Selected Start-Ups Formed in 1999 (11/99)
Executive Summary
{In Vivo} summarizes the technologies of several companies founded with the last year. Cancerfacts.com is an Internet portal that delivers disease-specific information and decision support services to cancer patients. eNOS Pharmaceuticals Inc. is targeting the most common cause of ischemic strokes: the sudden decrease in blood flow to the brain. The Gimbel Glove Co. has developed a puncture-resistant surgical glove to protect medical workers from accidental needle-sticks. Indianapolis start-up LiveCME will provide long-distance continuing education to physicians via interactive Internet videoconferences. VitaResc Biotech AG was launched in Munich last March with a focus on treating Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome.