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Surgical Simulation Startup Readies for Market With Innovation Fund Grant

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Startup Surgical Theater is developing personalized surgery simulation software that loads medical images of patients to help doctors rehearse tomorrow’s surgery today.

 

The Cleveland-area company was started by two former Israeli Air Force officers with extensive experience developing flight-simulation technology, as well as a surgeon with University Hospitals Case Medical Center....

 

Surgical Theater has been funded by angels, but recently was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Innovation Fund of the Lorain County Community College Foundation. The company is targeting a series A round of “a few million dollars” next year to expand its sales and market reach, said the company's president and co-founder, Moty Avisar....

 

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