Nutromics News & Views

Beyond good ideas: How purpose and grit shape and drive start-up success in health care

In my experience, success relies on two critical factors: purpose and grit to fulfill said purpose.

Chris Roberts backs medtech start-up Nutromics as it raises $11m

Melbourne medical technology start-up, Nutromics, is developing a patch capable of measuring how the body responds to different medications. The company has raised $11m as it looks to build an advanced manufacturing facility and to raise a further $50m.

Biosensing Technology: Where Is the Field Headed?

Biosensors are commonly used in healthcare to monitor a broad range of conditions, including glucose monitoring, pregnancy status, and COVID status. This article explores the science behind DNA-based biosensing and its practical applications in the field of healthcare and biomedical monitoring.

Could DNA-based sensors transform how we look at diagnostics?

Imagine if there was a device that had the capability of identifying early biomarkers of disease, transforming our healthcare system from reactive to proactive, and eventually preventative.

Can Aptamers In Wearable Sensors Mean A Revolution In Healthcare?

How can there be a revolution in wearable sensors, I hear you ask, when the field still seems so nascent?

In Her Own Words: Rosie Stramandinoli protects her team, its intellectual property

Protecting intellectual property, especially with the advent of AI, is challenging; Rosie Stramandinoli believes leaders must be just as vigilant about protecting their team members.

Nutromics Is Revolutionising Healthcare One Patch at a Time

Peter Vranes and his co-founder Hitesh Mehta are on a journey to help people live healthier lives.

Nutromics raises US$14 million for its ground-breaking wearable

Nutromics raised US $14 million from strategic investors Dexcom Ventures, VU Venture Partners, and Artesian Investments.

Balancing the Grind with Peter Vranes, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Nutromics

In this article, Peter discusses how he maintains a work-life balance, and what this means to him.

The Growing Role for Female Leadership in MedTech Startups: Rosie Stramandinoli

Rosie shares her own journey to becoming a patent attorney, and how shedid not let her circumstances or others deter her in her path.

From Challenging Social Norms to Pursuing Your Vision: Learning from Nutromics Co-Founder Hitesh Mehta

In this article, Hitesh speaks of his calling and vision to create a better, more equitable healthcare system.

Nutromics scores $5.7M as Artesian buys in for third time

This article announces the closing of a new investor round for Nutromics with Artesian buying into the company for a third time with $5.7M.

A Look at the Australian MedTech Market

Nutromics Head of Biosensors, Rob Batchelor, writes of 3 important lessons Australia can learn from the U.S. when it comes to MedTech start-up support.

Sophie Stocker receives grant to lead charge for precision medicineresearch

This article highlights University of Sydney senior lecturer Dr. Sophie Stocker who received Ramaciotti Health Investment Grant of close to $100,000 for precision medical research using a wearable sensor.

Abbott Senior Medical Director joins Nutromics as Inaugural Chief Medical Officer

Nutromics shares the appointment of Dr. Agim Beshiri as the company’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO).

Nutromics won in the category of ‘Technology Platform Solution of the Year’ at the AIIA’s 2021 national iAwards!

Nutromics announces the company’s win of Technology Platform Solution of the Year at the AIIA’s 2021 National iAwards, Australia’s longest runningand most broadly scoped innovation recognition program.

Disrupting Diagnostics: DNA-based Sensors and the Future of Healthcare

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 70% of all medical decisions doctors make are based on lab diagnostics.

Lab-on-a-Patch Enables Continuous and Real-Time Monitoring of Multiple Disease Biomarkers

CGMs are incapable of measuring any diagnostic target other than glucose. Now, DNA-based sensing has emerged as a breakthrough technology that overcomes this limitation with its ability to enable continuous and real-time measurements of any diagnostic target.

A patch for every patient

Lab on a Patch utilizes microneedles coated with synthetic DNA-based sensors that measure intended targets in interstitial fluid and communicates via Bluetooth with hospital information systems.

Nutromics Bags 7M Pre-series Funding

Diagnostics company Nutromics has raised A$11 million ($7 million) ahead of its Series A funding round later this year.

Higher Ed Leaders Join Nutromics Biosensor Advisory Board

Plaxco, who is recognized by Thomson Reuters as one of the most highly cited chemists in the world, has co-authored more than 250 papers and a dozen patents on protein folding, protein dynamics, and folding-based sensors.

Nutromics Is Revolutionising Healthcare One Patch at a Time

Peter Vranes and his co-founder Hitesh Mehta are on a journey to help people live healthier lives.

Nutromics raises US$14 million for its ground-breaking wearable

Nutromics raised US $14 million from strategic investors Dexcom Ventures, VU Venture Partners, and Artesian Investments.

Balancing the Grind with Peter Vranes, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Nutromics

In this article, Peter discusses how he maintains a work-life balance, and what this means to him.

The Growing Role for Female Leadership in MedTech Startups: Rosie Stramandinoli

Rosie shares her own journey to becoming a patent attorney, and how shedid not let her circumstances or others deter her in her path.

From Challenging Social Norms to Pursuing Your Vision: Learning from Nutromics Co-Founder Hitesh Mehta

In this article, Hitesh speaks of his calling and vision to create a better, more equitable healthcare system.

