healthcare technology

5 Must-Know Tips for Healthtech Innovators

This spring, VentureWell Senior Program Officer for Health Commercialization Brenna O’Riordan had the opportunity to spotlight two VentureWell Accelerator alumni companies and one of the…

The Challenges of Bringing a Revolutionary Innovation to Market—And Some Solutions

Some innovations are so groundbreaking that the excitement around them can hinder their path to commercialization. When an innovation sounds too good to be true,…

Medtech to Market: Advancing the First Point-of-Care Hepatitis C Test

As the Commercialization Center, VentureWell provided infrastructure support for a life-saving hepatitis C test-to-treat breakthrough.

Tick Testing at Home: LymeAlert’s Bold Vision for Early Lyme Detection

LymeAlert, which recently completed the VentureWell-led National Institutes of Health (NIH) Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, created a kit to help people identify whether a tick carries Lyme-causing bacteria—right at home.

Building a Strong Network as a Medtech Company: An Interview With Jason Kang

Jason Kang, co-founder of Aspire alumnus Kinnos, shares advice for other early-stage founders.

Protecting Patient Privacy: Acorn Genetics Is Revolutionizing DNA Testing

Max Derbyshire, COO of Acorn Genetics, shares how the E-Team Program and the Aspire investor-engagement program advanced his innovation.

At-Home DNA Testing: A Q&A with Ana Cornell of Acorn Genetics

Hear from Ana Cornell about her E-Team Acorn Genetics, which is developing a low-cost, at-home DNA testing kit that enables users to privately test for genetic conditions.

Combating Cardiac Arrest: A Q&A with Heather Holman of Heartbeat Technologies

Hear from Heather Holman about her E-Team Heartbeat Technologies, which is working to treat patients experiencing cardiac arrest by increasing blood flow to the heart.

Three Lessons Young Innovators Can Learn from Theranos’ Mistakes

Christina Tamer offers guidance on how early-stage startups can avoid making business and ethical mistakes.

shaping tomorrow’s healthcare innovators: a Q&A with Eric Richardson of Duke University

Eric Richardson of Duke University launched a biomedical engineering and entrepreneurship program to help guide students to become healthcare innovators.

Preventing Vision Loss Using Artificial Intelligence: A Q&A with TJ Falohun of Ai-Ris

TJ Falohun of Ai-Ris is using artificial intelligence to help prevent vision loss in vulnerable and underresourced communities.

HandHero: how early-stage support transformed a scientist’s career

Learn how early-stage support helped E-Team HandHero helped transform a scientist’s career trajectory.

innovating menstrual care: q&a with Chante’ Knox of DelivHer FemCare

Chante’ Knox of E-Team DelivHer FemCare attributes early-stage support for fast-tracking her innovative menstrual care product.

advancing preventive health care through biosensor technology: q&a with Noah Hill of Lura Health

Lura Health has created biosensor technology placed on a tooth to aid in preventive health care, delivering real-time updates through a mobile app.

Glyscend Therapeutics: simplifying treatments for type 2 diabetes

E-Team Glyscend Therapeutics credits early-stage support for building a foundation that allowed the team to develop a pill mimicking gastric bypass surgery that will revolutionize treatment for type 2 diabetes.

COVID-19 testing: three breakthrough solutions in the RADx initiative

In honor of National Inventors’ Day, we’re recognizing teams working to increase COVID-19 testing capacity.

operating from optimism: honoring the heroes of innovation and entrepreneurship 

In honor of our 25th anniversary, we’re honoring the heroes of innovation and entrepreneurship working to build a better world.

designing paper-thin, flexible batteries for vital electronics: q&a with Rajan Kumar from E-Team, Ateios

VentureWell E-Team, Ateios, is developing a platform technology to manufacture customizable, flexible batteries for the growing medical patches market.

improving aneurysm treatment with game-inspired design: q&a with Gopesh Tilvawala of Neurotendo

 E-Team Neurotendo developed a game-inspired device that enables safer and quicker aneurysm treatment with higher success rates.

tracking dehydration with smart wearables: q&a with Adria Abella Villafranca from E-Team, hDrop

E-Team grantee, Adria Abella Villafranca of hDrop developed a wearable device that analyzes dehydration levels and alerts users when it’s necessary to drink water.