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2025

President’s Innovation Challenge

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Alba

Empowering visually-impaired individuals to detect the onset of their period with a tactile menstrual wipe.
Beaver Health, Inc.

Engaging older loved ones in stimulating, culturally responsive activities to boost cognition and quality of life.
C16

Making environmentally-conscious palm oil using synthetic biology.
CashEx

Bringing global financial services closer to Africans.
CassVita Inc.

Using proprietary technology to foster prosperity for smallholder farmers in Africa.
Crop Diagnostix

Building the future of predictive agriculture with patented, AI-powered gene expression technology.
InConfidence

A smart patch technology that delivers at-home posterior tibial nerve stimulation to treat urinary incontinence and overactive bladder.
Kinnos

Adding color to disinfectants, visualizing surface coverage for more effective and efficient cleaning in healthcare settings.
Lightmatter

Developing photonic computing products that simultaneously reduce the power consumption and increase the performance of silicon running the most advanced AI and HPC workloads.
Limax Biosciences

Treating internal and external injuries with a stretchable adhesive hydrogel.
Melanin Doc

Supporting minority students interested in medicine with scholarships and mentorship opportunities.
MesaQuantum

Developing chip-scale quantum sensors for next-generation GPS capabilities in position, navigation, and timing.
Metalmark Innovations, Inc.

Building a self-renewing air cleaner that performs better and delivers with 10x the filter life of a typical HEPA system.
My Dental Key

An online platform that helps students learn clinical and preclinical dentistry.
Patient First AI

Designing an AI-powered app to help students submit their health forms effortlessly, providing real-time feedback on compliance status and addressing any issues that may arise.
PerioSense

Making early diagnosis of gum disease more accessible and efficient while saving time and money for patients and providers.
Rarefied

Developing a propulsion mechanism that can fly in near-space, a region that is inaccessible to aircraft and satellites, to deliver climate insights and offset satellite emissions.
Solara

Providing on-demand solar irrigation to Indian farmers, increasing their access to affordable, reliable, and clean irrigation.
Stochastic

An enterprise platform for businesses to build, customize, and control their own AI.
Thermaband, Inc.

Creating the only smart bracelet that provides immediate preemptive hot flash relief with personalized digital insights.
Upsolve

Creating free tools to help people dispute debt, negotiate debt, or file Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
UrSure

UrSure was acquired by OraSure Technologies. The company developed urine and blood tests that measure and improve adherence to medications.
Vacuum-Assisted Wound Therapy Affordable For All (VATARA)

Providing low-cost, negative pressure wound therapy for everyone.

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