The inquiries have been pouring in since Matt “MJ” Johnson and several of his co-founders from GoKart Labs launched Minneapolis AI software engineering company Blank Metal this summer. It’s everyone
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Throughout my entire career, I assumed “real work” requires two things: a desk and a keyboard. I considered uninterrupted blocks on a calendar and curated spaces to be prerequisites for
On a Thursday morning in early July, the New York Stock Exchange bell rang from Medtronic’s Fridley headquarters. The health tech giant’s CEO Geoff Martha swung the mallet, surrounded by
More than five years ago, a coalition of startup founders, investors, corporate leaders, university officials, and support organizations united to make Minneapolis-St. Paul a top place to start and scale
I’m hiking in the Red Rock canyons of southwestern Utah with my well-worn journal in hand. It took millions upon millions of years for the multicolored rock strata to interplay
Minneapolis-based medical device innovator EmpNia has been granted clearance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its wearable sensor, eMotus, to hospitals and cancer centers across the U.S.
A Chanhassen-based medical company has raised $52 million in its quest to treat an aggressive form of brain cancer. Late last week, Alpheus Medical Inc. announced that it closed its
An interventional cardiologist for more than 35 years, Dr. Robert Wilson has ordered countless X-ray-guided procedures over the years. These generally routine procedures are carried out to place stents in
About 33 million Americans have at least one food allergy, according to nonprofit group Food Allergy Research & Education. Some of these people have multiple food allergies, taking extra precaution
Maple Grove-based Morari will soon begin a phased commercial rollout of its product to delay ejaculation in men.
Francis Medical has just received a fresh infusion of cash on its journey to treat prostate cancer. This week, the Maple Grove-based company announced that it has closed on an
Bloomington-based Ōmcare has developed a way to safely dispense medicine to aging individuals from afar, and this week, the health tech startup’s Home Health Hub makes its first appearance at
Just about a year ago, Plymouth-based HistoSonics earned federal approval to begin selling technology designed to destroy liver tumors. This week, the medtech startup unveiled plans to use the same
It all started with a taped-out visualization on Ann Gilligan’s kitchen floor. The RN who’s worked in the health care industry for 35 years and has a background in labor
Amid rising global temperatures, many businesses and governments around the world have pledged to drastically cut back on greenhouse gas emissions in the decades ahead. Minnesota legislators, for example, have
Any founder knows: Building a business is a matter of navigating increasingly complex inflection points. When’s the time to staff up? What’s the best way to get investor attention? When
A Beverly Hills surgeon is suing medical device giant Medtronic for alleged patent infringement. In a Nov. 12 suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware,
Lucy's Answer Engine becomes part of a suite of AI tools for enterprise organizations.