Innosphere life sciences incubator: graduation and showcase festival

Across the US, breakthrough ideas in human health, diagnostics, therapeutics, and biotech are getting ready to scale. This year, 31 life sciences companies are graduating from the Innosphere Accelerator after months of mentorship, expert pitch reviews, strategic partnering, and business acceleration.

And on December 4th, we’re bringing the entire innovation community together for a high-energy Showcase Festival featuring 26 exhibiting companies—with six top ventures selected to present live on stage.

If you’re an investor, corporate innovator, academic partner, or founder looking for what’s next in health innovation, this is the best snapshot you’ll get all year.

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The Six Featured Companies Selected by the Pioneer Council

Every graduating company participated in pitch reviews led by Innosphere’s Pioneer Council, a group of seasoned executives, investors, and operators who serve as advisors to our program.

After evaluating each company’s traction, technology, and scalability, the Pioneer Council selected six standout teams to be featured on stage:

Caridea Therapeutics

Richard O’Neil — Medical University of South Carolina, Zucker Institute for Innovation

Aquablade

Majid Jadidi — University of Nebraska Medical Campus, UNEMED

Docology

Andrew Rogers — University of Nebraska Medical Campus, UNEMED

Endios Bio

Wendy Overton — University of Colorado Boulder, Venture Partners at CU Boulder

Empower Independence Company

Kelly Van Ert — University of Nebraska Lincoln, NU Tech

Parley Neurotech

Sam Budoff — University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, CU Innovations

These presentations will spotlight breakthrough work in therapeutics, digital health, biotech, medical devices, and neurotechnology.

Showcase Festival: 26 Companies Sharing Their Solutions

Beyond the six featured companies, the Showcase Festival gives attendees the opportunity to engage directly with 26 ventures demonstrating prototypes, technologies, and commercialization pathways. You can find a deep dive into each of these companies HERE

Exhibiting & Pitching Companies

Colorado Bioscience Association (CBSA)

• Entirely Well (Reilly Williams)

Colorado State University / CSU STRATA

• Alicanto (Brian Foy)
• Genesis Tissue (Katie Weimer)
• MOLA Biotechnology (Richard Gonzales)
• Revalix (Andrew Henderson)

Medical University of South Carolina, Zucker Institute for Innovation

• Caridea Therapeutics (Richard O’Neil)
• Mitochem Therapeutics (Michael Voevodsky)

Texas Tech University

• MelodiaSync (Jessica Blume)

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus / CU Innovations

• Parley Neurotech (Sam Budoff / Achim Klug)

University of Colorado Boulder / Venture Partners at CU Boulder

• Endios Bio (Wendy Overton)
• IntraLumenus (Jesse Shepard)
• Kioga (Justin Whiteley)

University of Nebraska Lincoln / NU Tech

• Empower Independence Company (Kelly Van Ert)

University of Nebraska Omaha / UNEMED

• Aquablade (Jason Taggart)
• Deep Health Diagnostics (Ashok Puri)
• Docology (Andrew Rogers)

University of New Mexico / Rainforest Innovations

• Accessibility NextGen (Suzanne Burns)

University of Texas at Dallas

• SyntaxisBio (Alexander Pertsemlidis)

University of Utah / BioUtah

• Duct-Aid (Wade Melling)
• Eyescreen (Zia Le’Ecuyer)
• Glafabra (Chris Hopkins)

Independent

• Phytovo Biopharma

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