BELFAST-based Global Health Connector late today completed its Global Health Innovators Summit II, an event held in collaboration with the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, which is led by CEO Stephanie Coleman.
The event was supported by a local committee that included Chamber SVP Lori Odom, who is SVP of economic development and international business; Eric Thrailkill, who is the Nashville-based executive director for U.S. operations of Global Health Connector; John Scannapieco, Womble Bond Dickinson; Chase Spurlock, Decode Health; Abby Lemons Stephens, Claritas Capital; Morgan Cary, Compassus; Katie Smith Green;, Current Health; Lisa Henderson, Avenoir Insights; and, Gracie Francis, Caduceus Talent.
As this bulletin is published, many of the Summit's 350 registrants are in a closing event in Nashville's Cannery Hall.
The day ended earlier this afternoon with a blitz of 23 young healthtech business leaders presenting in person their early-stage entrants.
The winning company was Eolas Medical Ltd, based in Belfast and led by Declan Kelly MBBS, as indicated in the list below.
Kelly's prize? The opportunity to present his business to an audience assembling later this month for the annual HLTH USA 2025 in Las Vegas.
- Sendit Healthcare Inc.- Joe White - Nashville
- Eolas Medical Ltd - Declan Kelly - Belfast
- Able Care - Danielle Richards - Billings, London (Gripable)
- PatientGenie - Alex Zoller - Austin
- TestDynamics - Lior Eshel - Austin
- Subflow Health Subflow Inc. - Mitch Lawson - Nashville
- CARE Cuff - Brittnie Cannon - Nashville, Bay Area
- Parallel Health Analytics (fka Health Outcomes & Value Measurement Consultants LLC) - Reggie Ramsey
- AVRwell - Emily Daviss - Nashville
- MetaFlex - ATS Innovations Téa Phillips - Cookeville
- Yaya Scientific - Joe Rolwing - Nashville
- MCS Tech - Fiachra O'Driscoll - Limerick
- Whitecoat Learning Platform - Connor Tudeen - Nashville
- Peerbridge Health - Chris Darland - Nashville
- SOGLIA - Leanne Woehlke - Nashville, New York
- Relevais Health - Lindman Brian - Nashville
- ACUITY.health - Srinivas Nimmagadda - Nashville
- KindPath Health - Melody Mejeh - N. St. Paul, Minnesota
- Cerca - Jessica Edwards - Nashville
- Health Samurai - Pavel Smirnov - Los Angeles Area
- ASCend Specialists - Norberto Orellana - Gillette, Wyo.
- Lirio - Marten den Haring - Nashville
- Mindyra - Bruce Brandes - Nashville
Judges previously announced for the pitch event were:
- Marina Kusserow – BD Partner at Andreesen Horowitz
- Kathy Harris – Venture Partner at Claritas Capital
- Chase Spurlock – CoFounder and CEO at Decode Health
- Chris McGhee – Founder and CEO at Current Health
In addition to the links above, readers may want to peruse telegraphic descriptions of each company from the scoring sheet provided the judges.
The event's sponsors included HTD Health, TN HIMSS, W Squared – LBMC and Buffkin Baker.
VNC will update this story further, as warranted. VNC
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