We are very pleased to be involved in FIRE1, a company with an experienced team that is developing a new monitoring device for heart failure. The current financing will be used to complete a first-in-human study as well as for the submission of an IDE.
Patrick Van Beneden - Partner in Gimv's Health & Care team
Fire1
The Foundry Innovation and Research 1, Ltd. (FIRE1), was founded in 2013 and is the first European spinout of The Foundry, a highly successful medical device incubator from Menlo Park, California. The company, located in Ireland, focuses on developing a novel remote monitoring device to improve outcomes for patients suffering from an increased risk of heart failure. Early detection enables a timely intervention and adjustment of pharmacotherapy, thus avoiding hospitalisation, improving quality of life and lowering health care costs.
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2018
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Ireland
When ambition meets ambition
FIRE1 is active in a market with growing unmet needs, as cardiac disease is currently the world’s leading cause of death.
Together, we build a leading company
The financing provides FIRE1 with capital to further advance its novel remote monitoring solution to improve outcomes for heart failure patients.
