ARPA-H Commits Up to $90.7M to Replace 50-Year-Old Fetal Monitoring Technology
- Category
- · Funding · Global
- Date
- July 2, 2026
- Source
- Femtech Insider

Summary
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has announced contract awards for its Making Obstetrics Care Smart (MOCS) program, committing up to $34 million in year one of a four-year, $90.7 million initiative to develop breakthrough diagnostics and next-generation fetal monitoring for labor and delivery. The program aims to build two tools: A rapid point-of-care test that assesses placental health to… The post ARPA-H Commits Up to $90.7M to Replace 50-Year-Old Fetal Monitoring Technology first appeared on .
The company works in Diagnostics and Devices, and this round at Grant/Non-dilutive ($90.7M) is new money into that part of the market. Compare it with other recent rounds to see whether prices here are rising or holding steady.
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- Femtech Insider Primary source
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