| About the Event Come brainstorm with us! Join MaineHealth Innovation and The Roux Institute on Tuesday, March 15th from 12:00 – 1:00pm EST via Zoom for a special Innovation Blender featuring Neuright, Inc., a biotech start-up and academic spin-out company from the University of Maine. Meet Neuright, Inc. Neuright, Inc. has commercialized a new patent-pending theragnostic medical device for peripheral neuropathy, a condition of nerve death in tissues and organs that is common with aging, diabetes, and more than 30 other diseases and disorders. Founders, Kristy Townsend, Ph.D. and Magdalena Blaszkiewicz, Ph.D., have recently partnered with neurologists at The Ohio State University to begin comprehensive first-in-human testing comparing healthy and neuropathic patients and have begun developing a diagnostic algorithm from their nerve activity data. Learn more about neurightlabs.com. What is the Innovation Blender? The Innovation Blender offers participants an opportunity to connect with stakeholders and potential users from MaineHealth, The Roux Institute at Northeastern University, and the Maine innovation/entrepreneurial ecosystem! This is a learning opportunity for innovators and entrepreneurs to receive insights and instant feedback to support early innovations and new start-ups. |
| Event Agenda |
| 12:00-12:05 Welcome 12:05-12:15 Pitch & Brainstorm Questions 12:15-12:20 Open Q&A 12:20-12:35 Brainstorm 12:35-12:45 Feedback & Closing |
| Brainstorm Questions What might Neuright, Inc. consider when building a scaling framework and when assessing timing for investment funding? What might be the best pathway for Neuright, Inc. to balance R&D versus licensing and selling? About Innovation at MaineHealth MaineHealth Innovation aims to foster a culture of innovation together. At MaineHealth, the definition of innovation is a novel idea that solves an unmet care need through new care team models, products, or services. Multi-disciplinary collaboration is key and pivoting is part of the game. Solving problems creatively provides an opportunity to have fun and work better together. |