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This is your go-to spot for the latest achievements in the life sciences and high-tech startups sphere. Here, we shine a light on the trailblazers and innovators who’ve journeyed through Connect’s Springboard Program. Dive in to discover the groundbreaking milestones of the companies at the forefront of shaping our future.
Cooler Heads – has developed the first portable and FDA-approved cold cap, Amma, to help cancer patients keep their hair as they undergo chemotherapy. The company announced that the American Medical Association (AMA), who is responsible for advancing new medical billing codes (CPT codes), recently introduced a new Category I CPT code for scalp cooling services such as Amma. These new codes will go into effect 2026 and are a big step forward for Cooler Heads as their scalp-cooling device will become more accessible to patients and hospitals. (Highlighted in June 2024)
Cooler Heads is on LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cooler-heads-technology/
Fuse Integration – a leader in developing innovative communications solutions for our nation’s warfighters, this service-disabled, veteran-owned company was recently recognized as a Silver Honoree in the 2024 Technology Innovators Award by Military + Aerospace Electronics for their Network Provisioner, an innovative software utility. (Highlighted in July 2024)
Fuse Integration is on LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fuse-integration
Gryphon – has developed the first all-in-one Internet router that includes parental control features and is powered by machine learning. Their award-winning software platform is being used by numerous equipment developers and broadband service providers. Their partnership with global telecom giant Nokia recently led to a major milestone when the Gryphon app was accepted to the Corteca Marketplace, a global forum for service providers to offer value-add features to customers using Nokia broadband devices. (Highlighted in April 2024)
Gryphon is on LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gryphonconnect
Intraratio – is an innovator in developing enterprise software solutions to automate and streamline manufacturing operations in the semiconductor, electronics and MEMs industry sectors. The company was recently awarded the 2024 SMTAI Global Technology Award in the MES Software category for their AI-Driven MES Platform. The annual Global Technology Awards recognize the best new innovations in printed circuit assembly and packaging industries. (Highlighted in Fall 2024)
IntraRatio is on LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intraratio
Papillon Therapeutics – is a clinical stage biotech company developing a pipeline of gene therapy treatments for neurological conditions. The company recently received two rare pediatric designations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): one for PPL-001, their experimental treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia; and the second one for PPL-002, for the treatment of Danon Disease. (Highlighted in Fall 2024)
Papillon Therapeutics is on LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/papillon-therapeutics
Qubitekk – an innovation leader in developing quantum technologies using entangled photons, last year they partnered with EPB of Chattanooga, TN to launch the country’s first commercially available quantum network, the EPB Quantum NetworkSM. More recently, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) tested its Automatic Polarization Compensation (APC) technology on this quantum network. This marks the first time ORNL-developed equipment is being run on a commercially available quantum network.
Qubitekk is on LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/qubitekk-inc
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