Focused Ultrasound Foundation

Name

Focused Ultrasound Foundation

Legal name

Focused Ultrasound Foundation

Website

https://fusfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Research Foundation

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL), Ultrasound & Echography Systems (HLAHABAD)

Keywords

• Focused ultrasound therapy
• Noninvasive medical technology
• Research funding programs
• Medical device advocacy
• Patient treatment navigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlottesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Grants or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The Foundation is a nonprofit organization that relies on donations to fund its mission of accelerating focused ultrasound adoption. The website includes a prominent 'Donate' option and accepts charitable contributions.
2. Government and Institutional Grants: The Foundation facilitates federal funding for focused ultrasound research through advocacy with NIH, DoD-CDMRP, and other government agencies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Focused Ultrasound Foundation is a nonprofit research, education, and advocacy organization that accelerates the development and adoption of focused ultrasound technology. It funds researchers and clinicians, connects patients with treatment centers and clinical trials, advocates with policymakers for increased federal research funding and favorable reimbursement, and supports device manufacturers through its FUS Partners network and regulatory/reimbursement programs.

Product overview

The Focused Ultrasound Foundation is a nonprofit medical technology foundation that operates an informational website (fusfoundation.org) providing resources about focused ultrasound therapy for patients, researchers, clinicians, and industry professionals. The Foundation does not offer commercial software products for sale; rather, it serves as an educational platform, advocacy organization, and research funding body. The website features disease and condition pages, a clinical trial locator, a treatment center finder, research project information, regulatory and reimbursement resources, patient stories, news and media coverage, podcasts, events, and an AI-powered chatbot for user inquiries. The Foundation's online presence also includes sister foundation sites for the UK, Hong Kong, and EU, as well as a dedicated event site (celebration.fusfoundation.org) and a podcast platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Treatment Center Finder Online global directory of 1,348 treatment sites where patients can access focused ultrasound therapy commercially for approved indications.
• Clinical Trial Finder Online tool connecting patients with ongoing focused ultrasound research studies and clinical trials worldwide.
• Research Funding and Awards Program Awards and funding opportunities for researchers and clinicians conducting focused ultrasound studies, including fellowship programs and research awards.
• FUS Partners Program Industry support program offering market reports, intellectual property information, regulatory and reimbursement support, advocacy, and access to the FUS Partners network for device manufacturers and technology providers.
• Regulatory and Reimbursement Support Dedicated program providing regulatory and reimbursement support to focused ultrasound device manufacturers, including direct relationships with FDA staff.
• Focused Ultrasound Patent Tracking Program Quarterly tracking program that documents all new focused ultrasound patents issued by the US Patent Office, including patents held by companies and universities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 40 diseases have received regulatory approval globally for focused ultrasound treatment
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• G2G ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerG2G Consulting is a leading advocacy organization with expertise and relationships to help address challenges limiting successful commercialization and widespread patient access to focused ultrasound therapies. The Foundation and G2G Consulting hosted virtual Congressional briefings in February 2022 and April 2024 aimed toward education of Congressional leaders and their staff.
• Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvaMed (formerly MITA - Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance) is a leading advocacy organization for medical technology. The Foundation and AdvaMed Imaging have partnered to host four fly-in events on Capitol Hill and one virtual fly-in to educate policymakers about focused ultrasound benefits and the value of increasing research investment.
• UK Focused Ultrasound FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister foundation advancing focused ultrasound in the United Kingdom. Three new sister foundations are advancing focused ultrasound in Europe and Asia.
• Focused Ultrasound Foundation Hong KongcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister foundation advancing focused ultrasound in Hong Kong and Asia. Three new sister foundations are advancing focused ultrasound in Europe and Asia.
• EU Focused Ultrasound FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister foundation advancing focused ultrasound in Europe. Three new sister foundations are advancing focused ultrasound in Europe and Asia.
• International Focused Ultrasound Society (IFUS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFUS promotes the global advancement of focused ultrasound through membership, education, and collaboration among researchers and clinicians worldwide.
• International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound (ISTU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISTU hosts the annual International Symposium focused on therapeutic ultrasound research and clinical applications. The Foundation supports and promotes ISTU events.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: Disease-focused nonprofit that funds Parkinson's research, advocates for federal funding, and operates a global research and clinical-trials ecosystem. Highly comparable in model, fundraising approach, and policy-advocacy function.
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Disease-specific nonprofit that historically funded basic and translational research, drove therapeutic development, and built a treatment-center and clinical-trial network. Closely analogous operating model and ecosystem-building role.
• Susan G. Komen: Major disease-specific research and advocacy foundation funding grants, awareness campaigns, and patient navigation. Comparable in its research-grantmaking and multi-stakeholder advocacy structure.
• ALS Association: Disease-specific nonprofit funding research, providing patient services, and advocating with FDA/Congress for accelerated access to therapies. Mirrors the Foundation's combination of research funding, regulatory advocacy, and patient education.
• Stand Up To Cancer: Disease-specific research fundraising organization funding collaborative translational research teams. Similar in scope of research grantmaking and celebrity/convener-driven funding model.
• Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation: Cancer research grantmaking foundation funding early-career investigators and high-risk/high-reward research. Comparable grantmaking focus and donor-funded research acceleration model.
• National Brain Tumor Society: Disease-specific nonprofit funding brain tumor research, advocating for federal funding, and building a research/clinical network. Closely analogous given the Foundation's focus on blood-brain barrier opening and neurological indications.

Broad incumbents

• Alzheimer's Association: Large, established health nonprofit with much broader disease scope and a more developed research-grant and advocacy apparatus. Useful as a benchmark for what scale-up of the Foundation's mission could eventually resemble.
• American Cancer Society: Very large generalist health nonprofit funding research, advocacy, and patient services. Comparable in its federal advocacy and research-grantmaking role but operates at a much larger scale and disease scope.

Others

• AdvaMed: Medical-technology industry trade association that co-hosts Capitol Hill advocacy with the Foundation. It is an advocacy partner in the data, but it is also a peer in the broader medical-technology federal advocacy ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fusfoundation
• Facebookfacebook.com/focusedultrasound

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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