| Time | Event | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30 p.m. ET 12:30 p.m. CT 11:30 a.m. MT 10:30 a.m. PT | Welcome & Opening Presentation | Nichole Mercier, Washington University in St. Louis Kirsten Leute, Osage University Partners Jane Muir, Muir & Associates Consulting |
| 2 p.m. ET 1 p.m. CT Noon MT 11 a.m. PT | Pitch Competition — 10 minute pitches, followed by 5-minute judge Q&A MedTech Breakout Room: 6 pitches Therapeutics Breakout Room: 6 pitches | |
| Pitch 1 MedTech Room — Guelay Bilen-Rosas, University of Wisconsin Startup: AyrFlo, Inc. Technology: Respiration monitor measuring airflow Therapeutics Room — Moshmi Bhattacharya, Rutgers University Startup: M-VED Discovery Technology: Novel therapeutic for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) | ||
| Pitch 2 MedTech Room — Susann Brady-Kalnay, Case Western Reserve University Startup: NeoIndicate Technology: Advanced tools for improved tumor detection, imaging and treatment Therapeutics Room — Angelique Bordey, Yale University Technology: Small molecule Filamin A modulator | ||
| Pitch 3 MedTech Room — Hong Chen, Washington University in St. Louis Startup: Sonobiopsy Technology: Noninvasive molecular diagnosis of brain diseases Therapeutics Room — Ashley Brown, North Carolina State University Startup: Selsym Biotech, Inc. Technology: Platelet-like-particles are injectable particles that mimic key aspects of natural platelets to stop bleeding and promote healing after injury | ||
| 3 p.m. ET 2 p.m. CT 1 p.m. MT Noon PT | Pitch 4 MedTech Room — Anjelica Gonzalez, Yale University Startup: Aero Therapeutics Technology: A new treatment option for neonatal distress Therapeutics Room — Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova, University of Kentucky Startup: Nocrobix Technology: New drugs for currently untreatable fungal infections | |
| Pitch 5 MedTech Room — Anais Rameau, Cornell University Startup: MyophonX Technology: Wearable silent speech device for patients with limited vocal capacity Therapeutics Room — Ruchi Gupta, Northwestern University Startup: Yobee Care Inc. Technology: A novel clinically demonstrated technology that uses nature-made ingredients to improve scalp, hair, and skin health safely via a sustained balance in the microbiome | ||
| Pitch 6 MedTech Room — Kyuson Yun, Houston Methodist/Cornell University Startup: EMPIRI Technology: A functional cancer diagnostic instrument to empirically determine drug responses from intact, live, patient tumor tissues to guide an optimized personalized treatment plan for cancer patients Therapeutics Room — Carrie Perlman, Stevens Institute of Technology Startup: Inspirate Biosciences Technology: An IV therapeutic for lowering surface tension in the lungs and thus treating acute respiratory failure | ||
| 4 p.m. ET 3 p.m. CT 2 p.m. MT 1 p.m. PT | Panel The Entrepreneur’s Journey: Insights & Advice from Women Academic Founders | Jill Helms, Stanford University Jennifer Silva, Washington University in St. Louis Sunyoung Kim, Louisiana State University Health Science Center New Orleans Kirsten Leute, Osage University Partners (moderator) |
4:30 p.m. ET 3:30 p.m. CT 2:30 p.m. MT 1:30 p.m. PT | Closing & Awards | Nichole Mercier, Washington University in St. Louis Kirsten Leute, Osage University Partners |
| 5 p.m. ET 4 p.m. CT 3 p.m. MT 2 p.m. PT | Event Concludes |
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| Noon | Keynote and Q&A: “The State of Women Inventors in America” Elizabeth Dougherty, United States Patent & Trademark Office |
| 12:45 p.m. | Welcome Remarks & Introductions Nichole Mercier, Washington University in St. Louis Kirsten Leute, Osage University PartnersPitch Competition 12 pitches, 10 minutes each with 5-minute Q&A with judges 6 pitches in Diagnostics & Medical Devices 6 pitches in Therapeutics |
| 12:50 p.m. | Reetuparna Das University of Michigan Startup: Sequal Technology: Ultra-rapid molecular diagnosis of cancer |
| 1:05 p.m. | Melanie Joy University of Colorado Startup: Katharos, Inc. Technology: Extracorporeal device for optimizing phosphate control in hemodialysis |
| 1:20 p.m. | 5-minute BREAK |
| 1:25 p.m. | Sunyoung Kim Louisiana State University School of Medicine & Health Sciences Center Startup: Chosen Diagnostics Inc. Technology: Biomarker panel to improve necrotizing enterocolitis diagnosis |
| 1:40 p.m. | Kacey Marra University of Pittsburgh Startup: AxoMax Technologies, Inc. Technology: Biodegradable nerve guide |
| 1:55 p.m. | 5-minute BREAK |
| 2 p.m. | Sarah Vigmostad The University of Iowa Startup: SynderBio, Inc. Technology: Novel, high-throughput cell separation techniques for single cell sequencing and cancer diagnosis |
| 2:15 p.m. | Pamela Woodard Washington University in St. Louis Startup: GwynTech Technology: AtheroBrite |
| 2:30 p.m. | 15-minute BREAK |
| 2:45 p.m. | Alexis Demonbreun Northwestern University Startup: Ikaika Therapeutics Technology: Genetic modifiers of muscle disease as therapeutic targets |
| 3 p.m. | Barbara Ehrlich Yale University Startup: Center Pharm Technology: A new target for treatment of Wolfram Syndrome |
| 3:15 p.m. | 5-minute BREAK |
| 3:20 p.m. | Yiping Han Columbia University Technology: Novel therapeutics to treat familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) |
| 3:35 p.m. | Sandhya Kortagere Drexel University Technology: A disease modifying and neuroprotective agent to treat Parkinson’s disease |
| 3:50 p.m. | 5-minute BREAK |
| 3:55 p.m. | Martina Roos University of California, Los Angeles Startup: Sardona Therapeutics Technology: Small molecules targeting RNA regulators in cancer stem cells |
| 4:10 p.m. | Judith Sebolt-Leopold University of Michigan Startup: Mekanistic Therapeutics Technology: A first-in-class therapeutic targeting deregulation of EGFR and PI3K |
| 4:25 p.m. | Closing remarks |
| 4:35 p.m. | Announce awards |
| 5 p.m. | End |