We’ve hit a milestone achievement of raising $100 million in total funding to commercialize our technology platform and advance our mission of making advanced medical care accessible worldwide. #Openwater's healthcare platform combines high-resolution infrared imaging, precision-tuned ultrasound, and targeted electromagnetic fields. This integration enables unprecedented visualization, monitoring, and treatment of biological issues. The technology can selectively destroy cancer cells while leaving healthy cells unaffected, similar to how an opera singer's voice can shatter a specific wine glass without disturbing others. The convergence of recent advancements in optoelectronics, precision electronics, and resonance-based therapies, coupled with the growing global demand for accessible and effective medical solutions, creates a unique opportunity to transform healthcare. Openwater's platform addresses these needs by potentially alleviating the economic burden on healthcare systems and individuals worldwide. Founder and CEO, Mary Lou Jepsen says: "As a brain tumor survivor, I'm not just developing technology; I'm fighting for my life and the lives of millions like me. We've shrunk brain tumors and treated depression using lower-intensity sound waves than fetal ultrasounds. The human body is an incredible machine, but like any machine, it needs the right tools for maintenance and repair. With Openwater, we're creating those tools, using the fundamental forces of nature - light and sound - to diagnose and heal at the cellular level. Our goal is nothing less than democratizing advanced healthcare, making it accessible to everyone, everywhere." The convergence of recent advancements in optoelectronics, precision electronics, and resonance-based therapies, coupled with the growing global demand for accessible and effective medical solutions, creates a unique opportunity to transform healthcare. Openwater's platform addresses these needs by potentially alleviating the economic burden on healthcare systems and individuals worldwide. Preclinical and clinical studies have shown promising results, including shrinking glioblastoma tumors in mice and treating severe depression in humans. Collaborations with institutions including UCLA, the University of Arizona, the University of Pennsylvania, and Brown University have validated the technology's potential across multiple medical fields. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eAew2BEd
Openwater
Medical Equipment Manufacturing
San Francisco, California 4,000 followers
Could silicon be more effective for medical treatment than drugs someday?
About us
Could silicon be more effective for medical treatment than drugs someday? We think that day could be soon. Openwater was founded in 2016 to explore an idea: What if advancements in fields as diverse as consumer electronics, semiconductor device physics, and artificial intelligence could come together for a future where the profound act of curing disease becomes a reality for all, transcending borders and transforming the course of human health. The world of healthcare diagnostics and therapeutics could be transformed the way that semiconductors and software have transformed everything else. This is no dream: 7 years into the journey of starting Openwater we now have are poised with strong clinical feasibility date promising to diagnose and treat a spectrum of diseases, from aggressive cancers to mental health disorders and debilitating strokes and beyond touching on treatments for COVID/long COVID, stimulating stem cells, and rejuvenation of senescent cells.
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http://www.openwater.health
External link for Openwater
- Industry
- Medical Equipment Manufacturing
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2016
- Specialties
- Medical Devices, Hard Tech, Lasers, Ultrasound, Clinical Studies, Software, and AI
Locations
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Primary
733 Front St
San Francisco, California 94111, US
Employees at Openwater
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Mary Lou Jepsen
CEO & Founder of Openwater, Previously co-founder of OLPC, exec at Google, FB, Oculus & Intel
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Jeff Huber
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Mark Watson
Executive Leader in Sourcing, Manufacturing, Product Development, and Supply Chain. Ex-Deloitte, Ex-Microsoft and Ex-Fitbit.
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George Bandarian
Driving AI Innovation as General Partner, Untapped Ventures | AI Keynote Speaker | Proud Husband & Father of 3 Boys
Updates
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Exciting news
Exciting news today for @ Openwater as we announce we’ve reached $100M in total funding to commercialize our technology platform and advance our mission of making advanced medical care accessible worldwide. Plus: order reservations open for fully open-source breakthrough therapeutic ultrasound and biophotonics platform. More info at http://openwater.health Openwater's healthcare platform combines high-resolution infrared imaging, precision-tuned ultrasound, and targeted electromagnetic fields. This integration enables unprecedented visualization, monitoring, and treatment of biological issues. The technology can selectively destroy cancer cells while leaving healthy cells unaffected, similar to how an opera singer's voice can shatter a specific wine glass without disturbing others. Preclinical and clinical studies have shown promising results, including shrinking glioblastoma tumors in mice and treating severe depression in humans. Think of it as bringing the precision of semiconductors, software and AI with the ubiquity of consumer electronics to healthcare. New and existing investors include Plum Alley Ventures Company, Khosla Ventures, BOLD Capital Partners, Esther Dyson, Howard Morgan
Openwater raises $54M for open-source medical device tech
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Happy Wednesday! As we dive deeper into our research for the application of ultrasound for diagnosing and/or treatment of Long COVID, we have developed our own in-house microclot lysis test setup. Read our newest spotlight, written by Ultrasound Engineer Seemal T., for more details and insight. And as always we welcome your feedback and thoughts. And if you have not yet done so, please join us in our growing Discord community. https://lnkd.in/gxn-5fYZ
Long COVID Lysis Testing Setup (07/31/24).pdf
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We're #hiring a new Chief Executive Officer in San Francisco Bay Area. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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We're #hiring a new Chief Medical Officer (therapeutic ultrasound & photonics) in San Francisco Bay Area. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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We're #hiring a new Vice President of Global Business Development in San Francisco Bay Area. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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Happy Wednesday! In this Openwater Spotlight, we shine a light on the laser system central to our Open-Motion blood flow measurement platform. While these systems used to be costly and cumbersome, we're now developing a new generation of affordable, compact devices designed specifically for this purpose. These will soon be available in large quantities to our partners. Take a peek and get excited. Pre-orders (https://lnkd.in/gPwtGiUJ) are open now, and we're set to begin shipping production units next year! Read the Spotlight Here: https://lnkd.in/gjaAeEZM
Early Access Systems | Openwater | San Francisco
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The team has been hard at work developing Open-LIFU, our therapeutic ultrasound hardware platform. In this week’s Spotlight, we highlight some of the goals and challenges associated with this effort, and offer a sneak peak at some in-work design concepts. As always, we welcome any feedback from the community!
Open-LIFU Hardware Design (06/06/24).pdf
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By popular request: We are now taking crypto payments at Openwater. https://lnkd.in/gEgzP7E9 We are startled by the number of clinical trials starting using our devices and humbled by it.
Openwater | Silicon Hospital | San Francisco
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Openwater is looking for interns! We currently have two open intern roles - a role focused on Market Research, Clinical Applications and a Software Engineering Internship. If you are interested in technology that seeks to make healthcare more accessible, then we want to hear from you. Check out the role requirements for each and if you feel you are a strong fit please send us your CV/Resume and a cover letter. Market Research Intern: https://lnkd.in/ggeuspdM Software Engineering Intern: https://lnkd.in/gnPXNVHS