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MDN: Eighteen Startup Teams Set to Begin ‘Summer of Acceleration’ in Memphis

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MDN: Eighteen Startup Teams Set to Begin ‘Summer of Acceleration’ in Memphis Eighteen startup teams this week have kicked off the “Summer of Acceleration,” the season of joint accelerator programming across six startup accelerators overseen by the EPIcenter, Memphis Bioworks and Start Co. The startups – whose founders come from Memphis, Los Angeles and many other markets – are participating in a boot-camp style of programming that culminates on Aug. 10 with Demo Day, at which the teams will make pitches to potential investors. The startups over the course of the summer will get hands-on training and mentorship, as well … Continue reading MDN: Eighteen Startup Teams Set to Begin ‘Summer of Acceleration’ in Memphis

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ICYMI: ZeroTo510 Named Top 25 U.S. Accelerator

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ICYMI: ZeroTo510 Named Top 25 U.S. Accelerator The ZeroTo510 Medical Device Accelerator has been announced as one of the top accelerators in the country for the second year in a row.  The Memphis-based accelerator has been named as one of … Continue reading ICYMI: ZeroTo510 Named Top 25 U.S. Accelerator

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MBJ: After completing the ZeroTo510 accelerator, SOMOVAC poised to take the next steps toward FDA approval

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MBJ: After completing the ZeroTo510 accelerator, SOMOVAC poised to take the next steps toward FDA approval A few months after completing the ZeroTo510 accelerator, SOMOVAC Medical Solutions is getting closer to meeting its funding goals and has been awarded a fellowship in the Delta Regional Authority’s Delta Entrepreneurial Network. The company, which designed a patient-friendly, post-surgical drainage system, is on pace to submit its device to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for 510(k) approval in late 2017. Esra Roan, one of the co-founders of SOMOVAC, said the company’s post-accelerator focus is on product design and fundraising. Roan and fellow … Continue reading MBJ: After completing the ZeroTo510 accelerator, SOMOVAC poised to take the next steps toward FDA approval

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MDN: Musculoskeletal Conference Back for 14th Year

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MDN: Musculoskeletal Conference Back for 14th Year The annual Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference set to take place in Memphis next week for the 14th time is a confab that brings together surgeons, venture capitalists and other industry leaders from around the world to network and pursue a bit of deal-making. And while Memphis-based startups have been frequently included on the agenda of the conference – hosted by Memphis-based VC firm MB Venture Partners – this year the city’s startup community is getting even more of a boost. During the conference set for Oct. 18-19 at the FedEx Institute of Technology … Continue reading MDN: Musculoskeletal Conference Back for 14th Year

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MBJ: ZeroTo510 grad deploys technology in Pittsburgh nursing home

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MBJ: ZeroTo510 grad deploys technology in Pittsburgh nursing home RistCall, will introduce its wearable communications technology to a nursing home in Pittsburgh. The company, which recently completed the ZeroTo510 medical device accelerator, developed the device that is designed to improve communication between nurses and patients. The device is a smart watch that allows patients to communicate their needs (medication, emergency assistance, food or restroom assistance) to the nursing staff. Nurses can receive the transmission and either respond vocally or in person to patients. The device also times how long it takes for nurses to respond to patients. The device was … Continue reading MBJ: ZeroTo510 grad deploys technology in Pittsburgh nursing home

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CA: Field is set for Summer of Acceleration entrepreneurs

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Unfortunately, the Commercial Appeal here does not assign the right startups to the right accelerators (medical startups are assigned to a social impact accelerator, for example), but the overall news is noteworthy.  For accuracy, visit epimemphis.com, or makememphis.com, or neverstop.co, or memphisdailynews.com CA: Field is set for Summer of Acceleration entrepreneurs “Participants in Memphis’s inaugural Summer of Acceleration want to harness a wave of technology. Ideas include products to boost pawnshop businesses, get kids to do household chores and license plate recognition technology to turn a car into a wallet at fastfood drive-up windows. Organizers this week announced 18 teams that have … Continue reading CA: Field is set for Summer of Acceleration entrepreneurs

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MDN: Startup Teams Announced for ‘Summer Of Acceleration’

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MDN: Startup Teams Announced for ‘Summer Of Acceleration’ Monday, May 2, marked Day One of Memphis’ first “summer of acceleration,” a joint program of seven startup accelerators running concurrently that have collectively drawn the participation of 18 startup teams and dozens of founders hailing from as far away as Slovenia and Israel. Start Co. CEO Eric Mathews said the teams, investors, partners, mentors and venture founders will all be a part of “improved idea velocity” as a result of the new accelerator strategy. Groups behind the strategy include Start Co., ZeroTo510 and the EPIcenter organization. … Start Co. managing director … Continue reading MDN: Startup Teams Announced for ‘Summer Of Acceleration’

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CA: Entrepreneurs to descend on Memphis for Summer of Acceleration

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CA: Entrepreneurs to descend on Memphis for Summer of Acceleration More than 50 budding entrepreneurs are expected to take part in a 100-day “Summer of Acceleration” collectively organized by Memphis business accelerator programs. EPIcenter, Start Co. and ZeroTo510 on Tuesday announced the cooperative effort to nurture startup businesses ranging from logistics to music to medical devices. “We’re not aware of another market executing this kind of entrepreneurial collaboration, especially through student and industry-specific accelerators – industries in which our region has a competitive advantage,” EPIcenter president Leslie Smith said. “Having more than 50 founders of startups coming to Memphis to … Continue reading CA: Entrepreneurs to descend on Memphis for Summer of Acceleration

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ICYMI: MDN: Helping Memphis Make the Shift to Startups

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MDN: Helping Memphis Make the Shift to Startups “It’s been quite a year! We saw Memphis’ first joint Demo Day with Start Co. and Zeroto510, graduated 18 startups from accelerator programming and hosted several investors and startup enthusiasts from all over the country here for the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. However, on a national scale, our startup community still has plenty of work to do. While the Great Recession held much of the country back in terms of economic advancement, Memphis has been slower to catch up than other cities. … Historically, Memphis has understood that … Continue reading ICYMI: MDN: Helping Memphis Make the Shift to Startups

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MBJ: Memphis Bioworks Foundation’s ZeroTo510 accelerator maturing

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“The latest group of teams for ZeroTo510, the Memphis Bioworks Foundation’s medical device incubator, has a little international flare. Of the four companies selected for the 12-week program, one of them, GlucosAlarm, is from Chihuahua, Mexico. … “Our goal is to keep the quality up and bring some more national and international exposure to the program to make this a world-class accelerator that shows how medical devices should happen,” Daisley said. “We’re becoming an international name.” In addition to GlucosAlarm, which has developed a technology to measure glucose in the urine of diabetic patients, the teams participating ZeroTo510 are: Sweet Bio, with … Continue reading MBJ: Memphis Bioworks Foundation’s ZeroTo510 accelerator maturing