TyRx Pharma, Inc. was focused on developing implantable combination drugdevice products utilizing novel biomaterials. Additionally, TyRx has exclusively licensed from Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center product patents and associated technologies to address the problem of post surgical nosocomial infection. TyRx was deploying its capabilities across a broad range of combination implantable medical-pharmaceutical devices. TyRx was acquired by Medtronic in 2011.
Seed-One Managing Partner Jeff Wolf co-founded Tyrx and served as its Chairman.
Seed-One Managing Partner Jeff Wolf co-founded Tyrx and served as its Chairman.
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $20M
Founded date: 1998
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Seed-One C... | seedone.co... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 08.12.2010 | - | $20M | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description |
| 31.10.2016 | How J&J’s Walmart relationship is inspiring its device business | The Affordable Care Act has laid the groundwork for a seismic shift in the way the medical device industry operates. Traditionally, large companies like Johnson & Johnson built up an army of sales reps who would have relationships with ... |
| 26.10.2016 | Spinal rod maker decides to provide lifetime warranties. What?!! | ” I had not been tracking that company specifically, but it is noteworthy,” said Venkat Rajan, industry manager, medical devices at Frost & Sullivan, in a response to questions in an email. Based in Lyon, Medicrea makes thoracolumbar an... |
| 09.07.2013 | FDA Clears New Version of Tyrx’s Infection-Fighting Pacemaker Sleeve | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Tyrx climbed its first big hurdle in 2008 when it began selling its first product to hospitals in the U.S. With a key green light today from the Food and Drug Administration, ... |
| 12.10.2011 | In-hospital infections in Pennsylvania fall 3 percent | Healthcare-associated infections are among the most common patient safety-related problems and are a leading cause of illness and death, according to the report. “Healthcare-Associated Infections in Pennsylvania 2010” showed that of the 23,... |
| 08.12.2010 | TYRX Raises $20m in Venture Capital Funding | TYRX, Inc., a Monmouth Junction, NJ-based company that develops and commercializes implantable medical devices designed to help reduce surgical-site infections associated with pacemakers and defibrillators, has raised $20m in venture capita... |
| - | How J&J’s Walmart relationship is inspiring its device business | The Affordable Care Act has laid the groundwork for a seismic shift in the way the medical device industry operates. Traditionally, large companies like Johnson & Johnson built up an army of sales reps who would have relationships with ... |
| - | Spinal rod maker decides to provide lifetime warranties. What?!! | Spinal rods from Medicrea now have lifetime warranty It’s not every day that the term lifetime warranty is used in the same sentence as a medical device. So French spinal product maker Medicrea is likely to turn heads as its announcement We... |
| - | In-hospital infections in Pennsylvania fall 3 percent | A report by the Pennsylvania Department of Health showed a 3.4 percent decline in the overall rate of hospital-associated infections in 2010 over the previous year. Reducing hospital-acquired infections is a hot-button priority and has spur... |