IGE MAINTAINS A RICH PORTFOLIO OF STARTUPS.
Our featured MedTech companies have gone through either our Stage One Bootcamp or are currently in Stage 2 which prepares the startup for launch or scale.
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Electrochemical assays to detect more than 20 different substances in dermal interstitial fluid, including opioids, their metabolites, and affiliated medications. With sensing capabilities validated, FDA approval is in process for a micro-needle device.
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CARI Health received $4 Million in funding from the National Institute of Drug Abuse to develop its sensor device to combat the opioid crisis.
Forbes featured CARI's biosensor chip technology and its application in long-term alcohol or opioid monitoring.
CARI Health won the top cash prize of $300K at the 2022 San Diego Angel Conference.
CARI Health was named a 2022 Cool Company.
CARI Health was named a top 50 MedTech Innovator Accelerator team in 2022
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Channel Robotics is a surgical robotics company that provides platform technology for endoscopic robots. Channel's patented and patent-pending robotic technologies allow surgeons to reach further with robotic surgery with articulated instruments that have more dexterity than they have ever had before, allowing them to complete some of the most complex and challenging procedures in an easier and faster manner. Channel Robotics aims to disrupt the $2.1B colonoscopy market with its first product, introducing robotics into colon cancer screening and reducing misdiagnoses and high complication rates for thousands of individuals every year in the US.
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Medical Device Workshop
MedTech Accelerator Stage 2
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CircuCare is advancing patient care with a state-of-the-art wearable ultrasound device that provides automated, continuous medical imaging.
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Articles:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07381-5
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-024-01279-3
https://today.ucsd.edu/story/triton-alumni-shine-on-2025-forbes-30-under-30-list
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NSF I-Corps
IGE MedTech Accelerator Stage One
IGE MedTech Accelerator Stage Two
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Dermose has created scalp/hair imaging technologies that rapidly establish the effectiveness of hair growth meds within 45 minutes of topical application. Dermose helps its customers screen three years' worth of hair growth meds in 3 days. For the first time, hair loss sufferers can start the right hair growth treatment without worrying about wasting money or committing to an expensive trial-and-error process.
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NSF I-Corps
IGE MedTech Accelerator Stage 1
IGE MedTech Accelerator Stage 2
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Joshua Pelz
Luca De Vivo
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LIMBER Prosthetics and Orthotics has developed a seamless digital scanning, design, and fabrication workflow for producing prosthetic devices. Our prosthetic devices are more comfortable at a lower cost. We 3D print using dual-extrusion with engineering-grade materials to locally tailor the material properties of our devices for increased functionality.
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Limber Prosthetics receives Seed Investment from UC San Diego
Limber Provides Prosthetics to Ukranian Soliders
https://www.limberprosthetics.com/post/3d-printed-prosthesis-structural-testing
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IGE MedTech Accelerator Bootcamp
IGE MedTech Accelerator Stage 2
Technology Management and Entrepreneurism Program
NSF I-Corps
NSF I-Corps National
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Groundbreaking pathogen identification for near-to-care testing of infections in under 3 hours. Combining digital DNA melting genomic analysis and machine learning, Melio profiles pathogen DNA - to prescribe optimal antimicrobial treatment while reducing the overuse of antibiotics.
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https://melio.tech/
Melio was one of eight female-led startups participating in the mystartupXX program focused on team building, leadership, and more.
Melio has joined the Indie-Bio Accelerator. Watch their latest product video.
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IGE MedTech Accelerator
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Mercury Alert is powered by cutting-edge computer vision algorithms, modified to keep your loved one safe. With a simple, sleek, device mounted in front of a bed, we can detect what a person is doing, including, lying in bed, sitting, standing, away from the room, or falling on the ground, providing safety monitoring and alerting.
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Elder Care in a "Post-Pandemic" Age
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NSF I-Corps
IGE MedTech Accelerator BootCamp
IGE MedTech Accelerator Stage 2
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ReBlood Rx offers a safe, effective, and reliable oxygen delivery system through a new approach of hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier (HBOC)
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IGE MedTech Accelerator
NSF I-Corps
Technology Management Program
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Alingo Loh
Irene Zhao
yiz018@eng.ucsd.edu
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Nanocomposite fabric sensors to evaluate joint, muscle, and complex body movements. Measures progress at home, in the clinic, or on the go. Initially targeted at physical therapists, 1mm also offers smart sensors for fitness training, coaching, and labor-intensive workplace environments.
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2021 Spring IGE MedTech Accelerator Stage One Bootcamp
2021 Innovation Expo:Health & Wellness
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Abrax Japan, Inc. is a biotech company that harnesses the potential of an immune modulating protein called thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) for the treatment of multiple disorders including eczema, dry eye disease, obesity, obesity-related
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Beyond Japan 2023
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Abreos is dedicated to improving the development and commercialization of biopharmaceuticals with our proprietary Veritope platform.
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Pioneering methods to detect critical levels of activated cell types - linking them directly to conditions such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Accurate predictions of placebo and treatment response, plus validation of new targets for the development of novel therapeutics.
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Spring 2021 IGE MedTech Accelerator Bootcamp
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AI Museum aims to revolutionize museum experiences by integrating AI-driven interactive exhibits. Focused on philosophical and biographical museums, it seeks to "resurrect" great thinkers through AI-powered chatbots, 2D and 3D avatars, and metaverse experiences. The goal is to enhance visitor engagement, making museums more interactive, educational, and financially sustainable.
With an initial launch in Japan (2025), followed by expansion into Asia and global markets, the startup blends cultural preservation with cutting-edge technology. The team, led by Professor CY Cheung of The University of Tokyo, collaborates with AI, robotics, and design experts to bring historical intellectuals back to life in an engaging, entertaining, and educational format.
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Global Innovation
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Masae Hayashi
masae@edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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AI-Manufacturing is transforming the product development process by enabling prototype-less manufacturing through advanced AI-powered structural analysis. By integrating high-performance computing (HPC) with FrontISTR, an open-source finite element analysis (FEA) software, the startup allows manufacturers to verify product performance virtually, reducing costs and development time.
With expertise from The University of Tokyo, AI-Manufacturing leverages large-scale simulations and experimental data to enhance accuracy, making personalized manufacturing more accessible. By partnering with manufacturing firms and US startups, the company is building a comprehensive materials and structural analysis database to drive the next generation of AI-driven product design.
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Global Innovation
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Air Surgical’s accurate and easy-to-use CT-guided robot enables doctors to place needles with sub-millimeter accuracy for treating cancer. Today, physicians struggle to achieve the required accuracy. Our technology, a small robotic arm, enables every physicians to safely and effectively treat cancer. We aim to revolutionize minimally invasive cancer care, providing a curative treatment for more patients and increasing economic efficiency for hospitals and insurance providers, making advanced cancer care more accessible.
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NSF I-Corps
IGE MedTech Accelerator Stage One
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Allegro 3D offers customizable tissue culture devices to life science researchers and pharmaceutical companies. Our products enable the growth of more functional tissues for reliable results to streamline your research.
