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April 28, 2020

Elm City attracts medical device manufacturer

PHOTO | Contributed The Flyp Nebulizer provides treatment on the go to individuals with asthma and other respiratory ailments.
By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo

A medical technology company, Convexity Scientific Inc., is relocating to New Haven this spring. 

Convexity, which makes devices to help people with respiratory ailments, launched in 2014 and is currently at 418 Meadow St., Fairfield. Starting on June 1, its headquarters will be at 85 Willow St. in New Haven, in the Marlinworks industrial building campus.

Geoff Matous, president of Convexity Scientific, cited proximity to the city’s health-care industry as a key reason for the move here. 

“For us, it will make a great home,” Matous said. “New Haven also has a lot of cultural offerings, too. The city is great — we already received a call from the mayor welcoming us.”

The company’s first device to be cleared by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration is the Flyp Nebulizer. Designed to be pocket-sized — small and portable — it provides treatment on the go to individuals with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other breathing problems, allowing them more freedom.

Convexity’s new space includes 2,500 square feet in Marlinworks, with room to expand if business conditions permit in the future. The former firearms factory’s high ceilings and 19th-century architecture were also appealing, according to Matous. 

The company is currently undecided about whether it will keep its Fairfield space as well, Matous said. Its main day-to-day operations will be out of New Haven. The company is renting the new space.

Partnership for a cause

Convexity has also announced a partnership with the New Jersey-based Right2Breathe, a non-profit organization focused on providing education, awareness, free screening and resources for those with respiratory disorders.

For the month of May, in support of National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, Convexity has pledged to donate five percent of sales from its Flyp Nebulizer to Right2Breathe.

“We are very pleased to team up with Right2Breathe,” Matous said. “We have an aligned mission to help the over 50 million sufferers of chronic respiratory conditions in the U.S. to breathe freely.” 

Matous

Joe Morrison co-founded Right2Breathe with Tim Charlet. Both are drag racers who have family members with chronic respiratory disease.

“It is an honor to be partnering with Convexity Scientific on this great cause,” Morrison said in a statement. “While the month of May is designated as asthma and allergy awareness month, those of us with loved ones who live with respiratory disease are aware of the daily struggles that patients and families face.”

Matous indicated it is too soon to estimate how much will be raised for Right2Breathe.

“We have pledged to give at least $5,000, but we hope the amount will be much larger,” Matous said. “I really believe in the mission of the organization, which is directly in parallel with what we are doing.”

Convexity also recently donated thousands of face masks to hospitals, police and fire departments in New Haven and Hartford to help in the fight against coronavirus. 

Contact Michelle Tuccitto Sullo at msullo@newhavenbiz.com.

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