Five years ago, Delphinus announced it had received 510(k) clearance from the FDA and was able to begin marketing its whole breast […]
Posts Tagged ‘Venture Capital’
An Electronic Idiot Savant?
The title of today’s blog is taken from a recent opinion piece in The Economist that considers whether artificial intelligence (AI) will […]
A Crisis in Research Funding
A decade ago, when CapeRay was still being incubated within the University of Cape Town (UCT), we were successful in […]
Cabinet Ministers Endorse CapeRay
With the launch of our clinical trial last week, we had the opportunity yesterday to host a high-profile visit by […]
Boost for the Cape
It has long been recognized that the medical device industry can and does have a significant impact on a region’s […]
Powered by U-Start
The past week was a hectic one for 19 start-up companies and their executives in Milan. Under the patronage of U-Start, the teams […]
What is it about Boston?
Boston, capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was settled by Puritan colonists from England in 1630. During the American Revolution, when the […]
Crowdfunding for Medical Devices
One of the greatest challenges faced by entrepreneurs and inventors who have a great idea for a novel medical device is funding. […]
Thinking about the Ear
The French sculptor Auguste Rodin conceived The Thinker, or Le Penseur, in the last two decades of the 19th century. From this small plaster version, […]
From Invention to Innovation
Wits Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, celebrated the achievements of its inventors and innovators earlier […]