Business Description
SeaStar Medical, founded in 2007 and based in Denver, Colorado, makes medical devices designed to protect vital organs from severe immune system overreactions. Its core technology works by calming overactive immune cells that would otherwise cause dangerous levels of inflammation throughout the body. The company currently offers a treatment for children suffering from kidney failure caused by sepsis, and is running clinical trials for a similar treatment in adults. SeaStar Medical is also exploring applications for its technology in other serious conditions affecting the heart and kidneys.