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Latina-Led Respira Labs Raises $2.8 Million To Revolutionize Respiratory Care For Copd, Covid-19 And Asthma Patients

Feb 10, 2022•over 3 years ago

Amount Raised

$2.8 Million

Round Type

seed

Mountain View

Description

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA / February 10, 2022 / Respira Labs, a Latina-led medical technology company specializing in respiratory care, today announces it has closed $2.8 million to continue to develop and produce its chest wearable that uses acoustic resonance to assess lung function and identify changes in lung air volume, which is especially critical for COPD, COVID-19, and asthma patients.

Company Information

Company

Respira Labs

Location

Mountain View, California, United States

About

Founded by Harvard and UC Berkeley-trained scientist and translational physician, Dr. Maria Artunduaga, Respira Labs helps patients with respiratory diseases through a wearable lung-function monitoring device using acoustic resonance technology. The team includes hardware, software, data science, and clinical experts. Since its founding in 2018, the company has received $2.8 million in funding, including grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. The company has been granted three patents for its technology. For more information, visit www.respiralabs.com.