Welcome DJ Geiger as one of XLerateHeath’s newest Mentors.
DJ is a Mechanical Engineer with 10+ years in Medical Device development and is currently working with orthopedic startups.
Interested in becoming a Mentor? Apply today!
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We are excited to feature Alexa Jones, CEO and Founder of TheraB. TheraB Medical's mission is to revolutionize neonatal care with its innovative home phototherapy device (the Snuglit) for newborns with infant jaundice.
Applications are open for the XLerator Network’s 10-week SBIR/STTR 1:1 Coaching Program and is available to individuals in the Southeast IDeA State Region (Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and West Virginia).
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Congrats to XLH Alum PreventScripts who raised a $1.5M round of funding led by venture capital firms Keyhorse Capital and iSelect Fund.
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Our next newsletter "The Scope", packed full of entrepreneurial success stories, comes out this month. Don't miss out -- subscribe today!
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Seeking applications from university based faculty, researchers, clinicians, & students in the NIH SE IDeA State region (KY, WV, MS, LA, AR, SC, & Puerto Rico) who are ready to translate their human health related technologies into commercial products.https://t.co/lhwOB2j2Gz
“Our desired goals...through the I-RED program are to flesh out the market for the VSSI technology, develop the beginnings of a commercialization strategy and develop the beginnings of a business plan and pitch presentation for securing investment..." - Stephen Valentine, PHD
“It is our desire to work with the I-RED program to obtain the intellectual capital and insight to forge an approach to introduce our research and company to strategic/corporate venture arms,” Carolina Biologics Co-founder and CEO Jay Potts, PhD
Applications are open for the XLerator Network’s 10-week 1:1 SBIR/STTR Coaching Program. Our next cohort will start January 19, 2024, and participants are expected to submit an SBIR/STTR grant application at the end of the program. Learn more here: https://t.co/E6Gg1hlKYi
Welcome Larry Blandford, PharmD, as one of XLH's newest Mentor. Larry is the former EVP of Customer Solutions at Precision Medicine Group and has expertise in consumer engagement, entrepreneurship, global development, life sciences, and reimbursement. https://t.co/p5IuyCoxjD
Five teams (comprised of the six individuals listed below) have been selected to participate in the XLerator Network's 10-week SBIR/STTR 1:1 Coaching Program. The goal is for participants to prepare for an SBIR or STTR submission to the NIH.
I-RED Cohort 1 Spotlight!
NovaVia Spine & Biologics (Piedmont, SC) has developed a novel medical device designed to improve post-surgical tissue integration and healing for orthopedic patients.
We are seeking applications from univ. based faculty, researchers, clinicians, & students in the NIH SE IDeA State region (KY, WV, MS, LA, AR, SC, and Puerto Rico) who are ready to translate their human health related technologies into commercial products. https://t.co/lhwOB2iuR1
I-RED Cohort 1 Spotlight!
Shafic Sraj, MD, MBA, an orthopedic hand surgery specialist in Morgantown, WV, invented an external fixator device for small bone fractures.
Our next newsletter "Pathways", packed full of XLN featured news, innovator & partner spotlights, upcoming entrepreneurial program information, & NIH announcements will be issued soon. Don't miss it -- join our community and subscribe today! https://t.co/oyJE3c76G6
I-RED Cohort 1 Spotlight!
VesiCure Technologies (Lexington, KY) is developing a novel cell therapy for treating advanced stage ovarian and other cancers.
I-RED Cohort 1 Spotlight!
Soteria Medical Solutions (New Orleans, LA) created an optical device that allows surgeons to verify cancer tumor margins during surgery.
I-RED Cohort 1 Spotlight!
Blotting Innovations (Central, SC) produces high-throughput Western blotting assays for academic and industrial research labs.