Healthcare entrepreneurs enjoy focus in the perfect stadium competition at our annual investment conference(Opens in new window) This week in Chicago. 24 finalists participated in the competition and were judged by the investor group. Tracks include: Biopharmaceuticals; Equipment and Diagnostics; Health Technology for Consumers and Self-Insured Employers; Health Technology for Payers and Providers.
The winners are:
Biopharmaceuticals: Infectious Diseases
Yaso Therapeutics(Opens in new window) It is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company that has developed anti-infective drugs and birth control pills. Its mission is based on a wide range of concert gatherings, developing cutting-edge therapeutic and prevention products, and focusing on women’s health at a core effort.
Yaso Therapeutics CEO and co-founder Mary Weitzel explained in her show that Yaso is pioneering the next generation of non-hormonal contraceptives and antibacterial agents. One of its targets is the gonorrhea strain of drug-resistant strains.
Equipment/Diagnosis: Chronic diseases
Micro Leads Medical(Opens in new window) Trying to help people with chronic pain, diabetic neuropathy, sleep apnea, urological diseases and migraines through its intelligent implant technology. Micro-Leads has developed “smart programmable electrodes” to unlock new implants. It uses sealed electronics in each electrode array. According to its website, the Shape-Memory Smart implant electrode is self-expanding, providing minimally invasive and injectable delivery paradigms by unlocking the treatment into a larger treatment area of 3x-5X.
Vice President Chad Andresen introduced the company’s sales.
Health Technology, Payer/Provider: AI
Pear Suite(Opens in new window) While health programs want to contract with community health workers (CHWs) to close care gaps and address the social driving force of health, CHWs often lack the tools and expertise to be providers within the network to safely share health care data and file claims to prevent these partnerships. Pear Suite believes that a turnkey solution is needed to work with CHW. Through Pear Suite’s all-in-one platform, community organizations can support health determinants (SDOH) screening, health education, navigation and resource recommendations in a sustainable, people-centered way. Its network of providers helps health programs build network capabilities while addressing care gaps at scale.
CEO and co-founder Colby Takeda delivered the company’s promotion.
Health Technology, Consumer/Employer: Nursing Navigation and Coordination
Two(Opens in new window) Focus on helping the elderly. It addresses key gaps in health care by adopting holistic health and wellness approaches. It seeks to improve access to programs to reduce opportunities for food insecurity. It also hopes to make it easier for older people to retain medical appointments and connect users with unexplored financial resources.
Introduction Karl Ulfers, CEO and co-founder of the company’s stadium, hopes to use AI to help older people make complex health care decisions. This vision goes beyond technology and reshapes healthcare to ensure older people and their caregivers have access to the support they need.
