DavaRay turns light into healing power for chronic pain

Cliché tells us that sunlight is one of the best weapons to make something better. One Ann Arbor-based start-up is turning those words of wisdom into a business. DavaRay is developing a proprietary heat dissipation technology that uses light to stimulate the healing process. The technology uses a monochromatic LED ray to help soothe chronic pain. DavaRay claims that its Nanobeam 940 is used by a number of professional sports teams, including the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Pistons. "It's really getting a lot of attention in the sports industry," says David Arndt, co-founder of DavaRay. Arndt was inspired to start the business after suffering through chronic neck pain from a motorcycle accident. He found some relief in infrared therapy but the company that made the technology went out of the business, so the mechanical engineer decided to make his own product. The 6-year-old company now employs seven people and a couple dozen independent contractors. It is currently working to raise seed capital so it can ramp up production and marketing. The company will present at next week's Michigan Growth Capital Symposium. "We have gone from one guy with a sore neck from a motorcycle accident to treating thousands of patients with chronic pain," Arndt says. "We're taking it to the next level." Source: David Arndt, co-founder of DavaRay Writer: Jon Zemke Read more about Metro Detroit's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.