Welcoming Another New Client Company to OBI!
CANX LLC is developing therapeutics to address iron-related health conditions such as iron overload disease and certain forms of cancer which depend on iron for their growth.
Welcome to the Willamette Wharf building and our OBI client company community!
OBI Client Company Wins
- Rewire Neuro, Inc., makers of Pipsqueak Pro – the revolutionary AI image analysis platform for biological researchers, announces their partner platform integration with eLabNext, part of Eppendorf Group, and premier Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) platform provider.
- Rewire will be integrating our image analysis software into eLabNext’s electronic lab notebook, which will enable users to seamlessly move between conducting their image analysis and their collaborative data organizational environment, providing deeper analysis and insights for the entire lab.
- Pipsqueak Pro was born from the lab–developed by scientists to rapidly speed up manual image analysis, cellular quantification, and multi-channel (colocalization) analysis for both image and video media. The platform uses a patented machine learning system to improve your ROI predictions with minimal user input. Our AutoML™ process will customize the AI’s detection capabilities to your needs and improve your lab’s analysis workflow.
- VitalFlo is one of the finalists in the Impact category at Bend Venture Conference!
- We have a new publication in Nature Communications.
- Moataz Reda, Worapol Ngamcherdtrakul, Molly A Nelson, Natnaree Siriwon, Ruijie Wang, Husam Y Zaidan, Daniel S Bejan, Sherif Reda, Ngoc Ha Hoang, Noah A Crumrine, Justin PC Rehwaldt, Akash Bindal, Gordon B Mills, Joe W Gray, Wassana Yantasee. Development of a nanoparticle-based immunotherapy targeting PD-L1 and PLK1 for lung cancer treatment. Nature communications. 13(1), 1-11, 2022
- Also we won a matching grant for phase II small business innovative research (SBIR) from Business Oregon this year. The award (USD 100,000) will be used for our IP protection, financing a new facility, and fundraising activities.
- We are proud to announce that StoneStable, Inc. has been accepted into the Creative Destruction Lab program in the International Advanced Therapies Track.
- Signed Master Service Agreement with ADRx and a Top Tier International Pharmaceutical company for Cryo-EM services.
- HTI is now offering its Cryo-EM services via Scientist.com, a leading “science as a service” e-commerce site for Life Sciences. This adds a second e-commerce sales channel beyond ScienceExchange.com, the world’s first online R&D marketplace to accelerate scientific discovery, of which HTI became a member last year.
- Set up collaboration with Salk Institute for Cryo-EM data sets sharing.
- Filed patent of CryoFAST™ architecture (CRYOGENIC ELECTRON MICROSCOPY FULLY AUTOMATED ACQUISITION FOR SINGLE PARTICLE TOMOGRAPHY).
- We are proud to announce during this Sickle Cell Awareness Month (September 2022) that Hemex has shipped 210,000 SCD tests to 25 countries.
- We were one of 28 medical device startup companies selected from over 1000 worldwide applicants for the MedTech Innovator Accelerator 2022 program. This is wrapping up soon at AdvaMed in Boston at the end of the month and there are several competitions in play.
- One is the one minute video competition. Please enjoy (and “like” on LinkedIn) our story of how Dr. Brad used HEMIGARD to stop Shantell’s feet from killing her!
- Promedix was selected from a competitive pool of applicant companies to participate in the Creative Destruction Labs Heath Tech cohort based out of Vancouver BC. This brings together investors, mentors, and advisors across all aspects of the product life cycle to accelerate commercialization.
- ProMedix was named as a semi-finalist for both the Seattle Angel Conference and Bend Venture Conference.
- We have also been invited to pitch the stage at the Octane Conference this month in Irvine.
OBI’s Mentoring Program:
Applications Now Open
Now is your opportunity to join the Winter-Spring 2023 OBI mentoring cohort. If you have been thinking about becoming a mentor or mentee in the OBI Mentoring Program, your wait is over – applications are now open.
Applications will be open until October 31.
Read more about the OBI Mentoring Program and our year-round Advising Program here.
Mentor of the Month:
Satish Viswanatham
Satish Viswanatham is a new mentor in our OBI Mentoring Program. He brings a master’s degree in computer science, 15+ years working in startups, and previous mentoring experience to his relationship with his mentee. Satish is most experienced in cloud engineering, IT, and security. Over the years, he has mentored dozens of engineering leaders to be successful in their careers and startups.
Thank you, Satish, for your commitment to our startup community!
2022 Bend Venture Conference:
Attend • Present • Invest
The Bend Venture Conference (BVC), held on October 20 & 21, 2022 in Bend, Oregon, is the signature event for entrepreneurial activity in the Pacific Northwest. The major objectives of this event are to provide exposure and investment opportunities for entrepreneurs and build an engaged community of investors in Central Oregon.
The event attracts over 600 attendees, many of whom come from beyond Central Oregon (50% of attendees come from outside the region). Investments, awards, and prizes have totaled over $10 million in the last five years, making BVC the largest angel conference in the West.
There are three tracks for the competition: Early Stage, Growth Stage, and Impact (including VitalFlo, an OBI client company finalist in the Impact category). Don’t miss it! Get your tickets HERE.
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And you won’t want to miss this:
OBI is holding a free networking lunch at OSU-Cascades Innovation Co-Lab in Bend on October 20 before the BVC seminars begin.
Details and registration here!
SBIR/STTR Program: From the Sources’ Mouth
BBCetc’s SBIR/STTR Assistance Program invites everyone to join their monthly “From the Sources’ Mouth” series featuring SBIR/STTR program managers telling you what you need to know to have success with their agencies. These monthly events feature a 1-hour virtual training session conducted by a federal program manager and cover their specific agency’s mission and tips for creating a successful proposal, all sessions include time for Q&A with the agency presenter. They also host a large event every fall, featuring presenters across several agencies. This series is for technology-based entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses familiar with the SBIR/STTR programs who want to learn more about proposal submission.
September’s 7th-annual event featured 3-day SBIR/STTR training with federal program managers across all 11 agencies, with presentations from program managers, panel discussions and live Q&A. If you missed it, you can watch recordings here.
Upcoming Events
OBI Events
Accelerate Biotech + Digital Health
Networking Lunch in Bend
October 20, 2022
12:00-1:30 PM
OSU-Cascades Innovation Co-Lab – Bend
Register here
Accelerate Biotech + Digital Health Happy Hour
November 3, 2022
5:30-7:00 PM
George Fox University Portland Center
Register here
Hybrid Lunch & Learn: Financial Success
Through Accounting Best Practices
November 16, 2022
12:00-1:00 PM
OBI or Virtual Option
Register here
Other Community Partner Events
The MedTech Conference
October 24-26, 2022
Boston, Massachusetts
Information here
OEN Entrepreneurship Awards 2022:
EXPONENTIAL: THE POWER OF US
November 17, 2022
5:30-9:00 PM
Portland Art Museum
Purchase tickets here
Biotech Summit 2022 + Bio on the Vine
November 15, 2022
2:00-8:00 PM
Knight Cancer Research Building – Portland
Purchase tickets here
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Bio in the Valley 2022
December 1, 2022
5:00-8:00 PM
Phil and Penny Knight Campus for
Accelerating Scientific Impact – Eugene
Purchase tickets here