Here are five quick facts about the findings:
1. Ben Franklin Technology Partners approved $1.6 million funding for nine start-ups recent. OrthogenRX will receive $575,000 in funding.
2. OrthogenRx is a product development company that commercializes orthopedic devices and obtains exclusive licenses for products outside the United States, and seeks FDA approval for products.
3. If their Class III medical device approval goes through, they’ll be the first to achieve the approval using their company’s method.
4. Ben Franklin previously awarded $175,000 to OrthogenRx in 2013. That funding went toward filing their first FDA application.
5. OrthogenRx expects approvals in 2014 and sales in 2015.
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