Claros Technologies announced on Tuesday it raised $55 million in a series B fund to continue its daunting task of saving the world from “forever chemicals,” commonly known as PFAS
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What started as a breakthrough treatment for Type 2 diabetes has evolved into a phenomena reshaping employer health benefits, pharmacy operations, and insurance plans. GLP-1 drugs are more popular than
3M is swerving into the Formula 1 (F1) world by entering a multiyear partnership with the Cadillac F1 team. It joins as its official material science partner. The collaboration provides
When Efrain Torres traveled to Silicon Valley this spring to be a part of Y Combinator (YC), a renowned startup accelerator that offers a three-month mentorship program for early-stage companies,
Medtronic’s latest quest for growth has focused on a key area: acquiring companies to quickly expand into new markets. To do that, it made more acquisitions in the past year
In 2015, when platforms like Airbnb were still reshaping how people thought about lodging, Heath Schubert spotted an untapped niche: private land access for hunters. That year, he co-founded HLRBO
Pharmacy deserts are popping up across the state. Approximately 61% of independent Minnesota pharmacies have closed in the past decade, leaving around 120 at the beginning of 2026, according to
Nearly 40 years after its founding, Golden Valley-based Erpelding Wealth Management has made its first change in ownership. On June 1, the firm transitioned ownership from founder Michael Erpelding to
After years of public disputes and failed proposals, and recent mediation sessions, the University of Minnesota, Fairview Health Services, and M Physicians (UMP) have reached a set of detailed agreements
More than 3,000 Minnesota care providers found out earlier this week the state and federal government have terminated their Medicaid funding, and they have 60 days to file an appeal.
The Minnesota Hospital Association says we have a problem. More than 30 nonprofit hospitals in the state are out of cash to make payroll. Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) was trending
For a while, Cale Johnston thought he was done with fintech. After building ClickSWITCH into one of Minnesota’s better-known banking software success stories and selling the company to Austin-based Q2 Holdings in 2021, Johnston
Today, the Mayo Building on the University of Minnesota East Bank campus in Minneapolis serves as the hub for the university’s medical school. But before that, when construction finished in
A Minnesota version of innovation pitch show Shark Tank (that’s not on TV), Walleye Tank celebrated its 10th anniversary on Monday at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Walleye Tank
North Memorial Health, with major hospitals in Robbinsdale and Maple Grove, and South Dakota-based Sanford Health announced Friday that they have signed an agreement to merge into a single nonprofit
When the world came to a halt in March 2020, Ping Yeh was in the middle of a Series B raise for StremoniX. He had launched the Minneapolis-based biotech company
After three decades in the medical device industry, including leadership roles at Pfizer and Baxter, John Schorgl believed there was still room to improve the stent. Now, as CEO of
Tom Burke, founder of Vail Scientific, a Bloomington-based med tech startup focused on early sepsis detection, noticed a problem inside hospitals. Each year, at least 1.7 million adults in the