VAPO

Vapotherm Inc

A medical technology company that builds respiratory support devices used in hospitals, Vapotherm makes the Precision Flow system, which delivers heated, humidified air through a small nasal tube to help patients breathe without a mask. Founded in 1999, it grew from founder Bill Niland's idea to adapt breathing technology used for racehorses to human medicine. Because it needs no tight mask, people on the therapy can talk, eat, and drink normally — a comfort many find appealing.