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Alpha Fiber is a biotechnology startup that provides a noninvasive solution for detecting potential concussive events in athletes using only cameras. Our multi-camera system can be customized to any size field or venue and is powered by proprietary software that combines computer vision and deep learning to monitor all head impacts in real time. Unlike other impact monitors, Alpha Fiber does not rely on any wearable sensors, eliminating the inconveniences associated with external devices.
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Analytics Ventures (AV) is a venture studio fund dedicated to the inception of new ventures harnessing innovations in Artificial Intelligence. Located in San Diego, California we have built a comprehensive venture ecosystem that includes our own full-time lab of leading AI scientists, an end-to-end operations team, and our own venture fund. We believe that Artificial Intelligence is still in the early stages of its maturity cycle, and as such, the biggest value in the field continues to come from entrepreneurs, researchers, and early-stage investors. We partner with corporations, researchers, and entrepreneurs to provide a proven execution model and best in class AI expertise.
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Apparati is developing a franchise model for distributed vaccine manufacturing to address vaccine shortages. The franchise will consist of a GMP-compliant business model, proprietary equipment, and proprietary materials. This novel strategy to reduce vaccine shortages ensures vaccines are made to order, quality is consistent, and that vaccines are accessible to even the neediest in the US. Moreover, a compact turn-key system reduces capital investment into the development of a proprietary manufacturing system. This on-demand system would enable customers to meet high and low demands with greater flexibility and lower operational costs. Additional services provided to customers would include operational support, training, and compliance/quality management.
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NSF I-Corps
MedTech Stage 1
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Astroprint creates software products that empower everyone to create, make, and learn with 3D printers.
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Ateios has developed high-performance, conformal batteries to empower next-generation technologies.
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Ateios raises $1.25 Million in Seed Funding from early-stage venture capital firm, Good Growth Capital.
Ateios competed in the Rice Business Plan Competition and won NASA's $50,000 Space Innovation Exploration award.
Ateios was featured in Connect's annual capital program designed to match top-performing startups with venture capital.
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NSF I-Corps - $1000.00
Technology Accelerator - $50,000
Essentials of Business Workshop
IGE Technology Management Program
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Benrevo has developed a web-based platform that unifies the quoting process from end to end across all stakeholders and lines of business.
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Beyond Acoustic combines the power of ultrasound, optics and AI to deliver a wearable device that enables a new way of navigating daily life for people with visual impairment. Our aim is to reform assistive technology to give independence back to those that may be restricted with existing options in navigation and mobility. Our device is hands free, integrated, and smart so that we can stitch it into todays technology seamlessly and that users can adapt to it with minimal effort.
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Biolinq is redefining how biomedical innovations can be imagined and commercialized through minimally-invasive technology in the diabetes space resulting in a better CGM experience that is not only more affordable, but also pain-free.
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Biological Dynamics's platform offers a novel way to isolate nanoparticles directly from physiological solutions, such as whole blood, plasma or serum.
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Oscar Vazquez Mena, PhD
ovmena@ucsd.edu
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BRAIMAGE TECHNOLOGIES is developing new technologies for fast, portable and affordable monitoring and diagnosis of critical brain conditions using ultrasound imaging. Current technologies for brain imaging such as MRI and CT scans are expensive and non-portable, limiting access to prompt and point-of-care brain imaging. Using a portable and affordable technology would allow faster diagnosis and monitoring of conditions such as strokes, brain edema or intracranial trauma.
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NSF I-Corps
IGE MedTech Bootcamp Stage 1
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BrilliantBiome's mission is to leverage advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to provide a personalized approach to drug addiction and recovery through a better understanding of the gut-brain-axis. Our technology aims to unlock the potential of the gut-brain-axis to play a role in human health and addiction-related co-morbidities.
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C4U has a hybrid business model establishing new gene therapies using our proprietary CRISPR-Cas3 gene-editing platform. We are developing our in-house pipeline for Mucolipidosis II, and have initiated to develop for the 2nd Asset. Also, we are strengthening Cas3 by making strategic alliances with Pharm, Biotech and Non-Healthcare industries.
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Japan Innovation Acceleration Program
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Canvas Health has created a platform for physicians and Pharma that captures, aggregates and analyzes whole genome sequencing and patient metadata to identify clinically actionable markers to better diagnose rare disease and streamline orphan disease drug development.
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Canvass Labs is a big data analytics company, focused on security and compliance risk mitigation issues around Open Source Software (OSS) packages.
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Electrochemical assays to detect more than 20 different substances in dermal interstitial fluid, including opioids, their metabolites, and affiliated medications. With sensing capabilities validated, FDA approval is in process for a micro-needle device.
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CARI Health received $4 Million in funding from the National Institute of Drug Abuse to develop its sensor device to combat the opioid crisis.
Forbes featured CARI's biosensor chip technology and its application in long-term alcohol or opioid monitoring.
CARI Health won the top cash prize of $300K at the 2022 San Diego Angel Conference.
CARI Health was named a 2022 Cool Company.
CARI Health was named a top 50 MedTech Innovator Accelerator team in 2022
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Catalab is pioneering a breakthrough in green hydrogen production by developing non-rare earth catalysts that replace expensive and scarce iridium in water electrolysis. By utilizing a patented transition metal oxide structure, Catalab's technology offers a cost-effective and efficient alternative, reducing production costs by 40% compared to competitors.
With a business strategy focused on catalyst production before vertical integration into electrolysis systems, Catalab aims to scale from beaker-scale testing in 2025 to full-stack electrolysis systems. Founded by Isaac Oda-Bayliss, a research associate at The University of Tokyo, the startup combines cutting-edge materials engineering with a mission to drive the hydrogen economy forward by making green hydrogen more accessible and economically viable.
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Global Innovation
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CGX is a fast-growing company building innovative wireless physiological monitoring systems that achieve high mobility with research-grade signal quality.
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ChakraTech is an innovative start-up leading the way in biotech and climate-tech, dedicated to building a sustainable future through its proprietary microbial bioprocess technology. The company specializes in developing biodegradable plastics with a reduced carbon footprint, which degrade naturally and significantly lessen the environmental impact of conventional fossil fuel-based plastics. With a strong emphasis on research and development, ChakraTech's expert team continually pushes the boundaries of bioplastics and is driven by a passion for sustainability and renewability. Actively seeking partnerships, ChakraTech aims to accelerate its research efforts and believes that collaboration and innovation are crucial for making bio-manufacturing economically viable and for achieving ambitious climate goals.
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NSF I-Corps Sustainability
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Channel Robotics is a surgical robotics company that provides platform technology for endoscopic robots. Channel's patented and patent-pending robotic technologies allow surgeons to reach further with robotic surgery with articulated instruments that have more dexterity than they have ever had before, allowing them to complete some of the most complex and challenging procedures in an easier and faster manner. Channel Robotics aims to disrupt the $2.1B colonoscopy market with its first product, introducing robotics into colon cancer screening and reducing misdiagnoses and high complication rates for thousands of individuals every year in the US.
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Medical Device Workshop
MedTech Accelerator Stage 2
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Chiral is an AI-driven drug discovery platform that streamlines research workflows, helping scientists save millions and focus on real innovation. Up to Chiral gives researchers instant, AI-powered access to the information and tools they need to make faster, smarter decisions.
