This alumni-run company is a breath of fresh air. Physician and chief of Cleveland Clinic’s Integrated Surgical Institute Patrick Byrne WG15 applied his medical knowledge to launch Hale, an innovative nasal-device startup.
The product, created to relieve congestion, features an inconspicuous design that can be easily inserted and removed. Clinical trials at Johns Hopkins, where Byrne is a professor, show the device increases air flow by 54 percent, compared to 31 percent for nasal strips. Hale also shares healthy breathing tips, from mouth-taping to meditation, on a blog authored by CMO Sing Ling WG22.
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