Medical Devices Startups

PlenOptika develops QuickSee Free, a handheld wavefront-based autorefractor and keratometer for measuring vision and eye curvature in clinical, retail, and mobile settings. The device enables vision professionals and healthcare organizations to deliver refraction testing anywhere without a traditional exam room.

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Pleural Dynamics makes ACES (Automatic Continuous Effusion Shunt), an FDA-cleared minimally invasive implant that uses the body's breathing motion to move pleural fluid from the lungs to the abdomen for reabsorption. The device treats patients with recurrent pleural effusions caused by cancer, heart failure, or infection, offering an alternative to pleural catheters and pleurodesis.

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SpeeDx provides multiplexing technology platforms and diagnostic assays for detecting infectious disease pathogens, including customized solutions for respiratory infections, sexually transmitted infections, gastrointestinal illness, and antimicrobial resistance markers. The company serves laboratories, diagnostic companies, biotechs, and pharmaceutical firms through technology licensing, custom assay development, and partnership services.

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PLT develops human tissue organoids produced in microgravity conditions for use in pharmaceutical testing, precision medicine, and transplantation research. The company manufactures these 3D tissue cultures from stem cells and is developing hardware for commercial-scale organoid production in space.

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Plurify develops manufacturing technology for advanced therapies, specifically cell and gene therapy production. The company's platform addresses scalability, safety, and cost challenges in bioreactor-scale therapeutic manufacturing.

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Pluro is a fertility and IVF platform in India that combines clinical expertise with technology-driven care, operating as a co-creation network of fertility centres with standardized protocols and digital patient management. The platform partners with leading fertility specialists to deliver personalized, evidence-based reproductive medicine services.

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PneumaCare develops Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) technology and markets Thora-3Di, a non-contact, non-invasive 3D-imaging device for lung function assessment used in paediatric, ICU, and thoracic surgery hospital settings. The company serves clinicians assessing respiratory conditions such as COPD, with a UK/Cambridge base.

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Pocket Clinic develops a system for people with diabetes to manage blood glucose levels more effectively. The company focuses on improving patient outcomes and quality of life through technology-driven diabetes management.

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PocketHealth is a patient-facing platform for accessing, storing, and sharing personal medical imaging records and reports across devices. It serves patients and connects with hospitals and clinics, letting users view follow-up recommendations and organize family medical records in one place.

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POCO APOCONW develops hardware-centric solutions for industrial and agricultural applications, with specialization in microcontrollers, network technology, and AI-powered edge devices. The company serves manufacturers, large-scale farms, educational institutions, and music organizations in Japan.

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Thermetrix builds Podium, a thermal imaging scanning device and cloud-based software system used to detect and help prevent diabetic foot ulcers in an integrated foot health workflow. The product serves podiatry and healthcare providers, storing scan data on GDPR-compliant Microsoft Azure portals licensed as software-as-a-service.

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Syno develops a portable rehabilitation device that applies controlled mechanical stimulation to patients' legs to enhance motor control and gait recovery. The platform targets stroke patients and those with neurological disorders, combining hardware with software to deliver standardized, measurable rehabilitation treatments.

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Point Robotics is a Taiwan-based medical device company that develops surgical robots, surgical platforms, and related instruments for orthopedic (spinal) surgery. Its products include a robotic-arm surgical stereotactic positioning system and a surgical navigation system used in minimally invasive spine procedures at hospitals.

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Polari Group is a biotech company focused on infectious disease research and product development, leveraging scientific expertise in virology, bioengineering, and microfluidics.

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A company that has completed first-in-human clinical trials for its products and is pursuing regulatory approvals for worldwide commercialization.

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PolyPid is a biopharmaceutical company developing long-acting, controlled-release medicines delivered at the site of care, with a lead product D-PLEX100 using its proprietary Kynatrix technology for preventing surgical site infections. Its pipeline targets surgical care, metabolic diseases, and other therapeutic areas.

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Polyplus (a Sartorius company) develops FectoVIR-LV, an animal-component-free transfection reagent for producing lentiviral vectors in suspension HEK-293 cells at large manufacturing scale. It targets cell therapy producers, including those making CAR-T and other allogenic or autologous therapies, in the biomanufacturing sector.

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Pontifax is an investment firm that establishes and partners with biotech and healthcare companies across multiple therapeutic areas and development stages, providing hands-on portfolio management and strategic guidance.

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Porex manufactures precision-engineered porous plastic and advanced materials components for applications requiring management of liquids, air, and particles across medical devices, diagnostics, consumer goods, electronics, and automotive sectors. The company provides engineering support from concept through full-scale production with facilities and operations spanning over 65 countries.

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POROUS develops a non-invasive ultrasound-based medical device for quantitative bone quality assessment and osteoporosis detection. The company, spun off from Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, serves clinical and veterinary markets to improve bone health diagnostics and patient outcomes.

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Portage is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing novel cancer therapies with a portfolio in drug development. The company specializes in advancing cancer treatments through clinical development and regulatory pathways.

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Portola develops research and investigates new targets, modalities, and technologies to address rare disease challenges for patients and their families.

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Poseidon Medical develops a medical device technology intended to treat patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) and help avoid amputation. It operates in the medical device industry with product commercialization in Europe and the United States.

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Poseidon Strength manufactures the Infiniti Rope, a motorized continuous rope climbing machine designed to replicate traditional rope climbing for strength and conditioning training. The product is marketed to fitness facilities, gyms, and strength training professionals seeking safer alternatives to free-hanging rope climbing.

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