{"id":11677,"date":"2018-12-11T15:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/v4\/2021\/stift-and-sparkasse-jena-saale-holzland-invest-in-the-blood-pressure-measurement-of-the-future\/"},"modified":"2018-12-11T15:00:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T14:00:14","slug":"stift-and-sparkasse-jena-saale-holzland-invest-in-the-blood-pressure-measurement-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/en\/2018-en\/stift-and-sparkasse-jena-saale-holzland-invest-in-the-blood-pressure-measurement-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"STIFT and Sparkasse Jena-Saale-Holzland invest in the blood pressure measurement of the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the sec\u00adond round of financ\u00ading, the Foun\u00adda\u00adtion for Tech\u00adnol\u00adogy, Inno\u00adva\u00adtion and Research Thuringia (STIFT) and Sparkasse Jena-Saale-Hol\u00adz\u00adland are invest\u00ading in the Jena-based med\u00adical tech\u00adnol\u00adogy start-up Red\u00adwave Med\u00adical&nbsp;GmbH.<\/p>\n<p>With its soft\u00adware, Red\u00adwave Med\u00adical aims to mea\u00adsure blood pres\u00adsure in the aorta (\u201ccen\u00adtral blood pres\u00adsure\u201d) as well as the sta\u00adtus of the arter\u00adies with the famil\u00adiar arm cuffs. The cen\u00adtral blood pres\u00adsure is much bet\u00adter suited for the prog\u00adno\u00adsis and ther\u00adapy of high blood pres\u00adsure than the pre\u00advi\u00adously mea\u00adsured blood pres\u00adsure in the arm, as it directly affects impor\u00adtant organs such as the heart, kid\u00adneys or brain. Cen\u00adtral blood pres\u00adsure is thus directly respon\u00adsi\u00adble for the risk of heart attack or stroke.<br>\nIn addi\u00adtion to bm\u2011t beteili\u00adgungs\u00adman\u00adage\u00adment th\u00fcrin\u00adgen gmbh and the busi\u00adness angel Dr. Ger\u00adhard Scheuch, both new investors com\u00adplete the seed financ\u00ading. With the cap\u00adi\u00adtal now raised, Red\u00adwave plans to com\u00adplete the inva\u00adsive val\u00adi\u00adda\u00adtion study and enter the mar\u00adket in&nbsp;2019.<\/p>\n<h3>About Redwave Medical GmbH<\/h3>\n<p>Red\u00adwave Med\u00adical GmbH was founded on 05 May 2017 and spe\u00adcialises in biosig\u00adnal analy\u00adsis and med\u00adical algo\u00adrithms. Cur\u00adrently, the com\u00adpany is devel\u00adop\u00ading the first algo\u00adrithm for blood pres\u00adsure cuffs that enables the deter\u00admi\u00adna\u00adtion of cen\u00adtral blood pres\u00adsure (in the aorta) and the check\u00ading of the entire arte\u00adr\u00adial sta\u00adtus at&nbsp;home.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Foundation for Technology, Innovation and Research Thuringia (STIFT)<\/h3>\n<p>STIFT sup\u00adports, pro\u00admotes and accom\u00adpa\u00adnies tech\u00adnol\u00adogy-ori\u00adented and inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive start-ups in Thuringia as part of the ThEx inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtiv project. In addi\u00adtion, STIFT sup\u00adports selected high-tech start-ups in the area of early-stage financ\u00ading as a side investor. The focus here is on the degree of inno\u00adva\u00adtion of the start-up idea and the entre\u00adpre\u00adneur\u00adial poten\u00adtial. The regional focus of invest\u00adments is Thuringia.<\/p>\n<h3>About Sparkasse Jena-Saale-Holzland<\/h3>\n<p>Sparkasse Jena-Saale-Hol\u00adz\u00adland has been a strong and reli\u00adable part\u00adner in the Jena and Saale-Hol\u00adz\u00adland region for more than 185&nbsp;years. Thanks to the large branch net\u00adwork, the advi\u00adsors are close to their cus\u00adtomers and make impor\u00adtant deci\u00adsions quickly and directly on site. From cur\u00adrent accounts to real estate bro\u00adker\u00adage and con\u00adstruc\u00adtion financ\u00ading to cor\u00adpo\u00adrate and com\u00admer\u00adcial cus\u00adtomer care, the Sparkasse offers every\u00adthing from a sin\u00adgle source. As an insti\u00adtu\u00adtion under pub\u00adlic law, it is com\u00admit\u00adted to the com\u00admon good, to pro\u00admot\u00ading the region\u2019s econ\u00adomy and to the peo\u00adple who live&nbsp;here.<\/p>\n<h3>About bm|t<\/h3>\n<p>bm\u2011t beteili\u00adgungs\u00adman\u00adage\u00adment th\u00fcrin\u00adgen gmbh (bm|t), based in Erfurt, is a sub\u00adsidiary of the Th\u00fcringer Auf\u00adbaubank and the lead\u00ading address for invest\u00adments in Thuringia. bm|t cur\u00adrently man\u00adages eight funds with a total vol\u00adume of around EUR 320 mil\u00adlion, which invest in inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive com\u00adpa\u00adnies in almost all sec\u00adtors and in all phases of com\u00adpany devel\u00adop\u00adment \u2014 both in the start-up and growth phases or in com\u00adpany suc\u00adces\u00adsion sit\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtions. Cur\u00adrently, around EUR 100 mil\u00adlion is avail\u00adable for early-stage projects, for growth com\u00adpa\u00adnies and for estab\u00adlished medium-sized and large com\u00adpa\u00adnies in Thuringia\u2019s SME sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the sec\u00adond round of financ\u00ading, the Foun\u00adda\u00adtion for Tech\u00adnol\u00adogy, Inno\u00adva\u00adtion and Research Thuringia (STIFT) and Sparkasse Jena-Saale-Hol\u00adz\u00ad\u00adland are invest\u00ading in the Jena-based med\u00adical tech\u00adnol\u00adogy start-up Red\u00adwave Med\u00adical&nbsp;GmbH. 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