dollar expansion.541715SOUDERTON, PA
Kilele Health IncFounded by medtech veterans Andrew Cothrel and Jason Heikenfeld, Kilele Health is an Oakwood startup developing tools to bring continuous biochemical insight into care beyond the clinic. Its SunVida™ platform is intended to help patients and care teams manage chronic conditions with more timely molecular data.
Pharos Imaging, IncPharos Imaging is developing a compact optical coherence tomography platform designed to bring microscopic imaging out of specialist back rooms and into portable, everyday settings. Founded around a team led by co-founders Dr. David Rubaltelli and Dr. Xingchen Ji, the company is building a battery-powered, cloud-connected system that is smaller than a cell phone and intended to broaden access to OCT for home monitoring and screening.NEW YORK, NY