Developed by a neonatologist with support from the National Institutes of Health, smallTalk makes NICU technology that helps hospitalized preterm infants hear their families’ voices. Its NICU Egg speaker works with companion apps so parents can record messages that care teams play at a NICU-safe volume and duration, helping preserve connection while supporting early brain and language development. The Columbus startup is a private, award-winning technology company supported by Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, and Rev1 Ventures.
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NEATCap MedicalFounded in late 2015 to bring NICU clinicians’ ideas to market, Bethlehem-based NEATCap Medical manufactures hearing-protection devices for premature infants and other hospitalized newborns. Its DREAMIES products are shaped for neonatal care rather than adapted from standard earmuffs, with one version designed to filter NICU alarms while preserving some human voice and another built for the broader noise of transport and MRI. The team combines more than 60 man-years of NICU clinical experience with over 75 man-years in technology and product development.BETHLEHEM, PA
Innogized TechnologiesFounded by Oliver and Sarah Smith, Innogized Technologies develops hardware and software that use a cross-disciplinary approach to improve everyday life. Its work centers on Neut™, a proactive “careable” designed to help parents create case-specific safe-sleep conditions for infants by considering the baby, nursery environment, and sleepwear together. The rapidly expanding startup has received two federal awards and is supported by the National Science Foundation.CLEVELAND, OH
DRW Medical, LLCDRW Medical develops neonatal respiratory-care equipment, including monitors that help clinicians manage airway pressure during Bubble CPAP and nasal high-flow therapy. Based in Aston, Pennsylvania, the company’s work is shaped by a respiratory therapist president and co-founder Robert Landis, a medical-device designer with 19 patents and a history in neonatal respiratory technology. Its NAPA monitors are built to make otherwise hard-to-see pressure changes visible at the bedside, while the company also develops safer suction equipment for infant care.ASTON, PA
Curbell Medical Products, IncCurbell Medical Products grew from assembling healthcare-grade television controls in the 1960s into a Buffalo-area manufacturer of hospital communication and connectivity devices, best known for pillow speakers and related signaling accessories. Privately held and part of a family company with more than 70 years of history, it designs and manufactures healthcare connectivity products while collaborating with major nurse-call, television, bed and patient-monitoring system makers. Curbell operates under an ISO 13485:2016 quality system and serves hospitals and nursing homes throughout the United States.ORCHARD PARK, NY