NEOCARE INNOVATIONS, INC.

NeoCare Innovations develops clinical decision support tools for neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) clinicians to improve care for preterm and sick infants. Their flagship product, Pedi-Sync, uses an Oral Feeding Adaptability Score and clinical biomarker analysis to assess neuromaturation and readiness for oral feeding, helping clinicians establish safe discharge timing. Founded by a neonatal physical therapist and a UC Irvine biomedical engineering professor, the company has received NSF SBIR Phase I and Phase II funding totaling approximately $1.3 million.