Osso VR is a virtual reality surgical training and assessment platform that allows users to practice surgical techniques independently or with a team in an immersive environment.
The company's founder and CEO, Dr. Justin Barad, who is also a practicing pediatric orthopedic surgeon at UCLA's Orthopaedic Institute for Children, spoke with MobiHealthNews about Osso VR's fundraising and what the...
Virtual reality surgical training platform Osso VR announced Thursday it had scooped up $66 million in Series C funding, less than a year after its $27 million Series B.
The round was led by Oak HC/FT with participation from Signalfire, GSR Ventures, Tiger Global Management and Kaiser Permanente Ventures. The startup said it will use the investment to expand access to its training tools for...
In a field changing as quickly as healthcare, ongoing training and education are essential. And just as it did with telehealth and physician collaboration, COVID has helped accelerate work that was already going on in remote medical education. In today's episode of HIMSSCast, we will talk to two startup founders working on remote workforce training from different angles. First, host Jonah...
Virtual reality surgical training tool Osso VR is rolling out a new multimodal assessment tool. The new tool lets students and clinicians test their understanding of specific workflows and how to react when something goes wrong during the operation. Students are able to test their skills step by step with haptic sensors, which give users more sensory feedback.
The multimodal assessment is also...
Osso VR, a San Francisco-based startup that developed a virtual reality tool to help surgeons plan for operations, landed $27 million in Series B funding.
GSR Ventures led the round with participation from Signalfire, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, OCA Ventures, Scrum Ventures, Leslie Ventures and Anorak Ventures.
This comes less than a year after the company closed its $14 million Series A round...
Tonal has brought in $110 million from investors, the connected fitness company announced last week. L Catterton, Sapphire Sport, Shasta Ventures, Mayfield, Evolution Media and THVC each renewed their support in the AI-powered exercise-machine service, while new backers included Delta-v Capital, the Amazon Alexa Fund, Mouse Partners and a trio of high-profile athletes – basketball players Stephen...
FundamentalVR today announced the expansion of its educational platform, Fundamental Surgery, with a ‘Teaching Space’ feature, which allows multiple users to visit a virtual classroom for interactive lessons and meetings.
Earlier this year, FundamentalVR expanded its multimodal platform with its multiuser capability, which allows unlimited users to practice, learn, and teach together inside an...
Pharma giant Johnson & Johnson is teaming up with Alevo Technologies on a new at-home diagnostic testing platform. The new tool, called the Alveo b.well, will be built to detect viral disease — which may one day include coronavirus detection. According to a release from the company, the product will include an analyzer, nasal swabs and cartridges for the detection of a virus. Consumers can...
Sleep tracking, iOS support comes to Google Fit. Google Fit saw an update on Friday that allows the health tracking app to connect with sleep apps and services, thereby allowing users to monitor their rest within Google’s product. The tool’s iPhone app has also received a boost that brings the run, hike or biking route summaries of the Android version those pairing an iPhone with a Wear OS...
The Newcastle Surgical Training Centre in England has started using Osso VR’s technology to help prepare surgeons for complicated procedures, marking the Palo Alto, California-based startup’s move into the European healthcare market.
The centre, based at the Freeman Hospital, part of Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, currently provides more than 275 training courses. The trust...
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