Healthcare RFID Solutions: ClearCount Medical Solutions Receives Just Under $300,000 in Pre ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... "We provide a simple and intuitive system using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to provide instantaneous counts. ...

... ClearCount has a patented process and technology to tackle the current cumbersome method of tracking surgical sponges and instruments throughout a surgical procedure. At present, perioperative nurses spend 30-45 minutes manually counting surgical sponges and instruments before, during and after each typical surgery. When manual counts do not match up, hospitals are forced to X-ray the patient, leading to more than a million X-rays annually. Even with this last line of defense, thousands of cases of retained foreign bodies still occur. ...

Innovation Works is a state-sponsored organization working to seed technology companies in Southwestern Pennsylvania and grow them to the point of being self-sustaining. Innovation Works provides risk capital, business expertise, and other resources to high-potential companies with the greatest likelihood for regional economic impact. The combination of Innovation Work's early-stage investments and the hands-on guidance of an experienced business team helps companies commercialize their innovative technologies, gain critical early customers, develop strategies to maximize their competitive edge, and form relationships with other investors and advisors who can help these companies attract additional capital and grow.

The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse is a public/private partnership, founded by the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, UPMC Health System, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its regional foundation community. Together with private industry and advanced research and healthcare capabilities of our institutional partners, PLSG invests in and supports the growth of regional life sciences companies in the areas of: bioinformatics; bionanotechnology; diagnostics; medical devices; medical robotics; therapeutics; and tools and services.

Idea Foundry, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3), was founded in 2002 to fill Southwestern Pennsylvania's major business gap between innovative "ideas" and sustainable technology start-up businesses, in turn creating jobs. Idea Foundry bridges the significant gap between idea generation and a fundable start-up by providing the intellectual and financial capital necessary to support innovators. Idea Foundry is a collective of private foundations, government entities and universities.