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Beyond Japan
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Cibus Health is personalized, nutrition focused, designed for complete patient recovery. Online service includes personalized food regimens, via an end-to-end EMR solution for hospitals, nutritionists, and health coaches, coordinating with your healthcare provider to support your healthy lifestyle.
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2021 MedTech Accelerator Stage One Bootcamp
2021 Innovation Expo: Health and Wellness
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CircuCare is advancing patient care with a state-of-the-art wearable ultrasound device that provides automated, continuous medical imaging.
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Articles:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07381-5
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-024-01279-3
https://today.ucsd.edu/story/triton-alumni-shine-on-2025-forbes-30-under-30-list
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NSF I-Corps
IGE MedTech Accelerator Stage One
IGE MedTech Accelerator Stage Two
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Citadel AI is a global leader in trustworthy AI technology and provides automated testing and monitoring products for AI applications, to help organizations minimize AI reliability risks, and maximize AI performance throughout the AI lifecycle, from research to deployment.
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https://citadel-ai.com/news/2025/03/19/deloitte-tohmatsu/
https://syntheticgestalt.com/news
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Beyond Japan 2023
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Cocoon Health is a Silicon Valley based technology company using computer vision for remote health monitoring. The company's first product is a category-defining baby monitor that detects a baby's vitals purely by passively collecting a video feed from the baby monitor and analyzing the data in the cloud.
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Cosomil is a deep-tech startup for cancer screening with its proprietary ‘Single-molecule Enzyme Activity-based Liquid Biopsy’ technology developed by UTokyo & RIKEN. They are committed to delivering innovative solutions for early cancer detection for curative treatments such as the lethal Pancreatic Cancer.
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Beyond JAPAN 2024
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Crafton Biotechnology Co., Ltd., established in March 2022 in Nagoya, Japan, is a biotechnology company focused on developing novel treatments for cancer, autoimmune, and infectious diseases.
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Beyond Japan
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Alexander Norbash
anorbash@ucsd.edu
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Crane is developing a Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography compatible needle placement robot to assist interventional radiology procedures.
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Crane presented on its technology at the IGE Virtual Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
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IGE MedTech Accelerator
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CrestecBio is pioneering polymer-based nanomedicine to combat reperfusion injury in acute stroke patients. Launched from the University of Tsukuba, the company is developing CTB211, a redox-nanoparticle (RNP) therapy designed to protect the brain during thrombectomy by scavenging free radicals, reducing oxidative damage, and preserving neuronal function.
By leveraging targeted drug delivery via microcatheters, CTB211 provides a localized and neuroprotective effect, mitigating blood-brain barrier damage and improving patient recovery. The technology is backed by strong patent protection and preclinical efficacy demonstrated in stroke models.
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Global Innovation
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The company comprehensively analyzes the distribution of drugs in organs and cellular reactions using "CUBIC", a three-dimensional analysis technology for all organs and the whole body, which is the result of many years of research. They provide CRO services for pharmaceutical companies.
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Beyond Japan 2023
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CureMetrix is committed to the advancement of technology that will improve cancer survival rates worldwide. We are focused on leveraging artificial intelligence and deep learning to develop the next generation of medical image analysis technology that radiologists and patients can confidently rely on.
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Unique wearables to continuously measure blood pressure in both consumer and clinical applications. Non-invasive, flexible sensors offer a highly compliant, real-time solution for hospital and remote healthcare monitoring.
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Curescendo presented on its blood pressure monitoring technology at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
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NSF I-Corps - $1000.00
IGE MedTech Accelerator -$3000.00
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Ming Lei
Zhaowei Liu
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Darksight specializes in providing solutions for scientists and engineers utilizing dark field microscopes for imaging cellular and other structural elements. Our company develops optics and employs deep learning-based image reconstruction algorithms specifically designed for dark field imaging. Additionally, we offer customized software solutions enabling users to achieve over 2 times resolution enhancement on any dark-field microscope. Darksight also supplies reusable substrates tailored for dark field imaging, eliminating the need for illumination modules in traditional setups.
Our software and substrates empower scientists and engineers to discern significantly smaller features in real-time without necessitating any modifications to their existing setups. This capability holds immense potential for advancing biomedical and chemical research.
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NSF I-Corps
IGE MedTech Bootcamp Stage 1
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DEFENSE is a counter drone security system. We help Medical Facilities secure data from cybersecurity threats posed by drone technologies and help them detect and protect against drone intrusions.
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Dermose has created scalp/hair imaging technologies that rapidly establish the effectiveness of hair growth meds within 45 minutes of topical application. Dermose helps its customers screen three years' worth of hair growth meds in 3 days. For the first time, hair loss sufferers can start the right hair growth treatment without worrying about wasting money or committing to an expensive trial-and-error process.
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NSF I-Corps
IGE MedTech Accelerator Stage 1
IGE MedTech Accelerator Stage 2
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As a dental lab service provider, we use 3D-printers and digital solutions to enable high-quality, affordable crowns and dentures for low-income dental patients.
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Sarah Lin
sarahlindesigns@gmail.com
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Device Vitals's mission is to save patient lives by delivering actionable, real-time insights about the true cost, safety, and usability of medical equipment. We do this by putting a frictionless feedback and help channel (web app) at end users’ fingertips. We hope to grow a network of institutions that share data on our platform, and apply machine learning to help predict incidents and trends.
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Device Vitals exhibited its technology at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
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IGE MedTech Accelerator
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Digitalis is a venture capital firm that invests in solutions to complex problems in human and animal health
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Dioseve is developing innovative fertility treatments by applying iPS cell derived ovarian technology. Its flagship product, DIOS- 101, aims to dramatically improve in vitro maturation and expand fertility options for patients worldwide. Dioseve collaborates with leading clinics and research institutions to transform the future of reproductive medicine.
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Doctible is changing the way healthcare practices engage and communicate with patients by offering best-in-class software to automate back-office tasks while giving them the ability to engage and get feedback from patients.
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DxAi Inc. is a digital health company that develops accessible and cost-effective solutions. Their patent-pending technology enables fully autonomous AI-driven eye screenings at the point of care with high accuracy. This innovation aims to assist billions, particularly in underserved communities, by offering crucial vision-saving screenings, improving patient outcomes, and reducing healthcare costs.
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NSF I-Corps
MedTech Stage 1
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EditForce pioneers RNA editing gene therapies utilizing our PPR (Pentatricopeptide Repeat) protein technology, focusing chiefly on CNS and rare disease areas. Our lead program EF-210 has cleared the critical milestone of in vivo POC on Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1, DM1. We are looking for a partner and research collaboration through our platform technology.
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Japan Innovation Acceleration Program
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EVT's device uses artificial intelligence to autonomously create an online version of a class just by placing it in a classroom.
