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John Schellhorn, CEO

VIBRANT'S STORY

A truly disruptive innovation—inside and out

Chronic constipation is no laughing matter. When a fiber-rich diet and over-the-counter laxatives don’t work, sufferers turn to more aggressive medications that come with serious side effects. Vibrant developed a totally different solution. Once swallowed, the company’s vibrating capsule kickstarts the natural impulses of your intestinal wall to contract, relax and get things moving again. Vibrant’s medical device provides chemical-free and safe treatment for the patients who need it most. Since our partnership began, Vibrant’s leadership in the gastrointestinal field has been recognized by, among others, Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas awards.

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Vibrant in the Media

BioWorld – Pill-like Device May Bring Good Vibrations to Chronic Constipation Patients

CNN – Drug-free Relief from Chronic Constipation May Come from a New Vibrating Pill

Daily Mail – Constipation Pill that Vibrates as It Moves Through the Body Could Be Remedy for America's Laxative Shortage

Daily Mail – Hope for Chronic Constipation Sufferers Thanks to Vibrating Pill that Can ‘Double the Number of Weekly Bowel Movements’

Daily Mail – Swallowing a Vibrating Capsule Could Relieve Constipation by Stimulating Stomach Contractions and Speeding Up Digestion

Digital Trends – Doctors Want You to Swallow This Vibrating Pill to Help You Poop

Digital Trends – Forget Laxatives. What You Really Need Is a Vibrating Smart Pill

Everyday Health – New Drug-Free Vibrating Pill Can Bring Relief for Chronic Constipation

Fierce Biotech – Vibrant Gastro Passes Vibrating Constipation Pill through FDA Review

Fierce Pharma – TIME Picks Vibrant and More as Its 2023 Best Inventions Winners

Futurism – Edible Tech Is Finally Useful, Is Here to Help You Poop

Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News – Vibrating Capsule Gets Things Moving for Constipated Patients

Gizmodo – This Pill Treats Constipation by Vibrating Its Way Through Your Body

GoodRx – Can't Get Relief From Laxatives? A New Vibrating Pill Could Help

Healio – Vibrating Capsule Safe, Well Tolerated, Easy to Use in Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

Health – A New Vibrating Pill May Help Ease Chronic Constipation

HealthDay – Could a Vibrating Pill Ease Chronic Constipation?

Healthline – This Vibrating Pill Can Help with Constipation

HealthNews – Drug-Free Vibrating Pill for Constipation Now Available by Prescription

International Business Times – U.S. Healthcare Sees a Paradigm Shift in Chronic Conditions Treatment

Medical Design & Outsourcing – How Vibrant Gastro’s Vibrating Pill Treats Chronic Constipation without Drugs

Medical Device Network – Vibrant Gastro Reports Positive Data from Drug-free CIC Treatment Trial

Medical Dialogues – New Vibrating Pill May Provide Drug-Free Therapy for Chronic Constipation

Medpage Today – Vibrating Oral Capsule for Constipation Gets FDA Green Light

MedTech Dive – Vibrating, Colon-Stimulating Capsule to Treat Chronic Constipation Approved by FDA

Medtech Insight – Vibrating Drug-Free Pill to Reset Patient’s Normal Biorhythm for Treating Chronic Constipation Wins FDA Clearance

MPR – Vibrant, a Drug-Free Treatment for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation, Gets FDA Clearance

NBC News – New Vibrating Pill Could Help Chronic Constipation

New York Post – New ‘Vibrating’ Pill Relieves Chronic Constipation Pain — Without Drugs

New York Times – Can You Cure Constipation Without Laxatives?

POPSUGAR – This Pill Vibrates Inside of You to Treat Constipation. Yes, Really.

TechCrunch – Vibrant Raises $7.5M for a Drug-free Mechanical Pill to Treat Constipation

Trend Hunter – Vibrant Contains a Microchip that Stimulates the Large Intestine

USA Today – Vibrating Capsule Found to Help with Constipation

WebMD – Vibrating Pill Can Help Treat Constipation

Woman & Home – There's a New Constipation Medication that *Vibrates* in Your Body When You Swallow It

Woman's World – Constipation Is a Sneaky Cause of Back Pain, Says MD

Brand Recognition

Fast Company – 2023 Innovation by Design Awards

Fast Company – 2022 World Changing Ideas

People & Computers IT Awards – 2023 Winners

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