Whalen Biomedical Inc.

Whalen Biomedical Incorporated (WBI) is a Massachusetts research and development (R&D) corporation founded in August, 1984. The company operates under the name Whalen Biomedical Laboratories, and it is located in a 6,000 square foot facility at 11 Miller Street, in Somerville, MA.

The company is involved with R&D in the areas of medical devices and materials, with an emphasis on devices for cardiovascular, orthopedic, and urologic applications. It is also developing timed drug release systems for a variety of medical applications.

The company has largely relied on grants and contracts from the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense to fund its R&D activities. To date the company has received over $15 million dollars in competitive awards from those agencies in support of its R&D. The company also conducts sponsored research for commercial customers, offers custom device fabrication services, and provides engineering consulting services to other medical device companies.

WBI has a portfolio of 7 U.S. patents protecting its proprietary technology. While the company is not currently involved in manufacturing, it has a wholly owned subsidiary, Cambridge Cardiovascular Incorporated, which is chartered as a manufacturing company in Massachusetts.