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EduKits Hawaiʻi is a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing 4th-grade education in Hawaiʻi's Title I schools through innovative, place-based STEAM kits. Founded by a Hawaiʻi-born Department of Education teacher and Title I graduate, the organization provides culturally relevant resources that align with the Next Generation Science Standards and the Nā Hopena Aʻo framework. Inspired by her personal experiences, the founder sought to fill the gap in hands-on, Hawaiʻi-focused educational tools. Each kit reflects a commitment to integrating Hawaiian cultural perspectives with ecosystem studies, fostering student engagement, knowledge retention, and a deeper connection to Hawaiʻi's unique environment. Supporting EduKits Hawaiʻi means investing in a model that boosts academic performance, promotes sustainability, and preserves Hawaiian cultural values for future generations.
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NSF I-Corps Sustainability
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Comfortable and aesthetically pleasing in design, the Embrace device provides protection against hip fractures, fall detection/alert, and continuous physical activity monitoring. The Embrace can be worn as a clip-on device, an outerwear or an integrated clothing so it can merge seamlessly into the user’s life. Moreover, Embrace includes a mobile platform where analytical information will be relayed to family members and caregivers so they can track the location in the event of an emergency.
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Epirium Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics that promote mitochondrial biogenesis and function through a novel mechanism of action discovered by the company.
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Exalton’s platform reinvents the way businesses collaborate with each other by enabling truly distributed B2B file sharing, management, and governance. Using distributed ledger technology, we can imagine a future where the opportunities of collaboration are no longer limited by security, access, or visibility.
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Exist Tribe is dedicated to improving the sleep health of the world by offering sleep technologies that use the brain's neural pathways to entrain a natural sleep pattern.
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FELIQS is a clinical stage therapeutic company with focus in ophthalmology. Our programs are: - Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
– FLQ-101, a lipid peroxidation inhibitor to prevent ROP. FLQ-101 will be in Phase Ib/II in the US in 2024.
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
– FLQ-104, a ferroptosis inhibitor to treat Intermediate Dry AMD.
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Japan Innovation Acceleration Program
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FerroptoCure, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company committed to the development of ferroptosis-inducing anti-cancer therapy. Suppression of ferroptosis is highlighted as a mechanism for cancer initiation and proliferation. We are now in the Phase1 clinical trial and aim to create a new therapy for various cancer types by breaking this mechanism.
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Japan Innovation Acceleration Program
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More than one-third of the world depends on fish as a primary source of protein, but as much as 1/3 of fisheries are overfished and 99% of all fisheries are under-assessed. FishSense provides technologies and data for filling this assessment gap. Using artificial intelligence and computer vision, we have developed technologies that assess fish populations with diver-held, underwater cameras and Apple Devices (iPhone and iPad) with LiDAR. We aim to leverage citizen science divers and fishermen to build a robust dataset of fisheries and sell this trove of data to government bodies and other entities who manage these fisheries. In addition to selling data, our unique technology stack also allows us to target aquaculture, which is in the process of overtaking ocean-based fisheries as a primary provider of fish protein. Companies who manage these fish farms need to assess stock health and number to ensure maximum yield and minimal loss. Over or underfeeding in aquaculture can lead to undersized fish. Our technologies can provide opportunities for fish farms to better utilize existing resources and reduce their cost.
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NSF I-Corps Sustainability
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FixingC02 created breakthrough technology which combines electrochemistry and renewable energy to turn CO2 emissions into valuable fuels and chemicals, closing the carbon loop.
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flashPub has created a community focused platform where researchers can rapidly publish smaller manuscripts with a single figure focused on supporting a single, narrowly scoped claim. Our design focuses on the creation of simple, structured content that can be woven together into larger narratives and truths emerging across the community.
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Florabotics helps farmers improve their profitability through increased yields and reduced costs with connected sensors and software.
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The GALT Prospector high-throughput isolation and cultivation array system now enables scientists to access the vast diversity of microbes on our planet, isolate rare or unique species to understand their functions, and unlock the power of the microbiome.
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GrollTex, for ‘graphene-rolling-technologies’, enables the practical and sustainable manufacture of the wonder material, graphene. This next generation material will be used for advances in flexible electronics, wearables, water desalination, life saving biosensors, and more.
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Hapty Hearts has created technology which alleviates new mothers’ postpartum depression and feelings of isolation by utilizing heart rate feedback to connect mother and child.
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Harvesthru is an online marketplace platform where people can buy, sell or trade homegrown crops. When a user launches the Harvesthru application, a map view home-screen will automatically zoom into the user’s location and shows available crops in the neighborhood with details including descriptions and prices. The application will also have location-based listing view, and live chat system between users.
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Hush enables you to sleep through all the noise by combining soothing sounds into earplugs so you’re able to sleep peacefully through the night.
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Hydrostasis is developing a personalized hydration monitor that can provide notifications of dehydration / over-hydration before the user experiences any symptoms. We have a prototype of our hardware sensor, based in diffuse near-infrared spectroscopy. Our analytics platform can show multiple users in one webApp the changes in personalized hydration index, allowing for use in sports and healthcare settings.
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Hydrostasis was awarded $50,000 from the US Department of the Air Force SBIR Program to participate in a feasibility study of product and market fit for the Air Force.
Founder and CEO, Debbie Chen, presented at the Sensors Summit, 10th Annual CATA Clinical Symposium & Leadership Conference, and Digital Medicine and MedTech Showcase on personalized hydration monitoring.
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Medical Device Workshop
Funds: $10,000
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Hyper Intelligence is developing an innovative mobile detox service that integrates wearable detox technology. This service provides on-site, personalized detoxification treatments using advanced medical technology and wearable devices that monitor and manage detox processes. We aim to offer a convenient, discreet, and effective detox experience either at home or in a designated mobile unit, enhancing patient care through real-time monitoring and data-driven treatment adjustments.
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NSF I-Corps
IGE MedTech Stage One
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iBody Inc. is a biotechnology company with a proprietary antibody discovery platform that integrates single-cell analysis technology with a cell-free antibody expression system. This unique approach enables comprehensive and rapid identification of valuable antibodies from the immune systems of animals.
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Beyond Japan
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igrenEnergi is a technology innovator in Solar and Energy Storage. Using its patented “Energy Packetization Architecture”, the company has created disruptive products to optimize generation, conversion, storage of energy and enable smart grid interactions.
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Impedea Tech has created an antimicrobial urinary catheter coating capable of preventing biofilm growth on the surface over an extended period of time. Our innovation involves manufacturing the coating and applying it to standard silicone catheters.
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Impedea Tech received a GEM in 2018 for a total of $60,000 and an ACTRI Academic Senate Grant in 2020 for a total of $15,000.
Impedea Tech presented on catheter coating technology at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
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IGE MedTech Accelerator
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Innovative Enzyme Solutions is at the forefront of revolutionizing protein crystallization through cutting-edge In-cell protein crystallization (Protein Crystal Material: PCM) technology. This breakthrough method significantly enhances efficiency by enabling rapid, high-yield, and stable enzyme production, addressing key limitations of traditional crystallization techniques.
With a strong focus on industrial applications, the company is tackling critical challenges such as organic solvent resistance and toxicity suppression, making enzymes more versatile and scalable for diverse sectors. Backed by robust intellectual property and a well-defined roadmap, Innovative Enzyme Solutions is strategically positioning itself in the global enzyme market.
