Galway medtech takes €2.5m grant to heart

Tony O’Halloran and John Thompson, co-founders, Aurigen Medical

Company: AuriGen Medical

Done Deal:€2.5m grant

The clincher:“This investment will help us make a number of key hires and further advance our product development” – Tony O’Halloran, AuriGen Medical

A cardiac implant that can combat irregular heartbeat, under development in Galway, has netted AuriGen Medical a €2.5 million grant.

The medtech start-up, established last year, will use the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument funding to advance product development ahead of human trials planned for ...