2018 Keynote: Jeff Karp

Started 6 companies

Filed over 100 patents

Raised over $100 MM

Demo Day 2018 Recording

Demo Day 2018 in Review

325

in attendance

17

national teams

6

finalists

(with $1K prizes)

$5000

grand prize

Demo Day Podium Finalists

First Place: Umbilizier

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - A ventilator designed to accomodate developing countries

Second Place: Laparoknot

Washington University in St Louis - Making Laparoscopic knot tying easier through preformed nitinol loops on the tail of sutures

Third Place: OPCOMM

Washington University in St Louis - Improving communication between everyone caring for a patient on their day of surgery

In kind prize winners (4th-6th)

GoPAT

Creating software involving gamified tasks to be used during Prism Adaptation Therapy (PAT) for stroke victims suffering from hemispatial neglect

MASA

An early melanoma detection and screening app

CARTO

Smart maps for image-guided interventions

Finalists

EarRose

Ensuring a safe way for people to clean their ears

Echos AI

An AI platform for medical ultrasound

Fleaux

Developing a new solution for opening nasal airways

HealthCrate

Improving patient health and decreasing healthcare costs by using food as medicine

Involvo

Providing price transparency solutions to create a more competitive healthcare industry

SurgiVRsity

A virtual reality-based surgical trainer utilizing haptic feedback and interactive video

PTexplain

Developing a platform for sharing and providing access to phsical therapy exercises outside of the clinic

ERP Sidekick

Designing AI for supply chain optimization and data gathering

Demo Day 2018 In Focus