{"id":30189,"date":"2022-12-12T20:53:46","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T21:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/?p=30189"},"modified":"2022-12-12T22:38:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T22:38:10","slug":"machine-that-detects-infections-early-wins-usgs-shark-tank-like-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/2022\/12\/12\/machine-that-detects-infections-early-wins-usgs-shark-tank-like-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Machine That Detects Infections Early Wins USG\u2019s Shark Tank-Like Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/52553485434_78d53d793d_3k-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A small wearable machine that can diagnosis a wound infection early was the big winner at the Universities at Shady Grove Equity Incubator Showcase.<\/p>\n<p>NanBioFAB beat out 59 other entries in a program sponsored by the David and Mikel Blair Family Foundation. The goal of the program is to help entrepreneurs early in their careers to get a leg up.<\/p>\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p>The award program on Dec. 8 featured the five finalists making their pitches.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Xiaonao Liu, CEO and founder of NanBioFAB, walked off with a $10,000 check that was presented to her by Blair, who narrowly lost to Marc Elrich in the county executive race.<\/p>\n<p>By detecting infections earlier, NanBioFAB\u2019s invention can save millions of dollars in health care and keep patients from having to return to the hospital. It is a local company,<\/p>\n<p>USG\u2019s Lab for Entrepreneurship and Transformative Leadership provides resources and mentorship to students, empowers local entrepreneurs and supports emerging startups.&nbsp;The equity incubator is an eight-week program that culminates in this pitch competition.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to $10,000 grand prize winner NanoBioFAB, and thank you to all who attended tonight&#8217;s Equity Incubator Showcase! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USGpreneurs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USGpreneurs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Anne_Khademian?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Anne_Khademian<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidTBlair?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DavidTBlair<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fAwimxnJB7\">pic.twitter.com\/fAwimxnJB7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 USG (@UatShadyGrove) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UatShadyGrove\/status\/1601016275584528385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to NanoBioFAB, $10,000 grand prize winner of last night&#8217;s Equity Incubator Showcase, and thank you to all who participated! View photos here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lJY7wj6v6Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/lJY7wj6v6Y<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USGpreneurs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USGpreneurs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AgkgAP7a1k\">pic.twitter.com\/AgkgAP7a1k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 USG (@UatShadyGrove) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UatShadyGrove\/status\/1601322796608782336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So many entrepreneurial ideas at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EquityIncubatorShowcase?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EquityIncubatorShowcase<\/a> \u2013 from delicious tacos to nanotech-based healthcare! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USGpreneurs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USGpreneurs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qdvk6BTPzr\">pic.twitter.com\/qdvk6BTPzr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 USG (@UatShadyGrove) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UatShadyGrove\/status\/1601008064210968576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A small wearable machine that can diagnosis a wound infection early was the big winner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30189"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30189"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30192,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30189\/revisions\/30192"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}