Avive
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automated external defibrillator |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Founders | Rory Beyer Moseley Andrews |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Sameer Jafri (CEO) |
| Website | avive |
Avive is an automated external defibrillator manufacturer based in Brisbane, California.[1] It is known for developing Avive AED and 4 Minute City program.
History
[edit]Avive was started in 2017 by Rory Beyer and Moseley Andrews under the name Revive. At the time, Beyer and Andrews were students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[2][3] During the development phase, Beyer met Sameer Jafri, founder and president of the Saving Hearts Foundation, who then co-founded the company.[3]
In June 2020, Avive raised $7 million in funding from multiple investors, including the Laerdal Million Lives Fund.[4]
In March 2022, Avive raised $22 million in Series A funding, with investments from Questa Capital, Catalyst Health Ventures, and Laerdal Million Lives Fund.[3][5]
In October 2022, the Avive AED received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).[2]
4 Minute City program
[edit]Avive has also developed the 4 Minute City program to address the dismal survival rates from Sudden Cardiac Arrest.[6] The program collaborates with citizens, EMS agencies, and community stakeholders across multiple cities to ensure an Avive AED is accessible within 4 minutes of a cardiac arrest incident.[6][7][8]
In 2021, Avive announced the city of Jackson, Tennessee as the first 4 Minute City Program partner, in collaboration with Friends of Heart, The City of Jackson Fire Department, West Tennessee Healthcare, and others.[6][9][10] Two years later in the summer of 2023, Avive launched the first 4 Minute Cities in Jackson, Tennessee;[11] Forsyth County, Georgia;[12][13] and Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.[14][15][16]
Device
[edit]The first iteration of Avive's automated external defibrillator (AED) was developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students Rory Beyer, Moseley Andrews, and Priscilla Agosto in 2017 as a part of a senior capstone design course at the university.[3][2] Their initial project was a defibrillator fully powered by a smartphone.[3] Beyer and Andrews further developed electronic circuits capable of delivering sufficient power from a rechargeable battery, the size of a cell phone. Their work led to the production of the Avive Connect AED, a defibrillator weighing slightly over two pounds.[3][17] The device was designed with assistance from San Francisco-based industrial design firm, NewDealDesign.[1]
Awards and recognition
[edit]In August 2023, the Avive Connect AED won two International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) in the service design and medical and health categories.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wilson, Mark (May 30, 2022). "This tiny defibrillator turns your neighborhood into a communal ER". Fast Company. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ a b c Gallagher, Mary Beth (January 17, 2023). "Startups take root in senior capstone class". Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- ^ a b c d e f Ron Leuty (March 16, 2022). "Shock the world: Startup snares $22M for plan to democratize defibrillation". Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Bizjournals.com.
- ^ Cromwell Schubarth (June 26, 2020). "The Funded: Founder may take Social Capital public, compares it to Berkshire Hathaway". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Bizjournals.com.
- ^ "Staying Avive gets $22m". Axios.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ a b c Latham, Angele. "Jackson to give AEDs to citizens to help save lives with 4-Minute City program, first in nation". The Jackson Sun.
- ^ "News | Forsyth County Among First In Country To Implement 4 Minute City Program".
- ^ "RapidSOS Aims to Prevent More Heart Attacks With New Deal". GovTech. August 3, 2021.
- ^ "Caitlin Roach named new 'Friends of Heart' executive director". February 15, 2022.
- ^ "Jackson organizations work together to create a '4-Minute City'". WBBJ-TV. April 11, 2021.
- ^ Shields, Brandon. "Jackson on its way to becoming a 'four-minute city'". The Jackson Sun.
- ^ "Forsyth County takes next step to become '4 Minute City'".
- ^ "How local leaders are working to make Forsyth County a '4 Minute City'".
- ^ Hermitt, Joe. "4 Minute City Program - pennlive.com". The Patriot-News.
- ^ Creason, Naomi (February 9, 2022). "New initiative brings AEDs, CPR education to Cumberland County". The Sentinel.
- ^ Wenner, David (January 9, 2023). "Central Pa. community set to become national leader in lifesaving care that saved Damar Hamlin". The Patriot-News.
- ^ Atherton, Kelsey D. (December 2, 2022). "The most helpful emergency services and defense innovations of 2022". Popular Science.
- ^ "Avive Connect AED - Industrial Designers Society of America". Retrieved October 17, 2023.