# Sound Blade Medical Inc.

> Sound Blade Medical is a Halifax-based medical device company building a handheld, ultrasound-guided histotripsy device - a tool that uses focused sound waves to mechanically liquify and destroy targeted tissue from outside the body, with no incision, no heat, and no radiation. Spun out of research at Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health, the company is led by veteran medtech executive Neil Barman and inventor Jeremy Brown, and closed an oversubscribed US$16.5M Series A in January 2025 to push the technology toward the clinic.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- **Founders:** Jeremy Brown (Co-Founder & CTO (inventor; professor of biomedical engineering at Dalhousie University)), Matt Mallay (Co-Founder & Sr. Director, R&D), Andre Bezanson (Co-Founder & Director, R&D), Eli Vlaisavljevich (Co-Founder), Rick Balys (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~17 employees
- **Products:** Handheld Histotripsy Device
- **Notable:** Closed an oversubscribed US$16.5 million Series A in January 2025, co-led by Amzak Health and Lumira Ventures with Invest Nova Scotia participating., Spun core technology out of research at Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health., Secured pilot funding from the Focused Ultrasound Foundation.

## Products & services

- **Handheld Histotripsy Device** — A handheld, ultrasound-guided histotripsy system that uses focused ultrasound delivered from outside the body to mechanically destroy targeted tissue via cavitation. It is non-invasive, non-ionizing and non-thermal, guided by real-time imaging and assisted by AI/machine-learning algorithms. The tagline: 'Histotripsy in the palm of your hand.'

## Achievements

- Closed an oversubscribed US$16.5 million Series A in January 2025, co-led by Amzak Health and Lumira Ventures with Invest Nova Scotia participating.
- Spun core technology out of research at Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health.
- Secured pilot funding from the Focused Ultrasound Foundation.
- Recruited veteran medtech executive Neil Barman (ex-ReCor Medical, co-founder of May Health) as CEO in August 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Closed oversubscribed US$16.5M Series A financing co-led by Amzak Health and Lumira Ventures, with Invest Nova Scotia.
- **2025-08** — Appointed Neil Barman as CEO; founder Jeremy Brown transitioned to Chief Technical Officer.

## Links

- Website: https://soundblademedical.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soundblademedical

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Last updated: 2026-06-12