AUSTIN, Texas, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BrainCheck, Inc., a digital health innovator delivering first-of-its-kind technology into the growing digital cognitive assessment market, today announced a $15 million new financing round, led by Next Coast Ventures, S3 Ventures, and UPMC Enterprises, the innovation, commercialization, and venture capital arm of UPMC.

德克萨斯州奥斯汀，2024年3月6日/PRNewswire/--BrainCheck，Inc.，一家数字健康创新者，将其同类技术首次引入不断增长的数字认知评估市场，今天宣布了一轮1500万美元的新融资，由Next Coast Ventures，S3 Ventures和UPMC Enterprises领导，UPMC Enterprises是UPMC的创新，商业化和风险投资部门。

The Company also expanded its Board of Directors with the appointment of Nicholas Shapiro, Vice President, UPMC Enterprises, as a new board member, further strengthening the Company's strategic leadership.

该公司还扩大了董事会，任命UPMC Enterprises副总裁尼古拉斯·夏皮罗（NicholasShapiro）为新董事，进一步加强了公司的战略领导。

The funding will accelerate BrainCheck's commercial traction, expand innovation within its product portfolio, build upon existing clinical evidence, and extend the Company's impact throughout the healthcare landscape, including major integrations with healthcare systems. This announcement follows the recent launch of BrainCheck's next generation platform and 3-minute screening solution, which empowers clinicians to screen and monitor patients' cognitive function anytime, anywhere.

这笔资金将加速BrainCheck的商业吸引力，扩大其产品组合中的创新，建立在现有临床证据的基础上，并扩大公司在整个医疗保健领域的影响力，包括与医疗保健系统的重大整合。此次宣布之前，BrainCheck最近推出了下一代平台和3分钟筛查解决方案，使临床医生能够随时随地筛查和监测患者的认知功能。

'We are laser focused on commercializing and scaling a digital cognitive assessment platform that is clinically robust, easy for patients and their caregivers to use, enables a simplified provider experience and improves access to the actionable information needed to intervene sooner and potentially combat cognitive decline,' said Kim Rodriguez, CEO of BrainCheck.

BrainCheck首席执行官金·罗德里格斯（KimRodriguez）说：“我们专注于将数字认知评估平台商业化和规模化，该平台具有强大的临床功能，易于患者及其护理人员使用，简化了提供者体验，并改善了对所需可行信息的访问，以更快地进行干预，并可能对抗认知能力下降。”

'We thank our current and new investors for their continued support and look forward to deploying this capital to play an important role in revolutionizing cognitive care.'

“我们感谢当前和新投资者的持续支持，并期待着利用这笔资金在认知护理的革命中发挥重要作用。”

'We believe in BrainCheck's vision to pioneer a fundamental shift in how cognitive care is delivered,' said Michael Smerklo, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Next Coast Ventures. 'Dementia is projected to impact 14 million people in the United States and 152 million globally in the coming decades, underscoring the importance of proactive measures to address prevention, early detection, and effective management strategies.i,ii'.

Next Coast Ventures联合创始人兼管理合伙人迈克尔·斯梅尔科（MichaelSmerklo）说，我们相信BrainCheck的愿景是开创认知护理方式的根本转变预计未来几十年，痴呆症将影响美国1400万人和全球1.52亿人，强调了采取积极措施解决预防，早期发现和有效管理策略的重要性。

Trusted by hundreds of the country's most prestigious providers and specialists, BrainCheck's clinically proven platform is the most comprehensive solution commercially available across the cognitive care continuum, streamlining screening, assessment, care planning and monitoring.

BrainCheck的临床验证平台受到数百家国内最负盛名的供应商和专家的信任，是认知护理连续体中商业上最全面的解决方案，简化了筛查、评估、护理计划和监测。

'Our decision to invest in BrainCheck is fueled by a deep understanding of the pressing burden of cognitive impairment on health care and the exciting solutions on the horizon to advance the industry. I am honored to join BrainCheck's Board of Directors and look forward to working collaboratively with the team to drive strategic initiatives and shape the future growth trajectory of the Company,' said Nicholas Shapiro, Vice President, UPMC Enterprises.

“我们对认知障碍对医疗保健的紧迫负担以及即将推出的推动行业发展的令人兴奋的解决方案有了深刻的理解，从而决定投资BrainCheck。UPMC Enterprises副总裁尼古拉斯·夏皮罗（NicholasShapiro）说，我很荣幸加入BrainCheck的董事会，并期待与团队合作，推动战略举措，塑造公司未来的增长轨迹。

'BrainCheck's solutions offer rapid, reliable resources to support accurate assessments, stratify individual risk, and deliver actionable insights that can help all stakeholders - patients, caregivers, providers, and risk-bearers.'

“BrainCheck的解决方案提供快速可靠的资源，以支持准确的评估，对个人风险进行分层，并提供可行的见解，可以帮助所有利益相关者-患者，护理人员，提供者和风险承担者。”