VentureWell

A follow-on program for student innovator teams to build out their business model canvas, test hypotheses, and advance customer discovery.

The advanced stage of the E-Team Program offering an additional $20,000 in non-dilutive funding and three months of training focused on business model creation and validation.

A one-year immersive fellowship program designed to drive the growth of inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems across higher education campuses and regions through financial support, programming, and a community of practice.

Grant program providing strategic support and funding to faculty teams to advance their STEM ecosystem work.

Commercialization support and accelerator services helping public and private partners speed innovation from lab to market for health and science technologies.

An intensive workshop program designed to help student science and tech innovators and entrepreneurs dig deep into topics like business model development, customer discovery, team dynamics, value chains, and intellectual property.

Funding and training for teams of students creating new technology-based ventures.

An energy and mobility-focused accelerator program designed to help entrepreneurs bridge the gap between customer discovery and commercial launch, powered by VentureWell, TechTown Detroit, and DOE’s EPIC Prize.

A collaborative program connecting university researchers to a national pipeline of collaborators, mentors, and partners with cutting-edge tools and educational resources to form successful startups and commercialize their products.

Program working to advance diagnostic devices, wearables, and remote sensing technologies by providing resources, networks, and support to accelerate commercialization.

Training and coaching for USAID- and Gates-funded teams working in global health and development.

A program developed by VentureWell to help student innovators learn the fundamentals of building a STEM startup at their own pace through video series covering entrepreneurship topics.

Program aiming to speed the development of cutting-edge technologies to diagnose and treat disorders of the central nervous system, moving neurotechnologies from early-stage development to human-grade prototypes.

A cohort-based accelerator program designed for postgraduates, faculty, university staff, and administrators interested in translating federal intellectual property and innovation into real-world impact.

A six-week intensive accelerator program powered by VentureWell and Rose Rock Bridge designed to prepare decarbonizing data center startups for partnerships and investment.

An immersive innovation and entrepreneurship training program designed to equip life sciences innovators, particularly at the pre-application/Phase 0 stage, with customer discovery and commercialization skills.

Two national competitions for biomedical engineering student entrepreneurs.

Consortium management and networking hub connecting researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors to accelerate the development of groundbreaking healthcare solutions.

Training and resources to help entrepreneurs in emerging economies build successful startups.

Training to help select participants from US academic laboratories learn how to commercialize their research.

A redesigned Pap smear device to make cervical cancer screening more comfortable, less invasive, and more accessible.

A novel wearable that detects and treats post-operative ileus through real-time sensing and neurostimulation.

Sustainable air-quality solution that breaks down harmful air pollutants into safer compounds using photocatalytic oxidation.

A smart inhaler clip-on and mobile platform that measures airway inflammation and inhaler adherence to predict asthma exacerbations.

A customizable transdermal patch using a syringe port and hydrogel to deliver personalized, 30-day hormone therapy.

A sensory wearable that restores spatial awareness for people with visual impairment through intuitive haptic feedback.

A modular electric vehicle battery and AI-enabled management system to replace and recycle single cells.

An AI-assisted, catheter-based bladder imaging tool enabling non-urologists to capture diagnostic cystoscopy images for asynchronous urologist review.

A next-generation ultrasound testing platform designed to accelerate development and validation of wearable and point-of-care ultrasound technologies.

A challenge competition offering prizes totaling $190,000 for student solutions focused on urgent healthcare challenges.

A sustainable, disposable, bio-sensing menstruation pad paired with a data-tracking app that provides actionable reproductive health insights.

An innovative fecal management system integrating automated pressure control, layered retention, and adhesive sealing.

Kandih BioScience is a regulatory incubator that transforms bold science into safe, equitable healthcare solutions by combining toxicology expertise and tools that utilize AI to help innovators bring compliant medical products to market faster and more cost-effectively.

A low-cost, non-electric IV securement patch that passively signals for signs of IV failure such as swelling and leakage around the insertion site.

A wearable platform to continuously and non-invasively detect and quantify stress in animals.

