Entrepreneurs say the FDA is killing medical innovation
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Chandra Duggirala, maker of an experimental device for type two diabetes, is on the verge of giving up.
Duggirala’s company, Novobionics, raised a small amount of funding for a noninvasive technology that mimics the effects of gastric bypass surgery. The device tricks the gastro-intestinal tract into thinking it is full, which slows the rate of nutrient absorption, thereby easing suffering for diabetes patients.
Despite promising early results, the entrepreneur and physician at San Mateo Medical Center has struggled to procure a second funding round that would bring it to market.
Source: Venture Beat (link opens in a new window)
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