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We are a startup from Keio University. We are challenging to treat intractable diseases using genome editing and iPS cell technology. Our first product to be developed are suicide gene transfected, iPS cells-derived neural stem cells (therapeutic NSCs) for malignant brain tumor. Currently the therapeutic NSCs are in pre-clinical stage.
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Japan Innovation Acceleration Program
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Leaf4Tree is a technology company specialized in providing aerial and data services and equipment to the Oil and Gas Industry. We aim to lower 25% of our clients annual expenses on Survey, Operation, and Inspection, by providing end-to-end drone solutions
including hardware, software and services.
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LearnSesh uses virtual reality to connect students and educators for real-time collaboration in immersive and interactive VR spaces. These spaces allow for preserved soft-communication through head/hand tracking, improved understanding via dynamic concept-visualizations of previously text-only concepts, and are able to be accessed anytime/anywhere with affordable, portable VR headsets.
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NSF I-Corps
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Lifeform AI creates intelligent interfaces for healthier habits. Our launch product the LifeChair, uses our patented eTextile sensing technology and human behavioral AI to train better sitting habits and improve well-being in real-time. It achieves this using active feedback through our IoT device. The LifeChair includes a partner application where the user may also access a suite of wellness features including guided stretches and performance tracking.
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Lifeform AI received $50,000 in funding from an angel investment firm in Japan, in May 2019.
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Global Innovation Program - Japan
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Joshua Pelz
Luca De Vivo
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LIMBER Prosthetics and Orthotics has developed a seamless digital scanning, design, and fabrication workflow for producing prosthetic devices. Our prosthetic devices are more comfortable at a lower cost. We 3D print using dual-extrusion with engineering-grade materials to locally tailor the material properties of our devices for increased functionality.
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Limber Prosthetics receives Seed Investment from UC San Diego
Limber Provides Prosthetics to Ukranian Soliders
https://www.limberprosthetics.com/post/3d-printed-prosthesis-structural-testing
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IGE MedTech Accelerator Bootcamp
IGE MedTech Accelerator Stage 2
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Lyxia is bringing specialty products from microalgae to the global food, nutrition, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and feed industries.
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M Bio Technology, a Japanese K.K. founded in 2005 and headquartered in Tokyo, is focused on the drug discovery and development of groundbreaking therapeutic strategies for Infectious Diseases, proposing vaccines, antibody drugs, preventive medicine, and AI digital health based on world-leading and pioneering platform technology. The company has received $3M and non-diluted public funds, and need $20M for until clinical trial of vaccine as round A.
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Japan Innovation Acceleration Program
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Groundbreaking pathogen identification for near-to-care testing of infections in under 3 hours. Combining digital DNA melting genomic analysis and machine learning, Melio profiles pathogen DNA - to prescribe optimal antimicrobial treatment while reducing the overuse of antibiotics.
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https://melio.tech/
Melio was one of eight female-led startups participating in the mystartupXX program focused on team building, leadership, and more.
Melio has joined the Indie-Bio Accelerator. Watch their latest product video.
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IGE MedTech Accelerator
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Mercury Alert is powered by cutting-edge computer vision algorithms, modified to keep your loved one safe. With a simple, sleek, device mounted in front of a bed, we can detect what a person is doing, including, lying in bed, sitting, standing, away from the room, or falling on the ground, providing safety monitoring and alerting.
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Elder Care in a "Post-Pandemic" Age
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NSF I-Corps
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Mesa Verde Venture Partners is an early-stage life sciences venture capital firm focused on creating partnerships with entrepreneurs to build successful companies. Based in San Diego, CA, Mesa Verde aims to invest in a diversified portfolio of early-stage biomedical companies with a focus in Southern California, the Southwest, and other traditionally underrepresented areas in life sciences venture capital. Areas of interest include pharmaceuticals, medicals devices, diagnostics, life science enabling tools, and digital health.
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A yerba mate, a real one like they drink in Paraguay - unsweetened, cold-brewed, with simple, natural infusions like chamomile, mint, and lemon. In every bottle of Mi Mate, we hope to bring to you some of what we experienced sharing tererè with Paraguayans in the bustling streets of Asunción, communities of the transchaco, or farms of the Alto Parana - the conviviality, the joy, the intimacy. Mi Mate is our portrait of tererè and all it represents.
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ModAstera is a Tokyo-based startup offering a powerful platform that dramatically streamlines the development and deployment of medical AI. With MAEA – our proprietary Medical AI Engineering Agent, we automate everything from data processing to model building, compliance, and deployment, cutting development costs by up to 90% and enabling rapid creation of high-quality AI with no-code to full-code flexibility.
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MoonPads emerged from a quest to address menstrual hygiene inequities in Tibet, where traditional solutions fell short due to environmental and cultural challenges. Initially distributing single-use plastic pads, founder Meg realized the need for a more sustainable approach. After failed attempts with reusable pads and menstrual cups, MoonPads innovated with biodegradable pads produced locally in Tibet, overcoming numerous logistical hurdles. By 2022, MoonPads launched a buy-one-give-one model in the U.S., focusing on organic, compostable products. The company not only provides sustainable menstrual products but also strives to break menstrual taboos, building a supportive community around menstrual health.
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NSF I-Corps Sustainability
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Mushroom Networks devices are smart, adaptive and blazingly fast. They come with advanced features that will set your WAN network on autopilot and put your mind at ease. Our SD-WAN features include Broadband Bonding, Unified Threat Management, Advanced Layer-7 Routing, Monitoring Portal, Dynamic Quality of Service, Deep Packet Inspection and Application Performance Optimization for various flow types including live video, VoIP, cloud apps and others.
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MyGrow looks to provide a microgreen growing system equipped with LED light bars and a watering system that can be located anywhere in a room, kitchen, or closet. Our product utilizes vertical farming technology to provide a product that allows the user to have a continuous source of microgreens. Utilizing a technology similar to LEGO, we hope to construct a stackable product, such that a customer can have multiple systems growing various types of high nutritional value microgreens. MyGrow looks to provide the future of sustainable and environmentally conscious farming, with the goal of eliminating large transportation costs, pollution and focusing on bringing fresh produce into food deserts.
By creating a product that does not require sunlight, soil, or time, we can hopefully allow low-income individuals to have continuous access to fresh food. In addition, the current markets for hydroponic and vertical farming products are expanding rapidly because the amount of farming land continues to decrease every year. In addition, as the topsoil of farms continues to be eroded from unsustainable practices, the global population continues to rise.
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NSF I-Corps Sustainability
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Nanome allows teams to collaboratively solve problems in real time by enabling them to analyze, visualize, and design solutions in an immersive lab for new rates of productivity and discovery.
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Takuya Miyazaki
miyazaki.bsr@tmd.ac.jp
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NanoMed Therapeutics is creating nanomedicine-based combination therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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Global Innovation Program - Japan
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For the 116 million chronic pain sufferers in the US, NavegaPN7 is a sophisticated gene therapy for pain relief. Unlike conventional painkillers, the Navega therapy is highly specific to the pain source, it is non-addictive, and provides months of relief.
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Navega Therapeutics was featured in a special issue of Phramafile which dedicated this edition to pain management.
