
Program
A 5-part virtual conference delivered straight to your desktop for 5 Thursdays from July 23 to August 20, 2020, 1:00pm ET to 3:00pm ET
NOTE: This program will be updated periodically. The panels, showcases, and speakers may change without notice as the virtual conference develops.
Day 1: Thursday, July 23
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT - Panel: Current and future innovation and investment trends on COVID-19 - A panel discussion on investment trends and the next wave of innovation for researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors
SPEAKERS:
Anne DeGheest |
Eric Breese |
Jeff Sohl, Ph.D. |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT - Online Showcase of COVID-19 innovations - 5-minute presentations of IP and startups from university and investor portfolios that offer solutions to problems caused by COVID-19
- Howard University - Targeting the unique minus strand mRNA to stop replication of the COVID-19 causing SARS-CoV-2 virus without affecting host human cells
- University of Cincinnati - Using impedance matching for ventilation to improve respiratory support of critically ill COVID-19 patients
- Howard University and Georgetown University - Inhibitors for the treatment of COVID-19 and other viral infections
- Northeastern University - Biomaterial-based COVID-19 vaccine
- Georgetown University - COVID-19 Automated Triage and Contact Tracing
- University of Arizona - eHIP - the eHealth & Intervention Platform
Day 2: Thursday, July 30
SPEAKERS:
Director, Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property, NIAID National Institutes of Health |
Ben Schrag, Ph.D. |
Chief Commercialization Officer and Director of the Office of Technology Transitions Department of Energy |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT -Online Showcase of COVID-19 innovations - 5-minute presentations of IP and startups from university and investor portfolios that offer solutions to problems caused by COVID-19
- Duke University Hospital - COVIAGE: Patient Isolation Tent
- Purdue University - Inactivation of airborne viruses using aerosols or vapor of photoreactive FDA-approved food coloring dyes
- University of Arizona - Ozone In Combination With Essential Oil Microemulsions As Antimicrobial Sanitizers
- University of Missouri - Multi-Patient Respiratory Ventilator with Individualized Pressure & Volume
- University of Southern California - Wearable Respiratory Monitoring System Based On Resonant Microphone Array
- Georgetown University - Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Using Fluorescence Activated Sensing Technology (FAST System)
Day 3: Thursday, August 6
Lisa Lorenzen, Ph.D. |
Doug Hockstad |
Steve Nappi |
Keith Marmer |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT - Online Showcase of COVID-19 innovations - 5-minute presentations of IP and startups from university and investor portfolios that offer solutions to problems caused by COVID-19
The startups presented in this showcase are working on broad disinfectants, mental health tools for healthcare workers, advanced manufacturing platforms, and digital health solutions.
- ReliOx Corporation
- XZEVN Solutions
- Bright Path Laboratories
- Sigma Technologies Global LLC
- Playback Health, Inc.
Day 4: Thursday, August 13
SPEAKERS:
Glen Gaddy, Ph.D. |
Mark Vreeke |
Kevin O'Connell, Ph.D. |
John Schveibinz |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT - Online Showcase of COVID-19 innovations - 5-minute presentations of IP and startups from university and investor portfolios that offer solutions to problems caused by COVID-19
This showcase features startups that utilize big data and AI for logistics and manufacturing, testing, and treatment including medical equipment and device solutions and protective equipment.
- Charis Health
- Folia Materials
- NeVap Inc
- Phoenix Biometrics, Inc.
- Atom Bioworks Inc
Day 5: Thursday, August 20 | 1:00 pm ET - 3:00 pm ET
SPEAKERS:
Charles Paul, Ph.D. |
Shamina M. Rangwala, Ph.D. |
Marina Bulova, Ph.D. |
Greg Hoffman |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT - Online Showcase of COVID-19 innovations - 5-minute presentations of IP and startups from university and investor portfolios that offer solutions to problems caused by COVID-19
- Adipomics, Inc.
- StoneStable, Inc.
- Sandstone Diagnostics
- Botanisol Analytics
- Pronto Medical Technologies Inc