Nutromics scores $5.7M as Artesian buys in for third time

This article announces the closing of a new investor round for Nutromics with Artesian buying into the company for a third time with $5.7M.

A Look at the Australian MedTech Market

Nutromics Head of Biosensors, Rob Batchelor, writes of 3 important lessons Australia can learn from the U.S. when it comes to MedTech start-up support.

Sophie Stocker receives grant to lead charge for precision medicineresearch

This article highlights University of Sydney senior lecturer Dr. Sophie Stocker who received Ramaciotti Health Investment Grant of close to $100,000 for precision medical research using a wearable sensor.

Abbott Senior Medical Director joins Nutromics as Inaugural Chief Medical Officer

Nutromics shares the appointment of Dr. Agim Beshiri as the company’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO).

Nutromics won in the category of ‘Technology Platform Solution of the Year’ at the AIIA’s 2021 national iAwards!

Nutromics announces the company’s win of Technology Platform Solution of the Year at the AIIA’s 2021 National iAwards, Australia’s longest runningand most broadly scoped innovation recognition program.

Our Podcasts

Message Engineer

In this episode of the Message Engineer for MedTech startups podcast, Nutromics CEO Peter Vranes and Maureen Shaffer break down what it takes to draft a strong message and pitch in today's financial climate.

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Mastering Medical Device

Nutromics Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Agim Beshiri, shares about earning a medical degree and applying it inside the industry.

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Talking HealthTech

In this Talking HealthTech episode, Peter takes a deep dive into the company’s technology and the fascinating world of enzymatic sensors and aptamers.

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MedTech Gurus

In this MedTech Gurus episode, Peter, Hitesh, and host Thomas Hickey discuss the potential of our bodies’ information highway and what it can mean to the healthcare community.

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MedTech Matters

In this MedTech Matters episode, host Sean Fenske speaks with Peter Vranes about Nutromics’ platform technology that enables continuous molecular monitoring.

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Project MedTech

In this Project MedTech episode, Hitesh and Peter talk to Project MedTech host Duane Mancini about Nutromics, the problem they see in healthcare, lessons learned so far, and advice for MedTech start-up companies.

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Outcomes Rocket

In this Outcomes Rocket episode, Peter shares how Nutromics’ smart patch biosensor can continuously measure molecular targets in real-time.

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MedTalkcracy

In this MedTalkcracy episode, Hitesh shares the story of how Nutromics was founded and gives an in-depth overview of the company’s Continuous Molecular Monitoring (CMM)technology.

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The Product Startup

In this Product StartUp episode, Nutromics’ former Head of Product Robert Crowder shares valuable knowledge on how inventors, startups, and small manufacturers can learn from the best practices on user journey mapping for medical devices.

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From Lab to Launch

Nutromics’ former Head of Product Robert Crowder shares his advice on approaching the challenges of developing hardware and software products, developing the right mindset as a product leader, and balancing product quality and development velocity.

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MedStreet Journal

In this MedStreet Journal episode, Hitesh elaborates on his personal journey in healthcare, thevalue of wearables in patient care, and developing Nutromics’ technology.

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Talking Precision Medicine by Genialis

In this episode of Talking Precision Medicine, Genialis CEO Rafael Rosengarten sat down with Peter and Hitesh to discuss Nutromics. Nutromics is developing a next generation lab-on-skin, a wearable device for continuous monitoring of health-critical biomarkers.

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Outcomes Rocket

In this episode of Outcomes Rocket, Peter talks to Paul Grand – the CEO of MedTech Innovator- about revolutionizing healthcare through continuous real-time molecular monitoring.

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Unbox Your Passion

In this episode of Unbox Your Gift shares his journey to founding Nutromics, sharing his vision for better healthcare, and raising $10 million as a first-time entrepreneur.

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Medsider

In this episode of Medsider, Peter explains how he learned to embrace publicity as a necessary part of doing business, why getting your device approved goes beyond government regulatory bodies, and the reason he never stops raising money.

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The Medical Management Podcast

In this 2-part episode, Peter shares his entrepreneurship journey, and how entrepreneurship and uncertainty have taught him to be a better person. He also talks about the need for continuous monitoring and how Nutromics’ wearables will transform healthcare.

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The Product Edge

In this episode of The Product Edge, Nutromics’ former Head of Product Rob Crowder spoke to host Georgia Hart about the importance of having a strong product narrative and the effect that has on customers.

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MedTech Money

In this episode of MedTech Money, Giovanni Lauricella and Peter Vranes discuss his background as an entrepreneur, how Nutromics was founded, what the company is doing, and Australia’s role in the global MedTech industry.

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The High Flyers Podcast

In this High Flyers episode, part of the Curiosity series, Hitesh and Peter talk about the future of health monitoring and its role in the prevention of chronic disease.

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The Artesian Podcast

In this Artesian Podcast episode, a part of the ArteHouse Innovation Series, Peter and Hitesh discuss our existing healthcare system’s reliance on blood draws for analysis, as well as the new CMM biosensors being developed by Nutromics that provide real-time molecular data to clinicians and patients.

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Here's an Idea: A Wearable Lab on a Patch

Nutromics has created a breakthrough technology that combines multiple DNA sensors with microneedles. The diagnostic platform does everything a blood test does and more: It is a lab-on-a-patch.

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