MedTech Pitchers
Guelay Bilen-Rosas
University of Wisconsin
Susann Brady-Kalnay
Case Western Reserve University
Hong Chen
Washington University in St. Louis
Anjelica Gonzalez
Yale University
Anais Rameau
Cornell University
Kyuson Yun
Houston Methodist/Cornell University
Therapeutics Pitchers
Moshmi Bhattacharya
Rutgers University
Angelique Bordey
Yale University
Ashley Brown
North Carolina State University
Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova
University of Kentucky
Ruchi Gupta
Northwestern University
Carrie Perlmann
Stevens Institute of Technology
Eligibility
- Product concept no more than 4 years from IND or product launch
- At least one presenter holds a pending or issued patent or copyright
- No formal incorporation required. However, if a startup has been formed, the company should not have raised more than $1M USD
- Ability to attend at least one, 1-hour Zoom meeting per month January-September 2021
- Team must include a woman founder with an academic appointment at a research institution
- Technology is in one of these categories:
- MedTech
- Therapeutics
Timeline
February 2021
12 pitchers announced, 6 in each category:
- MedTech
- Therapeutics
March – April
Pitcher seminars, 1 hr per month
April – Sept.
Pitcher/Mentor monthly 1:1 meetings, 1 hr per month minimum
Sept.
1 hr practice session
Sept. 22, 2021
Pitch event
Diagnostics & Medical Devices
Reetuparna Das
University of Michigan
Startup: Sequal
Technology: Ultra-rapid molecular diagnosis of cancer
Melanie Joy
University of Colorado
Startup: Katharos, Inc.
Technology: Extracorporeal device for optimizing phosphate control in hemodialysis
Sunyoung Kim
Louisiana State UniversitySchool of Medicine & Health Sciences Center
Startup: Chosen Diagnostics Inc.
Technology: Biomarker panel to improve necrotizing enterocolitis diagnosis
Kacey Marra
University of Pittsburgh
Startup: AxoMax Technologies, Inc.
Technology: Biodegradable nerve guide
Sarah Vigmostad
The University of Iowa
Startup: SynderBio, Inc.
Technology: Novel, high-throughput cell separation
techniques for single cell sequencing and cancer diagnosis
Pamela Woodard
Washington University in St. Louis
Startup: GwynTech
Technology: AtheroBrite
Therapeutics
Alexis Demonbreun
Northwestern University
Startup: Ikaika Therapeutics
Technology: Genetic modifiers of muscle disease as therapeutic targets
Barbara Ehrlich
Yale University
Startup: Center Pharm
Technology: A new target for treatment of Wolfram Syndrome
Yiping Han
Columbia University
Technology: Novel therapeutics to treat familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
Sandhya Kortagere
Drexel University
Technology: A disease modifying and neuroprotective agent to treat Parkinson’s disease
Martina Roos
University of California, Los Angeles
Startup: Sardona Therapeutics
Technology: Small molecules targeting RNA regulators in cancer stem cells
Judith Sebolt-Leopold
University of Michigan
Startup: Mekanistic Therapeutics
Technology: A first-in-class therapeutic targeting deregulation of EGFR and PI3K