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Innovation Connections PGH

Digital Transformation in Life Sciences:
A Forum for Connecting with Breakthrough Innovators

Monday
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December 
30
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7:00pm
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If you are an executive within a large life-science company, here's your chance to access Pittsburgh’s diverse pool of leading-edge life-sciences talent and technology – from early-stage research to ready-to-pilot startups. Each innovator has been invited for their ability to bring opportunities that can transform the healthcare industry. This unique program, organized by Innovation Works, is part of the region’s weeklong Life Sciences Pittsburgh activities (May 13-17, 2019).

Transformative Technologies for Life Sciences

Gain early access and make important connections with entrepreneurs and principal researchers exploring digital-enabled, transformative technologies in areas that include:

• Neuro-robotics and neuro-sensors

• AI/ML applications including biomedical research and business operations

• Bio-printing and 3D printing

• Organic and bio-hybrid robotics

• Behavioral health & smart technologies

• Expert systems & decision support

• Plant-based materials for skin substitutes

...and more

Sample descriptions of research and startup opportunities are included below

WHERE & WHEN

Monday
, 
December 
30
 at 
7:00pm

SCHEDULE

Life-science corporations will take part in high-energy, fast-paced discussions with world-class innovators.  Join us for an inspiring and productive day!

11:00 - 11:15 AM

Welcome & Program Overview

Time to show you some love for joining us. We'll briefly set the stage for how the overall session will work and review your personalized meeting schedule.

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Overviews of Technologies

You'll hear brief summaries of the university-research topics as well as startup connection opportunities upfront. Overviews will bring to life the written descriptions you receive in advance. Any additional overviews will be shared during lunch.

12:15 - 1:30 PM

Lunch

Break for a casual lunch, designed for making new connections. It's the first of several opportunities you'll have to meet and engage with innovators from our universities and startup community.

1:30 - 4:30 PM

Track 1: Corporate/University Connections

Engage with university researchers interested in corporate partners for research collaboration or technology commercialization opportunities. Design your own schedule of 20-minute sessions with researchers of interest. (You can also move across tracks)

1:30 - 4:30 PM

Track 2: Corporate/Startup Connections

Engage a pre-vetted group of entrepreneurs with breakthrough startups that are ready to partner and/or pilot with corporate partners. Design your own schedule of 20-minute sessions with startup entrepreneurs of interest. (You can also move across tracks)

CORPORATIONS - REGISTER HERE

Corporations committing to participation by May 8 can also opt into helping to choose the researchers and startups from our applicant pool – for an experience even more targeted to your company’s needs. Program participation includes up to two executives for the day, with your own customized schedule of meetings.

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UNIVERSITY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

These examples represent some of the 15+ university researchers from which corporate partners can select their individual sessions on May 15. Opportunities exist for research collaboration and/or technology commercialization.

 

Carnegie Mellon University is world-renowned in artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and more. CMU researchers will be sharing emerging technologies for the application of these technologies in life sciences.

 

The University of Pittsburgh is a world-class research institution with over $500M in 2018 NIH funding. Pitt researchers will share emerging technologies digital-enabled therapies, neural implants and more.

 

Situated AI

Effectively situate output of AI systems in ways that people experience as effective and valuable. This includes situating decision support into clinical settings, automation of procedural tasks in the emergency room, and personal informatics for professionals.

High-resolution Neural Sensing

Exploring noninvasive (and invasive) high resolution sensing and stimulation of the human brain and the peripheral nervous system. This research has broad potential industry implications for the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, brain injuries, concussions, stroke and more.

Richer Patient Data

Working on conversational systems, including systems that proactively interact with humans to acquire otherwise unavailable information. We are actively working on the blending of task and social streams; these capabilities make automated systems better accepted by people.

Computational Mass Spectrometry

Research on computational mass spectrometry and metagenomics for antibiotic discovery and microbiome analysis. Analyzing large scale mass spectrometry and metagenomics data using machine learning, genome mining, signal processing, graph theory and statistics to discover novel genetically synthesized small molecules.

Super-sensor IoT Platform

The platform we have built enables truly ubiquitous sensing applications. We have been approached by a number of companies in the health care at home space, who want to track activities of daily living to improve senior care at home. Our platform can also be used for other healthcare uses cases as well.

Biohybrid and Organic Robotics

Establishing techniques for farming organic materials for robotic applications from aquatic invertebrates and well as developing housings and maturation platforms for engineering bioactuators. Research focuses on the use of organic materials as structures, actuators, sensors, and controllers towards the development of biohybrid and organic robots and biohybrid prosthetics.

STARTUP OPPORTUNITIES

Engage with entrepreneurs and breakthrough startups, many of which are ready to pilot and partner with corporate partners. The examples below represent some of the 15+ pre-vetted startups from which corporate partners can select their individual sessions. 

Non-invasive Neural Sensing

This NSF-STTR-funded startup company has developed non-invasive neural sensing technologies. Includes device that is portable, wireless, easy and quick to apply, and allows diagnosis and better treatment of neural disorders. The IP covers algorithms and architectures for collection of high-precision neural signal data, algorithms to detect indications of traumatic brain injury, and novel electrode materials.

3D-Printing for Medical Applications

Uses patented approach of printing within a support gel, rather than in air, allowing the design and fabrication of unlimited geometries and multiple materials embedded within one another in a single print. Our technology has many applications, including bioprinting of collagen medical devices and scaffolds for regeneration.

Long-acting Injectables Technology

Early-stage startup that reformulates FDA-approved drugs and creates new, long-acting injectable (LAI) medications with improved clinical and economic benefits. LAI drug release is achieved via polymer micro-particle encapsulation. Computational Drug Delivery™ technology includes artificial intelligence (AI) based predictive modeling software.

Expert System & Decision Support

Growth-stage company analyzes genetic, clinical and behavioral information to determine biological dysfunction driving patients' chronic condition and aligns therapeutics to restore function. Have created an end to end solution that can inform treatment from the emergency department to the clinic and through long-term disease management.

AI Computer Vision & Analytics

AI startup founded by CMU computer sciences professors. Using computer vision to analyze medical and life sciences images, as well as using predictive analytics to optimize clinical care and pharmaceutics manufacturing and development.

Plant-based Human Skin Substitute

A plant-based human skin substitute, using a soybean protein electro-spun into sheets for wounds, burns, bedsores as well as dermatology and beauty. Can be sprayed at a patient's bedside for touch free application. Healing includes minimal to no scarring and intact hair follicles and sweat glands.

Are you a university-based researcher or life-science startup?

Use this link to apply to be included in this unique event and connect with decision-makers at innovation-seeking life-science corporations.

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