How Much Weight Does Real-World Evidence Actually Carry at FDA?
DDDr. Dereck Mush, MD, MBA
Jul 18
SymPhysis Medical
Patient-centered drainage systems for managing fluid in palliative care.
What they do
The company develops an active drainage device designed to help patients manage malignant pleural effusion at home. Palliative care teams and oncologists prescribe this system to offer a less painful, more independent alternative to traditional hospital-based chest tubes.
The record
- Vertical
- Medical Devices
- Sub-segment
- Oncology support devices
- Product type
- Device
- Stage
- Seed
- Headquarters
- Galway, Ireland
- Region
- Europe
- Founded
- 2017
- Total funding
- $5M raised
Notable investors: Enterprise Ireland, HBAN.
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