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April 08, 2019 | Tom Ballard

“Tech Venture Challenge” features three teams, scheduled Thursday evening

If you happen to be in Nashville this Thursday, you might want to drop-in at the “Tech Venture Challenge,” hosted by Vanderbilt University’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization. The event, co-sponsored by Vanderbilt and Life Science Tennessee, is set from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at ONEC1TY in Nashville.

The three technologies to be pitched and teams competing this year are:

  • Intellicane
    Inventors: Dr. Nilanjan Sarkar and Dr. Joshua Wade
    Mentor: Kei Gowda
    Team members: Mabel Sato, Francis Cambronero, Bradley Pottgeiger
  • T-cell therapy system
    Inventor: Dr. Richard O’Neil
    Mentor: Judsen Schneider
    Team members: Laura Daniel, Hannah Polikowsky, Jordan Best, Ella Hoogenboezem
  • Cryosheath Catheter
    Inventor:  Dr. David Merryman
    Mentor: Shawn Glinter
    Team members: Amelia Taylor, Joshua Passantino, Jasmine Greer, Andrew Naclerio

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