Navega received two SBIR Phase I Grants from the NIH under NINDS, as part of the NIH HEAL Initiative, and under the NCI, totaling in $1.1 million in funding.
Co-Founder, Ana Moreno, was recognized at the national TechConnect Defense Conference.
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IGE Technology Accelerator
NSF I-Corps
Technology Management and Entrepreneurism Certificate Program
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Neubo develops fun and engaging inflatable soft robotic construction kits for kids. Kids can assemble smart pneumatic circuits to control their own reconfigurable soft robots. Instead of kids designing one object, our kits will allow kids to stay continuously engaged by being provided the tools to build multiple robots. This building toy promotes creativity and enhances critical thinking. Soft robots made from soft materials ensure safe handling by young builders. In addition, soft companion robots have an emotional and social impact due to their creature-like movements. Imagine kids building and playing with robotic dogs that can walk, lay down, wiggle their ears, wag their tails, and tilt their heads at a price that is affordable to parents.
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NSF I-Corps
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Axon Therapy by NeuraLace Medical is the first non-invasive, clinically-demonstrated application of magnetic therapy for chronic peripheral neuropathic pain. As a non-opioid alternative, Axon Therapy provides immediate and sustained pain relief for patients who are refractory to current treatment options.
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Neuretix is a medical device company whose mission is to improve patient sensorimotor function and quality of life through graft-free solutions for peripheral nerve injury.
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause life-threatening, elevated IntraCranial Pressure (ICP). NeuroNordic’s portable Lower Body Negative Pressure (LBNP) device reduces ICP, while improving blood flow. For field emergencies, patient transport, and in the ER. Other targets include chronic intracranial hypertension.
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IGE MedTech Stage Two Accelerator
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Nocturnal Neuro is centered around our cutting-edge wearable headband, a user-friendly device that collects brainwave data, providing users with essential insights into their mental well-being. By measuring symptoms and recognizing patterns, our technology can help provide a timely and accurate diagnosis of bipolar disorder and/or depression, thereby helping individuals find the right treatment plan.
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NSF - ICorps
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On/Off is transforming veterinary oncology by introducing cancer genome profiling for dogs, enabling personalized cancer treatment based on genetic mutations. With 1 in 4 dogs dying from cancer and limited treatment options available, the company provides genome sequencing services to detect cancer-related mutations, guiding veterinarians toward targeted therapies and immunotherapies.
Led by Daiki Kato, DVM, PhD, and a team of veterinary and genomic research experts, On/Off plans to expand into Asia, the EU, and the US, developing additional panels for cats and liquid biopsy solutions. With a rapidly growing global pet DNA testing market, On/Off is set to revolutionize cancer treatment in veterinary medicine.
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Global Innovation
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Operation Basura Camino is an initiative in my non-profit one habitat foundation. It's a Cloud based Waste Management System. Consumers can have their waste picked up through an app.
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Pancreatic cancer, with a dismal 5-year survival rate of just 12%, often remains inoperable when advanced, underscoring the urgent need for improved treatments. OxyLo aims to transform the treatment landscape by introducing HypoxyCaps—innovative, hydrogel microcapsules designed to deplete glucose and oxygen from within tumors through enzymatic action. These tiny capsules, which are minimally invasive and composed of biocompatible, FDA-approved materials, could enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation by making tumors more susceptible to these therapies. Unlike competitors that rely on complex, costly equipment for tumor treatment, OxyLo's approach promises a simpler, cost-effective solution. The company’s development strategy includes preclinical validation and IND-enabling studies, with plans to either partner with pharmaceutical leaders or seek exit opportunities. The team, led by experts in biomaterials, cancer research, and materials design, is also collaborating with Dr. White from Moores Cancer, a renowned pancreatic cancer surgeon, to advance their technology from the lab to clinical trials.
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NSF I-Corps
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Pareto Tree is developing continuous and non-invasive wearable monitoring systems to enable early detection and prediction of inpatient health deterioration with a specific focus on predicting cardiac and respiratory fatal events.
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Partners in Life uses a mobile geolocation based tech platform to help coordinate on demand healthcare. We will be utilizing the shared economy so that there is a greater chance that patients will have more immediate access to a healthcare professional 24/7 to address their their sudden needs.
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Pensievision delivers novel point of care medical imaging solutions. We created the first portable three-dimensional (3D) visual assessment device for early-stage detection and analysis of pre-cancer cervical lesions with detection capabilities using Artificial intelligence (AI) and technologies used in NASA’s space telescopes.
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Pensievision presented on their device at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
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PetDx is a molecular diagnostics company which is harnessing the power of genomics to develop a first-of-its-kind test for the detection, characterization, and management of canine cancer, based on a simple blood draw. Our cutting-edge approach to the science will radically change how we manage cancer in dogs, so they can enjoy longer, healthier lives with their humans.
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A start-up company from Kitasato University. Developing innovative hemodialysis device dedicated for home-use, requiring only consumables (no water supply nor drainage required) to improve patients’ QOL. Finishing prototyping and being ready for animal test. Currently fundraising for Series A. Product launch in the US is planned in 2027.
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Beyond Japan 2023
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Plusman develops AI useful in medicine, such as diagnostic imaging AI, treatment planning support AI, medical generative AI and LLM, and Digital CDx, which predicts genetic mutations and suggests treatments based on medical imaging and other information.
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Beyond JAPAN 2023
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PodiVive aims to drastically decrease ulcer formation and infection by creating a novel solution for both diabetic and DFU patients. We are prototyping a personalized insole-sock combo that can properly offload a patient’s feet, offer easy compliance, assess a patient’s foot condition, and add a bacterial barrier for additive protection. These features can potentially preserve a diabetic patient’s limbs, increase their quality of life, and reduce the damaging effects of DFUs to both human health and the economy.
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PodiVive presented on its insole-sock technology at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
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IGE MedTech Accelerator Bootcamp
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Portfolium partners with colleges and universities to help students connect learning with opportunity. Our full stack student success network helps millions of students from over 3,600 academic institutions prove their skills and launch their careers, while providing educators and employers with the tools they need to assess learning outcomes, build pathways, issue badges, and recruit talent.
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PRD Therapeutics (PRD) is a clinical-stage company focused on developing a drug to combat lipid metabolic diseases. We are seeking a licensing/development partner for our lead drug, PRD001, a first-in-class, orally available small molecule SOAT2 selective inhibitor. Our objective during BIO International 2024 in San Diego is to seek a potential pharmaceutical partner.
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Japan Innovation Acceleration Program
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PreStart efficiently connects Corporate Foundations and University Corporate Foundation Relations (CFR) teams to accelerate the deployment of charitable funding for translational research of sustainable technologies including: energy/renewables, next-gen manufacturing, blue- & green-tech, climate adaptation, and food/agriculture.
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NSF I-Corps Sustainability
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RAN Vasculo’s handheld endovascular device is designed for vascular surgeons and healthcare providers treating end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, offering a rapid and safe solution for removing blood clots from arteriovenous (AV) grafts used in dialysis. Unlike existing tools, our device features a unique non-driven tip that resolves key safety issues while maintaining the effectiveness of clot removal, enabling healthcare providers to perform dialysis access maintenance with greater confidence and reduced risk to patients.
