Presenters:

Alex Sackeim | Surf Therapeutics: Harnessing the power of ultrasound to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

Allison Okamura | Touché: Wearable take-home Vibrotactile stimulation for stroke rehabilitation

Allison Zhang | Exposomics– Empowering precision environmental health

David Camarillo and Gordon Avery | Savior Brain is developing an artificial intelligence platform that analyzes helmet sensor data to diagnose falls, helmet damage, and brain injuries

Paul George and Matine Azadian | Wireless conductive polymer system for in vivo neural progenitor cell stimulation for stem cell delivery to enhance stroke recovery

Peter Santa Maria and Kristen Steenerson | DizzyDx: Wearable patch for recording episodes of dizziness in the home to help clinicians make a diagnosis

Stanford students, postdocs, and faculty–

• Present business ideas, plans, and technology for feedback from an expert panel of volunteers from venture capital firms, angel or seed investors, and industry professionals. Entrepreneurs planning to start a company or with a company in the seed funding stage are welcome.

An award of $10,000 will be given to one presenter/team– 

• Winner selected by a panel of judges (mentors).
• Each presenter/team receives $500 for participation. 
• The competition is a closed session with participants limited to contestants and mentors. Presentations are not public disclosures. There are no confidentiality agreements.

Scope of topics–

• The scope includes technology, hardware, or devices that are for sensing, interfaces, or flexible/stretchable electronics, worn or carried on the body or implanted in the body for uses as consumer devices, medical devices, or in robotics or vehicles.

Build your experience and resume–

• Speakers selected on ability to participate in person, relevance to the scope of topics, stage of company/idea, and order of application received.