Oculogica’s patent enables expansion of its eye-tracking based technology to fulfill an unmet need in cannabis impairment detection
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Oculogica Receives Department of Defense Grant to Develop Wearable Concussion Diagnostic with Pre-eminent Partners
Sofia Fund portfolio company Oculogica receives $2M U.S. Army grant to develop wearable version of its technology
Keller Army Hospital at West Point, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and AdHawk Microsystems will work with Oculogica to develop the wearable diagnostic.…
Kenzen Announces Device Rental Program for Summer 2021
Rapid deployment of life-saving smart PPE critical for hottest summer on record ahead
NEW YORK CITY (May 12, 2021) – In anticipation of what the U.S. National Weather Service and U.K. Met Office predict to be the hottest summer on record, Kenzen, makers of smart PPE that monitors the heat health of workers in hot and humid conditions, announced a new rental program for its wearable devices.…
ExplORer Surgical Closes $2.5M Funding Round for Technological Advancements and Hiring
Amidst challenges in healthcare and the global pandemic, intraoperative workflow startup drives six times year-over-year revenue
CHICAGO, April 9, 2021 – ExplORer Surgical, the only comprehensive intraoperative case support and workflow platform, today announces the closing of $2.5M in new investment, led by Aphelion Capital, with participation from all existing major investors as well as new investors, including Sofia Fund, a Minneapolis-based fund focusing on women-led technology companies.…
Minnesota’s Tax Credit for Angel Investors Works
Minnesota’s Angel Tax credit should be a consistent source of funding for starving startups, Sofia Fund partner Cathy Connett notes in this Twin Cities Star Tribune article. …
Women-founded Startup TiLT Gets Investment Boost from Sofia Fund
Funding will help the startup scale to meet increasing need for employee leave management in dynamic employment environment
Minneapolis, November 10, 2020 – Sofia Fund, a leading angel investment group that invests exclusively in women-led companies, has made its most recent investment in Colorado-based employee leave management company TiLT (Talent in Leave Technology).…
Cognition Therapeutics Elucidates Genetic Mutation that Protects Against Alzheimer’s Disease
Mutation Validates Cognition Approach to Oligomer Displacement
Pittsburgh, October 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage neuroscience company developing drugs that treat neurodegenerative disorders by regulating cellular damage response pathways, today announced that a peer-reviewed manuscript, entitled, “Icelandic Mutant Human Amyloid-β 1-42 Peptide Forms Fewer Oligomers with Lower Binding Affinity than Wild-Type Peptide,” has been published online in the Journal of Neurochemistry (doi:10.1111/jnc.15212).…
Product of the Year: Kenzen’s predictive body heat sensor system
Kenzen’s predictive body heat sensor system for industrial workers has been named a Product of the Year by Occupational Health & Safety magazine.
Read full article here or download a copy here (2.9MB PDF).…
Joylux Founder, Colette Courtion, Named to Inc.’s Female Founders 100 list
Seattle, WA October 13, 2020 — Inc. today announced its third annual Female Founders 100 list, honoring an influential, ambitious, and diverse group of 100 women who are building America’s most inspiring and innovative businesses. Colette Courtion, the founder of Joylux, a platform of life-changing solutions for menopausal women, is proud to be acknowledged in this prestigious list of female founders.…
Joylux leading the charge for intimate care with femtech, Beauty Insider reports
Colette Courtion shares her vision for the future of solving women’s intimate issues, now with renown dermatologist and successful entrepreneur Dr. Kathy Fields on the board. Joylux is a femtech company innovating intimate care products for use at all stages of women’s health – from motherhood to menopause. …