Wearable EEG monitoring start-up Epitel raises $12.5M to market seizure detection system

Epitel raises $12.5M for wearable seizure detection system (MobiHealth News): Epitel, maker of a wearable electroencephalogram (EEG) system for seizure detection, announced Wednesday it had scored $12.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Catalyst Health Ventures (CHV) and Genoa Ventures, with participation from Dexcom, OSF Ventures, Wavemaker 360, MedMountain Ventures and Salt Lake City Angels … The company’s first product, the REMI system, consists of a wearable, wireless EEG sensor that’s applied below the hairline, and software for providers to review data and monitor for seizures. The sensor can continuously monitor patients for 48 hours. The platform received FDA 510(k) clearance for in-hospital use in March 2021, but Epitel plans to expand into ambulatory and at-home care in the future… Another company focused on seizure detection is Zeit, which announced in November it had raised $2 million in seed funding. The company makes a headband device that aims to alert patients to signs of a stroke or seizure. Zeit said the seed investment would go toward hiring new team members and funding a submission to the FDA. Remote monitoring company Empatica makes an FDA-cleared wrist-worn device for people with epilepsy to alert users and their caregivers of convulsive seizures. The Announcement: Epitel Secures $12.5 Million Series A Financing for Wearable, Wireless EEG Monitoring System (press release): Epitel, Inc., a digital health company developing a wearab...
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