The accelerator named Phiex the winner at AdvaMed’s The MedTech Conference in Boston this week. Phiex won a $350,000 prize based on an audience vote. CEO CL Tian accepted the award.
Finalists 52 North Health, Limax Biosciences, LiveMetric and Moon Surgical each received $25,000.
Abigail Hunter-Syed of Olympus, Ranjini Srikantiah of BD, Tonja Curtis Danowski of Johnson & Johnson and Virginia Giddings of Edwards Lifesciences served as on-stage judges.
Boston-based Phiex develops self-sterilizing materials. The company seeks to create a cost-effective and environmentally safe option for manufacturers. The technology uses common packaging materials including plastic film or nonwoven material to sterilize devices.
The Phiex technology’s applications include medtech, food and defense. …