A water-based paint made from microalgal pigments to replace traditional acrylic paints safely and sustainably.

medara is developing a predictive AI-powered platform that analyzes imaging, clinical records, and patient factors to assess breast cancer risk, enable timely interventions, and reduce costs.

A patented liquid-to-liquid process to decentralize lithium extraction by recovering critical minerals from industrial wastewater.

An extension to the Business Model Canvas that guides leaders of startups and enterprises through questions to make business models more sustainable.

A pill case with an integrated hardware/software system that improves oral contraceptive pill adherence and offers guidance on missed pills.

NeuroPred is developing a stroke MRI analysis system leveraging AI which is designed for rapid diagnosis and improved patient outcomes.

SimplusDx Inc. is developing a point-of-care diagnostic platform for rapid, lab-quality therapeutic drug monitoring from a single drop of blood, starting with tacrolimus for organ transplant patients.

Cerevia Neurosciences is a full-stack neuromodulation platform that combines functional MRI, deep transcranial magnetic stimulation, and AI-driven personalization to treat dementia.

A system upcycling plastic waste into higher-quality products to create a circular system of waste management.

Caleo Biotechnologies is developing a next-generation, patient-first preclinical platform to address the limitations of current models for fibrotic diseases and cancer.

eMedicalSentry provides AI-driven, contactless remote patient monitoring to reduce hospital readmissions and improve chronic care management.

SinuStim is developing an oral appliance that instantly alleviates nasal congestion for patients with chronic sinus disease, using gentle electrical pulses to regulate overactive nasal nerves.

VentSafe is developing a first-in-class multifrequency ventilator that uses ultra-high-frequency, low-pressure ventilation to reduce lung injury and improve outcomes in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and critical care.

Hidalga Technologies is a healthcare software-as-a-service company that uses AI to automate oncology prior authorizations, cutting delays, denials, and costs.

WearableDose delivers real-time, AI-powered radiation monitoring and optimization through a wearable patch for cancer therapy, defense, and emergency response.

A cost-effective, automated, universal, non-contact finishing solution for metal additive manufacturing and hard-to-machine metals.

LSF Medical Solutions offers a highly sensitive remote lung monitoring device that provides real-time feedback for better, faster treatment decisions.

Microvitality’s ingestible capsule delivers accurate small-intestine samples to detect gastrointestinal disorders early, guide treatment, and reduce misdiagnosis.

SentiMetrix is developing data science and machine learning–based video analysis solutions, to allow researchers and clinicians to examine human mobility with the aim of assessing recovery, monitoring aging populations, and improving patient care.

A modular system for monitoring water levels in urban drainage infrastructure.

3DOS 3D-prints bone graft scaffolds for surgery, offering customizable, effective solutions for orthopedic procedures.

A wearable captioning device that displays text and graphed emotions while allowing people with hearing loss to feel the sounds that they are missing.

Nanoparticles that disinfect surfaces without user intervention.

Fiber technology modeled on spider silk.

A toolkit featuring a video series and several resources designed to help early-stage inventors understand how the lifecycle of their products affects the environment.

A sterile strip dispenser that attaches to the injection port and is filled with sterilant bubbles. The strip is pulled across the port and bursts during scrubbing, saturating material on the strip for disinfection.

SpringWear makes affordable, home-ready hand exoskeletons that deliver immediate assistive function and long-term rehab gains through spring-assisted mechanics, selective motors, and sensor tracking.

Sensors that monitor plant growth and plant health in real-time

An online tool that simplifies the process of assessing and tracking environmental impact for companies in early production and sales.

New materials processing technology for the ceramics and light metal industries.

University team developing Tessellation, a biodegradable alternative to fiberglass insulation.

A novel solar thermal technology designed for vertical building walls that overcomes wavelength absorption limitations of traditional photovoltaics.

On-board diagnosis software system for hybrid and electric vehicles providing early fault indications to improve reliability and safety.

A low-cost heliostat implementing water-ballast technology to make heliostat arrays cost-effective for large solar power plants.

A chemical additive for chlorine disinfectants that turns the mixture blue to ensure proper surface coverage and changes color when decontamination is complete.

A smart microwave, capable of reading QR or UPC labels on packaging