News and Press
The Lightengale® story and IVT system is gaining attention in cities and hospitals around the world. Browse press and news coverage of our illuminated system. For press inquiries, please contact our team via our online contact form.
February 13, 2023
Lightengale® Awarded FDA Safer Technologies Program (STeP) Designation for IVT System
Lightengale®, an innovator in intravenous tubing (IVT) systems, announced that they received
Safer Technologies Program (STeP) designation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
for their illuminated IVT system.
February 8, 2022
IVT System Innovator Lightengale® Secures $50K Grant From FDA Pediatric Device Consortium
Lightengale®, an innovator in intravenous tubing (IVT) systems, announced that it won a grant through the FDA Pediatric Device Consortium.
December 03, 2021
IVT System Innovator Lightengale Secures Additional $255K STTR Grant From NSF
Lightengale®, an innovator in intravenous tubing (IVT) systems, announced that it won a second grant through the Small Business Technology Transfer program (STTR).
October 29, 2021
Lightengale Awarded $298K STTR Grant From NIH
Lightengale®, an innovator in intravenous tubing (IVT) systems, announced that it received a $298,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of the Small Business Technology Transfer program (STTR).
May 05, 2019
The Dana Barrett Show
Hans Utz of Lightengale® joins Dana Barrett for a "Tech Tuesday" discussion about solving problems with line tracing in the ICU.
April 08, 2019
This Healthcare Startup Lights Up IV Lines To Cut Out Human Error
In fall 2014, entrepreneur Hans Utz spent long days in the ICU, watching over his newborn who suffered from a rare congenital heart defect.
March 20, 2019
After losing his son, an Atlanta father created a way to make the ICU more efficient.
After losing a son, Lightengale® founder Hans Utz was motivated to bring a change to the intensive care units he experienced during his child’s care.
May 05, 2019
The Dana Barrett Show
Hans Utz of Lightengale joins Dana Barrett for a "Tech Tuesday" discussion about solving problems with line tracing in the ICU.