CU Â鶹ӰԺ spinout TissueForm wins $20,000 at UNC Monfort Entrepreneurial Challenge
On February 24, 2021,ÌýCU Â鶹ӰԺ regenerative tissue spinout won first place and $20,000 after pitchingÌýtheir next generation dermal filler technology atÌýtheÌý.
TissueForm seeksÌýto improveÌýquality-of-life outcomes at lower costs for patients suffering from tissue disease, damage, or aging through stem cell and matrix-based therapies. The company—founded byÌýJeanne Barthold, PhD, and CU Â鶹ӰԺ Mechanical Engineering Associate ProfessorÌýCorey Neu—is no stranger to the pitch competition circuit.Ìý
°Õ¾±²õ²õ³Ü±ð¹ó´Ç°ù³¾ÌýÌýand took home multiple awards and more than $20,000 as the Women's Entrepreneurship Prize Winner, Research & Development (R&D) Track winner and third runner-up in CU Â鶹ӰԺ's New Venture Challenge 11.Ìý
TissueForm has been working with Venture Partners for the last five years onÌýcommercialization strategies byÌýsecuring IP and funding, advising with mentors, and attending entrepreneurial events and customerÌýdiscovery workshops like Research-to-Market (R2M).
The company'sÌýfocus in the near term is to commercialize its first product, NatruDerme. TissueForm is looking to raise seed financing alongside non-dilutive federal and state grants to enable critical FDA-pathway defined manufacturing and pre-clinical studies.Ìý
"ThisÌýwill enable TissueForm to grow our team and complete the first step towards FDA device approval: pre-clinical safety and toxicity testing," said Barthold.
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