Tagged: medical

August 22, 2014 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Non-profit donation based crowdfunding platform GlobalGiving, has launched an Ebola Epidemic Relief Fund to allow donors to contribute directly to locally driven Ebola relief efforts in West Africa.  The fund has been set up to supper nearly a dozen nonprofits that have been vetted by… Read More

August 19, 2014 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Using a fundraising approach seldom seen in the life sciences sector, Batu Biologics, an immunotherapy company working to develop the first anti-angiogenic cancer vaccine, has successfully raised $100,000 through crowdfunding giant, Indiegogo. Batu Biologics launched the crowdfunding campaign in June 2014 to fund the completion… Read More

July 30, 2014 @ 3:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Here is one that you can chalk up to the profound bureaucracy that encumbers many medical decisions.  Now in light of the insurance company’s refusal to cover certain costs, the family has gone to the pages of GoFundMe to help finance something one would expect… Read More

July 15, 2014 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to stop the closing of the only private abortion clinic in the Maritimes, Fredericton-based Morgentaler Clinic launched a crowdfunding campaign on FundRazr to raise $100,000. Within a week and a half, the project has surpassed half of its goal. According to The Star, the… Read More

June 15, 2014 @ 7:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anti-cancer group the Lynne Cohen Foundation serves women facing breast and ovarian cancers on a national scale, and has done so for 16 years. Now, their new website delivers information, hope, and a sense of community to families across the nation to broaden awareness and extend… Read More

June 10, 2014 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based Oval Medical Technologies has developed a unique solution: a self-injector that’s small and easy to use, especially by patients suffer from Trypanophobia, a fear of needles and injections or those with limited dexterity A revolutionary needle lock-out system ensures the needle is always hidden and… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 4:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter maintains a page on their site listing prohibited items from their platform.  Apparently they recently tightened up their restrictions on health devices, apps etc.  As pointed out by MobiHealthNews, Kickstarter now prohibits anything that is “heavily regulated”.  Think health – FDA etc.   Below… Read More

May 31, 2014 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Glucovation, a metabolic sensor company, announced on Friday that it has been selected as one of San Diego Venture Group‘s “Cool Companies” to be showcased at the upcoming 12th Annual Venture Summit taking place on June 19th in San Diego, California. A committee of SDVG… Read More

May 29, 2014 @ 8:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Turning to others for help, a Canadian family launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds for medical bills and to grant wishes from their little girl’s bucklist. Just four weeks ago, the family realized three-year-old Hadlie wasn’t as healthy as everyone thought she… Read More

May 21, 2014 @ 12:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was widely reported this past weekend on these pages, and just about everyplace else, porn star Eden Alexander launched a crowdfunding campaign on GiveForward for a dire medical situation only to encounter the ban hammer as she allegedly transgressed the platforms terms of service…. Read More

May 17, 2014 @ 9:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Adult entertainer Eden Alexander was crowdfunding on Giveforward to raise funds for a “Medical Care Fund” as she apparently had a near fatal reaction to a common prescription medicine.  The reaction, as described on her campaign page, triggered a rare skin infection called Steven Johnson’s… Read More

May 8, 2014 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

iHear fired up a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo earlier this year looking to raise $65,000.  The campaign closed on April 7 at over $240,000 for their unique hearing aid. With a successful rewards based campaign under their belt, iHear Medical has now announced they have… Read More

May 3, 2014 @ 1:43 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

ConnectOnCall has just launched its equity crowdfunding campaign on ReturnOnChange, seeking to raise $750,000 for a 20 percent equity stake to fund its digital physician on-call answering system. ConnectOnCall provides physicians with a new digital mobile on-call system. By updating the traditional way of taking… Read More

April 23, 2014 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Canadian microbiologist Elizabeth Bent has an idea that just might transform cancer therapy and she is looking for help by crowdfunding on RocketHub. About five months ago, Bent came across an intriguing study showing that certain types of bacteria in the human gut can reduce… Read More

April 21, 2014 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

We originally reported on Time for Medicine this past March as the crowdfunding campaign on Syndicate Room quickly captured interest from investors. The University Hospital of Wales spin out that uses web and cloud technology to bring specialist diagnoses and treatments directly to the homes… Read More

April 17, 2014 @ 7:35 am By JD Alois  |  

angelMD, the investment crowdfunding marketplace that connects physician investors and medical startups, has acquired IncLinx, a software company developing technology to create matches between investors and investment opportunities. IncLinx, based in New York City and Tel Aviv was created by Brian P. Jacob, MD an… Read More

April 16, 2014 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

I don’t know anyone who enjoys going to the dentist.  And for anyone that had to endure the oral torture of wearing braces – I understand your pain. Well crowdfunding is acting as a catalyst for thousands of industries.  Every day old business models are… Read More

March 22, 2014 @ 3:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Ralf Ranier von Albedyhll CEO (and serial entrepreneur) of NextRX is equity crowdfunding on Return on Change.  The company is “setting a higher standard” for medical marijuana by seamlessly connecting certified patients and recommending physicians and dispensaries for this emerging industry.  The company is currently… Read More

March 19, 2014 @ 8:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Poliwogg, a platform that provides pathways for accredited investors to invest in early stage companies in health and life sciences, has announced that it is partnering with the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SoPE), a global biomedical and healthcare innovation network. Poliwogg and SoPE share the common… Read More

March 17, 2014 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

They Syndicate Room has had a growing number of Health / BioTech equity crowdfunding offerings run through their platform.  Recently they launched a campaign to raise capital for Time for Medicine which has quickly jumped to over 50% funded.  Now they have announced that Apta… Read More