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NSF I-Corps
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Rebirthel provides a new treatment method, "allogeneic immune cell therapy," for advanced and recurrent cancers that are difficult to cure with current standard treatments. Critical technologies in each step have been patented in Japan and overseas.
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Beyond Japan 2023
Japan Innovation Accelerator 2024
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ReBlood Rx offers a safe, effective, and reliable oxygen delivery system through a new approach of hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier (HBOC)
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IGE MedTech Accelerator
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RECENS Medical is a clinical-stage medical device company developing innovative cooling technologies for multiple applications across medicine. Its lead product is a proprietary handheld precision cooling device which allows for instantaneous onset of ocular anesthesia for intravitreal injection intended to improve physician workflow and optimize patient comfort. This device has demonstrated safety and efficacy in multiple clinical trials and its technology is covered by a broad intellectual portfolio encompassing multiple patents.
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RECENS Medical exhibited its cooling device at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
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Global Innovation Program- Korea
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Rege Nephro Co., Ltd., a clinical-stage Kyoto University spin-off biotech startup, leverages a platform technology induced from pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Our two lead products are RN-014, a small-molecule for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), and RN-032, an allogeneic cell therapy for chronic kidney disease using iPSC-derived nephron progenitor cells.
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https://www.regenephro.co.jp/en/news/2024-10-07/
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Remora is developing a multi-agent USV approach to aquatic debris cleanup and sensing using hotspot-based path optimization. This system of trash-eating aquadrones will skim marine debris for waterfront organizations while collecting spatiotemporal environmental data.
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SB Solutions produces a non-invasive glucose monitoring medical device.
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SB Solutions presented on its glucose monitoring device at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
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Global Innovation Program
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SciCrunch is home for platforms such as the Resource Identification Initiative, the Antibody Registry and SciScore. We know the “ingredients” that go into your scientific paper and we work closely with the research community. We provide platforms, tools, and muscle to enable scientists, resource providers, and companies to track research reagents and to check rigor and transparency in methods.
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NSF I-Corps Phase I
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SeedMeLab is a web based platform data management platform which implements a virtual file system and ancillary modules to manage, share and present data in a compelling manner.
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Asia Vahid
avahid@ucsd.edu
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SimHealth XR is dedicated to empowering individuals with autism to thrive independently and inter-connectedly in the world. There is a current lack of low-cost, accessible, and effective support for autism-related functional limitations. Additionally, current solutions require a counselor to monitor each simulation, limiting time for skills practice outside therapy sessions. We aim to offer the next level of support for individuals with autism with our AI-empowered VR environments.
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NSF I-Corps
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Chen Zhang
Preston Landon
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Online platform, automatically identifies the molecular structures of organic compounds for drug discovery and pharmaceutical testing. Proprietary AI, more precise and affordable than current, labor intensive methods. Other market applications: forensics, environmental monitoring, and food safety.
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Smart NMR's technology was published in Nature's Scientific Reports section.
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Spring 2021 MedTech Accelerator Stage One Bootcamp
Fall 2019 SIO Innovation Bootcamp
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Smart Tissues is developing the first antimicrobial and versatile bioink for bioprinting human tissues and organs. Smart Tissues' unique strength is the antimicrobial properties of their bioink and being the first bioink manufacturer in Japan.
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Beyond Japan 2023
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Sai Kiran Komatineni
skomatin@ucsd.edu
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SoleInTech aims to improve the quality of life of Parkinson’s Disease patients through building a shoe insole that can monitor user’s GAIT and provide tactile feedback to correct it, improving their balance. Physical therapists can recommend the insole to their patients and use it to monitor the progression of the disease. As a result, patients do not have to visit their therapists as frequently reducing their costs and alleviating current inconveniences.
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SoleInTech exhibited its shoe insole technology at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
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NSF I-Corps
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SoleMate Solutions optimizes lower extremity rehabilitation by providing a smart shoe insole that interfaces patients with physicians to give real-time feedback and to correct for form.
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Based at the University of Tokyo, we innovate in DNA sequencing with solid-state nanopore tech, targeting a $10B market by 2030. Aiming for precision medicine, our roadmap includes partnerships and healthcare advances by 2025.
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Japan Innovation Acceleration Program
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South 8 Technologies, Inc. has developed a breakthrough new Liquefied Gas Electrolyte chemistry for electrochemical energy storage devices including lithium batteries and electrochemical capacitors. Our patented technology allows for a substantial increased energy, improved safety, and an exceptionally wide operating temperature to record low temperatures.
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Spine Chronicle Japan Co., Ltd.'s vision is "to improve ADL and extend healthy life expectancy at an early stage through safe and reliable surgical treatment for patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures and lumbar spinal canal stenosis.
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Beyond Japan 2023
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In collaboration with Kyoto University School of Medicine, we are developing the world's first regenerative medicine/cell therapy for nerve damage using ES/iPS cell-derived Schwann cells, Experiments on animal models with nerve damage have confirmed that nerve regeneration and nerve function can be restored by administering Schwann cells to the damaged area.
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Japan Innovation Acceleration Program
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Nearly 50% of Americans have periodontitis resulting in dental pain and tooth loss. Periodontal evaluation requires manual probing and subjective visual inspection. StyloSonic has developed non-invasive, soft tissue imaging to automate evaluation and serve as predictive diagnostic and therapy monitor.
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StyloSonic was selected as a finalist in the Pre-Seed Stage Healthcare division in the 2021 SPIE Startup Challenge.
StyloSonic Co-Founders, Reza Nezhad and Ali Hariri, will be presenting their technology at the First Look SoCal Innovation Showcase 2021.
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Spring 2021 MedTech Accelerator
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Svatah Bioinnovations is providing rapid diagnostics with its vertical flow immunodevice designed to detect silent heart attacks swiftly. By focusing on this critical yet often unnoticed health threat, Svatah offers a point-of-care solution that identifies symptoms within just one hour, enabling timely intervention for patients who might otherwise remain unaware of their condition. This cutting-edge technology ensures that emergency settings and clinics can provide prompt and effective care, potentially saving lives by addressing heart attacks before they escalate.
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NSF I-Corps
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SynBioEnergy has made a low cost bioreactor with a suite of environmental applications. The bioreactor uses microbes to degrade either cellulose from agricultural waste or PET from plastic waste while also converting carbon dioxide into a useful biogas. The system is also configurable to desalinate water from the central compartment of the reactor.
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Syncro is a MedTech startup revolutionizing military diagnostics with a real-time, portable, and multiplexed electrochemical biosensor. Our patented technology, exclusively licensed through UCSD, provides rapid, accurate, and non-invasive detection of infectious diseases.
By addressing critical gaps in healthcare for deployed personnel, Syncro is paving the way for innovative diagnostic solutions in military, healthcare, and pandemic preparedness.
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NSF I-Corps
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SyntheticGestalt is a molecule-focused AI development company. Our core technology is a foundation AI model trained on 1 billion compounds, which can be used to develop various high-performance AI models for small molecules with ease. We have already raised $14 million from Japanese and UK investors and have collaborations with major companies.
