{"id":2172,"date":"2021-04-10T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2021-04-13T10:17:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T15:17:59","slug":"video-2021-m2d2-200k-challenge-winners-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/2021\/04\/10\/video-2021-m2d2-200k-challenge-winners-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"[VIDEO] 2021 M2D2 $200K Challenge Winners Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While we couldn&#8217;t safely gather in Boston at Mintz headquarters, this year&#8217;s $200K Challenge proved the pandemic couldn&#8217;t slow down the innovative minds of startups around the globe. Entrepreneurs, investors, researchers academics and insiders came together after work Wednesday, April 7th for the 2021 $200K Challenge Awards Celebration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/M2D2-2021-200K-logo-trans-bkgd.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/M2D2-2021-200K-logo-trans-bkgd.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2148\" width=\"230\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/M2D2-2021-200K-logo-trans-bkgd.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/M2D2-2021-200K-logo-trans-bkgd-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/M2D2-2021-200K-logo-trans-bkgd-381x300.png 381w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The 15 finalists (chosen from more than 170 entries) had pitched their innovations two weeks earlier and were now waiting anxiously to learn who would win a share of the $200,000 in sponsor-provided, in-kind support. The best part: Who would win the <em>Grand Prizes<\/em>\u2014$50,000 in non-dilutive funding from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and $25,000 in cash funding from M2D2?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Kicking it off right<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill Geary of Mintz, a major M2D2 and $200K Challenge Sponsor, started the evening off with an overview of the $200K Challenge, and the growth M2D2 has made since its inception. &#8220;M2D2 has grown from a small operation at UMass Lowell to now partnering with the UMass Medical school in Worcester and opening multiple laboratory spaces,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This growth and transformation of M2D2 has been nothing short of inspiring.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bill Geary Opening Remarks | M2D2 2021 $200K Challenge\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9w4gVbLqr-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill Whelan, co-chair of Mintz Life Sciences Practice, followed and shared key highlights from an upcoming Mintz M&amp;A report covering the last year. It reviews the changes the pandemic brought, and the positive outlook many companies in Massachusetts have. &#8220;All seems to be a very positive dynamic here in Massachusetts for M&amp;A, continued growth in companies, and startups with an exit strategy.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bill Whelan Remarks | M2D2 2021 $200K Challenge\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-eX5jNrXGFk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Top takeaways from keynote speaker Jennifer Griffin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our keynote speaker, Jennifer Griffin, VP of Industry Strategy and Investments at Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, shared her thoughts on the importance of investing in startups and the companies that help them succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She touched on the resources M2D2 and its supporters offer to companies: &#8220;It&#8217;s not just physical space and R&amp;D equipment. There&#8217;s business plan development help, assistance with engineering and prototyping, running clinical trials, accessing the many core facilities within the two campuses, and access to the M2D2 life sciences network,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Being part of M2D2 for a life sciences company is kind of like hitting the jackpot.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Keynote Speaker Jennifer Griffin | M2D2 2021 $200K Challenge\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XyN94n-Q_F0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Then it was time to announce the winners\u2014and here they are, with their winning pitches:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Industry Partner Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ASAHI-INTECC and HOLOGIC AWARDS to <strong>Weill Cornell<\/strong>, for 3D rendering MRI technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weill Cornell  | M2D2 2021 $200K Challenge\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FLv8UBVL4FA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>AMGEN and M2D2 AWARDS, <em>plus the $50,000 cash award from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center<\/em>, to <strong>AcousticaBio<\/strong> for reformulated intravenously-delivered biologics for subcutaneous injections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Acoustica Bio | M2D2 2021 $200K Challenge\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/buWBP2poIh4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>JOHNSON &amp; JOHNSON, MINTZ, ARGENTA ADVISORS, and M2D2 AWARDS to <strong>General Prognostics<\/strong> for a platform for continuous blood biomarker monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"General Prognostics | M2D2 2021 $200K Challenge\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cNgtOt9gJM4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>JOHNSON &amp; JOHNSON, MINTZ, ARGENTA ADVISORS and M2D2 AWARDS to <strong>SaluTech Limited<\/strong> for using conductive biomaterials to treat Atrial Fibrillation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SaluTech Limited | M2D2 2021 $200K Challenge\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QvWp7x6QsSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>M2D2 $25,000 CASH AWARD to <strong>BioSens8 <\/strong>for a novel class of biosensors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BioSense8  | M2D2 2021 $200K Challenge\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tpKm4aZJmn0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Additional in-kind sponsor awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the major industry resources awarded to Finalists, we have 6 finalists who have received in-kind sponsor services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Aidar Health:<\/strong><em> <\/em>Winner of in-kind resources from MPR &amp; Mintz<\/li><li><strong>Kalia Health:<\/strong> Winner of in-kind resources from Kohler &amp; Argenta Advisors<\/li><li><strong>D&amp;P Innovations<\/strong>: Winner of in-kind resources from Argenta Advisors<\/li><li><strong>Breegi Scientific:<em> <\/em><\/strong>Winner of in-kind resources from Mintz<\/li><li><strong>Theromics<\/strong>: Winner of in-kind resources from Mintz<\/li><li><strong>Tremedics: <\/strong>Winner of in-kind resources from Mintz<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 170 life sciences startups entered the 2021 $200K Challenge. We thank them all for sharing their ideas and once again raising the bar on life sciences innovation, especially in these difficult times. We wish every entrant, Finalist, and Winner every success as they advance their innovations from the lab table to the marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/su\/LNQGmt9\/EmailSignUp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/04\/eblast-cta-1-1024x407.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2188\" width=\"439\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/04\/eblast-cta-1-1024x407.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/04\/eblast-cta-1-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/04\/eblast-cta-1-768x305.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/04\/eblast-cta-1-1536x611.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/04\/eblast-cta-1-500x199.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/04\/eblast-cta-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Finally, a big \u201cThank you\u201d to this year\u2019s challenge sponsors:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/Untitled-design-47.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/Untitled-design-47.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2170\" width=\"579\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/Untitled-design-47.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/Untitled-design-47-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/Untitled-design-47-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/03\/Untitled-design-47-500x250.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While we couldn&#8217;t safely gather in Boston at Mintz headquarters, this year&#8217;s $200K Challenge proved the pandemic couldn&#8217;t slow down the innovative minds of startups around the globe. 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