Company: Cardio Diagnostics Country: Lebanon/United States Industry: Medical Technology Co-Founders: Ziad Sankari and Najwa Sahmarani Established in: 2011 Number of Employees: 11 Revenues: Product yet to be launched, expectation of “several million” dollars in coming years Capital raised: $500,000 investment from Berytech for an undisclosed amount of equity Ziad Sankari was just 17 years old when he lost his father to a heart condition, but it proved a pivotal moment in his development. “It shaped my studies and focus throughout my education years,” he says. During his undergraduate years in Lebanon he worked on developing heart products before, with the support of a Fulbright Scholarship, embarking on graduate studies in the United States — researching new technology for heart treatment. The result is Cardio Diagnostics, a supplier of medical devices that monitor a person's heart condition. Despite the fact that the company has yet launched a product, it has
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