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Bruin Biometrics LLC was founded in 2009 through a technology license from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a relentless commitment to using technology to improve the way that health care is delivered.
Innovation at Bruin Biometrics LLC is realized through the collaboration of our R&D and clinical teams, where every team member is an expert in his or her respective field. We apply rigorous scientific, technical and clinical standards to drive product development and address unmet and urgent clinical needs.
Our pipeline is comprised of solutions for wound care, orthopedic care and real-time data capture, analytics and reporting. Leveraging Bruin Biometrics LLC passive sensor technology, our portable devices produce actionable data for evidence-based assessment. Our mission is to modernize care pathways through developing and collaboratively integrating new-to-the-world biometric-sensor based medical devices.
Our lead product is Provizio® SEM Scanner, the first hand-held wireless scanner with intelligence inside, for fast and easy PI/PU risk assessments and the only SEM Scanner that acts as an adjunct to routine clinical skin assessment on the sacrum and heels. Digitally enhancing the patient care pathway with built-in data transfer for enhanced pressure injury/ulcer insight and risk identification on admission and five days* earlier than visual skin assessment (Oknonkwo H., et al 2020) regardless of skin tone (Bates Jensen B., et al 2009).
Innovation at Bruin Biometrics LLC is realized through the collaboration of our R&D and clinical teams, where every team member is an expert in his or her respective field. We apply rigorous scientific, technical and clinical standards to drive product development and address unmet and urgent clinical needs.
Our pipeline is comprised of solutions for wound care, orthopedic care and real-time data capture, analytics and reporting. Leveraging Bruin Biometrics LLC passive sensor technology, our portable devices produce actionable data for evidence-based assessment. Our mission is to modernize care pathways through developing and collaboratively integrating new-to-the-world biometric-sensor based medical devices.
Our lead product is Provizio® SEM Scanner, the first hand-held wireless scanner with intelligence inside, for fast and easy PI/PU risk assessments and the only SEM Scanner that acts as an adjunct to routine clinical skin assessment on the sacrum and heels. Digitally enhancing the patient care pathway with built-in data transfer for enhanced pressure injury/ulcer insight and risk identification on admission and five days* earlier than visual skin assessment (Oknonkwo H., et al 2020) regardless of skin tone (Bates Jensen B., et al 2009).
Overview
Location
United States, California, Los Angeles
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$19M
Founded date
2009
Funding Rounds 2
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| Feb 26, 2014 | Funding round | $10M |
Mentions in press and media 9
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| Jul 21, 2016 | Startup device maker takes aim at hospital pressure ulcers | Each year 2.5 million Americans develop pressure ulcers, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2014, pressure ulcers — also known as bedsores — cost the U.S. healthcare system more than $11 billion annua... |
| Jan 11, 2016 | Bruin Biometrics Raises $9 Million | |
| Jan 8, 2016 | Bruin Biometrics Raises $9M | Los Angeles-based Bruin Biometrics, a developer of a hand-held medical devices for detecting early-stage pressure ulcers, said this morning that it has raised $9M in a funding round. Names of the investors were not announced by the company.... |
| Jan 8, 2016 | Daily funding roundup - January 8, 2016 | MyMusicTaste landed $10M; Zymeworks bagged $61.5M; Pierian closed a $9.25M funding Blinkist, a Germany-based startup that gives you the gist of well-known nonfiction books in 15 minutes or less, has raised €4 million ($4.3 million) to accel... |
| Jan 8, 2016 | Bruin Biometrics Closes $9M Financing | Bruin Biometrics, LLC, a Los Angeles, CA-based developer of innovative sensor-based diagnostic products, closed a $9m financing. The round was led by new and existing investors. Proceeds from the financing will be used to accelerate the com... |
| Feb 27, 2014 | Bruin Biometrics Closes $10M Funding | Bruin Biometrics, LLC, a Los Angeles, CA-based medical device company, closed a $10m funding round. Backers were not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to deploye to market the developed products, complete clinical trials and c... |
| Feb 26, 2014 | Bruin Biometrics Finds $10M For Medical Sensors | Los Angeles-based medical device startup Bruin Biometrics said this morning that it has raised $10.0M in a new fundign round, to go towards its biometric sensing products. The startup develops a sensor which can be used to detect inflammato... |
| Startup device maker takes aim at hospital pressure ulcers | A privately owned Los Angeles-based device maker, Bruin Biometrics (BBI), is aiming its proprietary scanning technology at reducing the vexing problems of pressure ulcers in American healthcare institutions. BBI is connecting its wireless p... |
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FAQ about Bruin Biometrics, LLC
When was Bruin Biometrics, LLC founded?
Bruin Biometrics, LLC was founded in 2009.
How much funding has Bruin Biometrics, LLC raised?
Bruin Biometrics, LLC has raised $19M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has Bruin Biometrics, LLC raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of Bruin Biometrics, LLC, among them a funding round of $10M on Feb 26, 2014.
What has the press written about Bruin Biometrics, LLC?
Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning Bruin Biometrics, LLC, among them “Startup device maker takes aim at hospital pressure ulcers” (Jul 21, 2016) and “Bruin Biometrics Raises $9 Million” (Jan 11, 2016).
Is Bruin Biometrics, LLC still active?
Yes, Bruin Biometrics, LLC is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 8, 2020.