This month, multiple VentureLab North Alumni were able to secure investment rounds to further develop and test their groundbreaking ideas. Pulmotech and SeaQurrent are now ready to take the next step to conquer the world!
Pulmotech
PulmoTech developed an innovative catheter to improve the ventilation of patients in intensive care. Now that CE certification is imminent, the medical-technical startup from Leek will soon be allowed to enter the European market.
Almost all signals are green and an investor has also been found in the NOM. And so PulmoTech is preparing for the market introduction of a groundbreaking innovation in healthcare. “With our technology, we can indirectly make a difference in the quality of life of patients who are on a ventilator in intensive care,” emphasizes CEO Rutger Flink. The startup developed a catheter with an integrated pressure sensor that can be used to better adjust ventilators and to continuously monitor patients’ esophageal pressure for the first time. And yes, that is a big step forward. Particularly because the innovative catheter provides doctors with the correct data to protect the patient’s lungs and respiratory muscles during ventilation. (Source: NOM)
SeaQurrent
SeaQurrent has been working on an underwater kite that generates energy from tidal currents for several years now. With success, it seems. The Northern Netherlands startup, with support from NOM and FOM, will soon install a full-scale system at Ameland.
Actually, it is a very logical way to generate energy. And in the near future, just like the production of electricity from the sun and wind, will undoubtedly even be the most normal thing in the world. “But one party has to be the first to do it,” smiles Youri Wentzel. “And yes, we are.”
Youri is the CEO of SeaQurrent, which is developing an underwater kite that generates sustainable energy from tidal currents. Or more precisely: from the current in the Wadden Sea that arises from the height difference between ebb and flow. Tidal energy can of course also be generated by using turbines. ‘But then there must be fast-flowing water,’ explains Youri. ‘There are only a few places available for this on our planet. Moreover, turbines are often too large to harvest energy in relatively shallow water, where there is more current.’ For both the NOM and FOM, SeaQurrent’s innovation fits seamlessly with the objectives of both organizations. (Source: NOM)