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Beyond JAPAN 2024
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TearLab has developed an objective and quantitative point-of-care diagnostic test that provides precise and predictive information.
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Tensor leverages advanced AI technology to uncover hidden drug targets within the largely unexplored realm of non-coding RNAs, which make up 80% of the human genome. By addressing the disparity in drug development focus—where protein-targeting drugs vastly outnumber RNA-targeting ones—Tensor aims to improve therapeutic options and efficacy across a range of diseases. Traditional RNA-target screening methods are slow, costly, and often inaccurate, but Tensor's proprietary deep learning algorithms offer a 2-10 fold enhancement in predicting RNA 3D structures. This allows for more accurate and efficient identification of viable drug targets. Tensor's approach not only delivers superior predictive accuracy but also benefits from extensive scientific partnerships and unique datasets, positioning it as a valuable partner for biopharmaceutical companies. Operating on a B2B model, Tensor serves RNA therapeutics firms and smaller pharmaceutical companies, providing a secure, iterative learning platform to advance drug discovery and development.
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NSF I-Corps
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At ThioPower, we are dedicated to revolutionizing the energy storage landscape with our cutting-edge solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries. Our commitment lies in advancing battery technology through the development of a superior sulfur cathode, which is central to our innovative solutions.
Our pioneering use of iodine-doped sulfur addresses the traditional challenges associated with sulfur’s insulating properties. By enhancing the electrical conductivity by an astonishing 11 orders of magnitude, we overcome one of the primary limitations of sulfur-based batteries. Additionally, our material boasts a low melting point, which facilitates the self-repairing of suboptimal solid-solid interfaces. This self-healing characteristic ensures longevity and consistent performance, making our batteries an ideal choice for a wide range of applications.
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NSF I-Corps Sustainability
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ThoughtSTEM started as tutoring business with 5 students and has now swiftly grown into a county-wide service that has brought students starting at age 6 together throughout San Diego to explore, learn, and have fun!
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TN Pricing is revolutionizing derivative option pricing by leveraging quantum-inspired tensor network methods for high-speed and accurate financial computations. While true quantum computing is still in development, this approach offers real-world advantages today, providing option pricing calculations that are over 1,000,000 times faster than conventional Monte Carlo simulations.
By integrating probabilistic distribution modeling, TN Pricing enables financial institutions to predict future option price distributions with uncertainty factors such as economic growth, trade policies, and geopolitical risks. The solution benefits traders and risk managers by allowing real-time calculations and risk management tools, ultimately enhancing market responsiveness and decision-making.
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Tomocloud developed EIT (Electrical Impedance Tomography)-based medical devices for the early detection and monitoring of lymphedema in hospitals and homes, thereby improving the quality of life for patients, mainly after breast cancer and gynecological cancer surgery.
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Tortuga Logic provides solutions to identify hardware security issues and patch them before they turn into real exploits.
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TyFast has developed a novel anode that is easy to process without the need for complicated nano-sizing. The electrode could deliver its capacity at less than 6 minutes charge time and the anode material maintains stable structure over long term cycling. As a result, this anode could enable a fast charge battery without sacrifice of energy density.
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Dr. Haodong Liu was invited to introduce TyFast at the 2019 Sustainable Power and Energy Center (SPEC) Summit.
Dr. Haodong Liu, co-founder of TyFast, was awarded with the Battery Division Postdoctoral Associate Research Award at the AiMES Conference.
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IGE Technology Accelerator
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UNIGRID presents state-of-the-art electrochemical grid storage solutions through the use of All Solid-State Batteries. Our patented technology enables low cost, safe and robust energy storage capable of operating under all climates.
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Hengyu Zhao
Nitish Nagesh
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VeniSTAT is Implementing novel venipuncture stabilization technologies to improve patient and worker safety and satisfaction.
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Veocor pioneers cloud-based AI technologies to reduce cost and improve quality of care by diagnosing patients at risk of stroke who benefit from anticoagulation.
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Veocor Diagnostics was selected as one of top 12 Finalists for the UC Entrepreneur Pitch Competition. Veocor received one-on-one coaching from a corporate VC and went on to present their final pitch at the Global Corporate Venturing & Innovation Summit.
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IGE Technology Accelerator
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Vesica is on a mission to transform urology with an AI-powered lesion detection system for bladder cancer, designed to reduce recurrence, improve patient outcomes, and save lives. Our published data has demonstrated the highest rates of sensitivity (95%) and specificity (98%) achieved to date, the key benchmarks of any medical imaging AI.
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Japan Innovation Acceleration Program
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VigoScope has designed and prototyped a functioning detachable bronchoscope device leveraging a novel design and advanced additive manufacturing techniques. The gear drive, attachment mechanism, and transmission mechanism each play a unique role in making the device possible.
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VigoScope received funds of $5,000 through the Shah Family Fellowship.
VigoScope presented on its detachable bronchoscope device at the IGE Virtual MedTech Showcase 2020 on May 20th. Check out their team highlights here!
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IGE Technology Management Certificate Program
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Visicell Medical enables safe, reliable, real-time tracking of implanted cell therapy products using standard imaging techniques available in most clinics.
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Visionful has developed and artificial intelligent vision-based parking monitoring and management system.
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VitalVis is the first wearable diagnostic device of its kind, capable of continuously monitoring cardiac health—referred to as a "lab-on-a-patch." Developed from cutting-edge technologies at UC San Diego, VitalVis integrates microneedles and DNA-based electrochemical sensors to monitor key cardiac biomarkers related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other chronic conditions in real time at the point of care (POC). The collected biomarker data is seamlessly transmitted to any handheld device via wireless connectivity, allowing EMS personnel and physicians to visualize the information instantly and make informed treatment decisions.
VitalVis is designed to close the workflow gap between EMS and ER teams when treating CVD patients, particularly those experiencing heart attacks. By reducing the time to treatment, VitalVis helps improve healthcare outcomes.
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NSF I-Corps
MedTech Stage 1
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Waitz has developed a system which computes foot traffic through cellphone signals present.
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ZerAqua is revolutionizing architectural and infrastructure planning by creating buildings that recycle every drop of water. With a focus on water conservation, the startup provides consulting services and patented water-efficient designs that optimize water storage, reuse, and treatment, helping industries such as semiconductor manufacturing and AI data centers significantly reduce their water footprint.
By implementing rooftop rainwater collection, stormwater storage, on-site wastewater treatment, and water reuse systems, ZerAqua helps clients achieve up to 50% reduction in water usage per building. Their solutions are scientifically modeled at both site and watershed scales, ensuring region-specific optimization.
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Global Innovation
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The Zerigo Health Solution has taken a very well-established treatment and synced it with the technology of a smartphone to treat psoriasis, vitiligo and eczema. With home-based phototherapy, the dosage and intensity supplied are similar to what can be expected from phototherapy from a doctor’s office and is more cost effective.
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Zingle is a web-based text messaging software transforming the way businesses communicate with customers.
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Zuzor's sensor-driven technology lets you create immersive, vibrant and visually stunning content that moves as you do. Create shareable moments that take branding to the next level.
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