ECU Start-up Ventures
Claradele Pharmaceuticals
Lead Inventor: Rukiyah Van Dross, Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Description: Exploration of a novel, small molecule drug class with cytotoxic and immunostimulatory activity for the treatment of melanoma and other cancers with a similar pathway, such as colon and lung cancer.
Industry Sector: Medical Therapeutic
Market: The global treatment market for melanoma is expected to grow $5.64 billion by 2023, representing a robust Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 15.5%, (GlobalData).
Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claradele-pharmaceuticals-inc-8349201b8/
Treg Therapeutics
Lead Inventor: Mark Mannie, Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
Description: Exploration of autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Multiple Sclerosis, plaque psoriasis and celiac disease.
Industry Sector: Medical Therapeutic
Market: The global market for autoimmune disorder therapies is expected to grow to $90.7 billion by 2024 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.2% for the period of 2019-2024 (bcc Research).
XComP Analytics, Inc.
Lead Inventor: Robert “Todd” Watkins, Assistant Dean for Dental Education and Informatics
Description: Real-time competency-based assessment and analytics for student and instructor performance.
Industry Sector: Education and Learning Analytics
Market: The education and learning analytics market is expected to grow to $34.7 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 29.8% during the forecast period of 2020 to 2027 (Global Newswire).
Perfusio, Inc. (formerly RFPi, Inc.)
Lead Inventor: T. Bruce Ferguson, MD; cardiac surgeon
Cheng Chen, PhD; optical physicist
Description: Ranked among Business Worldwide Magazine’s Top 20 Most Innovative Companies to Watch for 2021, Perfusion’s platform technology provides real-time visualization of dynamic blood flow distribution to accurately assess tissue integrity using AI-enhanced technology to identify and correct problems, and improve outcomes. .
Industry Sector: Medical Device – class II 510k
Market: The global medical imaging market size is was estimated at USD 20.1 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach USD 15.9 billion in 2020 (Grandview Research).
Link: https://perfusio.com/
Amalgent Therapeutics
Lead Inventor: Kori Brewer; Professor and Associate Chief of Research, Emergency Medicine and Stefan Clemens; Associate Professor of Physiology
Description: Clinical-stage pain management company developing a fixed-dose oral combination therapeutic with a superior product profile to currently available therapeutics.
Industry Sector: Medical Therapeutics
Market: The global market for non-opioid pain treatment totaled $9.9 billion in 2017 and is estimated to reach $22.6 billion by 2022, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.0% for the period of 2017-2022 (bcc Research).
Link: https://amalgent.com/
SportScale, Inc.
Lead Inventor: Sharon Rogers Moore; Associate Professor of Health Education & Promotion
Description: A biometric system designed to meet NCAA, NFL, military, OSHA and other institutional requirements to monitor weight as an indicator of hydration status or body mass changes.
Industry Sector: Health & Fitness
Market: The global weight management market size was valued at USD 214.7 billion in 2016 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.3% through 2025 (Grandview Research).
Be Well’r
Lead Inventor: Craig Becker; Associate Professor of Health Education & Promotion
Description: Real-time, science-based system designed to prod people toward more productive lifestyle habits ranging from nutrition, fitness, other healthy lifestyle choices.
Industry Sector: Health & Wellness
Market: The global health and wellness market size is expected to hit USD 7,656.7 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.5% (Precedence Research).
Janus Development Group
Lead Inventor: Joe Kalinowski; Associate Professor of Communications Sciences & Disorder; Retired; Mike Rastatter; Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders; Retired and Andrew Stuart; Associate Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders; Deceased
Description: Producers of devices to improve fluency among those with speech disorders associated with stuttering and Parkinson’s Disease.
Industry Sector: Medical device
Market: The US Speech Therapy Market size is projected to grow from USD 4.10 billion in 2021 to USD 6.08 billion in 2028 (Global Newswire).
Reading Scholar
Lead Inventor: Joe Kalinowski; Associate Professor of Communications Sciences & Disorder; Retired; Mike Rastatter; Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders; Retired and Andrew Stuart; Associate Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders; Deceased
Description: Reading Comprehension Solutions
Industry Sector: Producer of a device to improve reading comprehension of people of all ages.
Market: The global learning disabilities treatment market is poised to reach a value of ~US$ 6 Bn by the end of 2027, growing at a CAGR of 6% (Transparency Market Research).
Midwest Tongs
Lead Inventor: Jason Hack, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Vice Chair of Research
Description: Developer of products to improve safety of individuals handing venomous animals. In particular, Venom Locc is a circumferential compression device demonstrated to slow the spread of venom from poisonous snake bites without the negative effects found with suction, incisions and tourniquets.
Industry Sector: Medical Device
Market: The global first aid kit market size was valued at USD 158.52 million in 2019 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.3% from 2020 to 2027 (Grandview Research).
VitalEphEx, LLC
Lead Inventor: Jitka Virag, Associate Professor of Physiology
Description: Research and development of a novel recombinant protein approach for the treatment of cardiac related failure following CABG.
Industry Sector: Medical Therapeutic
Market: The global coronary artery bypass graft market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 1.6% from 2018 to 2025 to reach USD 18.0 billion by 2027 (Grandview Research).
