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Medical Technology Company Heru, Inc. Completes FDA Registration Following a $2.7M Seed Round

Dec 21, 2020•over 4 years ago

Amount Raised

$2 Million

Round Type

seed

Bengaluru

Description

Heru, a Bascom Palmer Eye Institute medical technology company developing a next-generation AI platform for vision diagnostics and augmentation, today announces its class I listing with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its cloud-based augmented/virtual reality platform’s first diagnostic application for Visual Field Exams. Additionally, it closed a $2.7M seed investment round on June 15, 2020. The funding facilitates the completion of current clinical trials for FDA clearance of Heru’s wearable AI platform and subsequent commercialization efforts.

Company Information

Company

The Company

Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

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