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2025

President’s Innovation Challenge

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Aldatu Biosciences

Advancing infectious disease diagnostics that facilitate society's collective response to global health emergencies.
Aperture Bio

Realizing orders-of-magnitude improvements in speed and sensitivity, Aperture rapidly analyzes proteins in whole cells to map immune interactions.
Beacon Bio

Improving hearing and healing by restoring eardrums with regenerative grafts.
C16

Making environmentally-conscious palm oil using synthetic biology.
CassVita Inc.

Using proprietary technology to foster prosperity for smallholder farmers in Africa.
Chaku Foods

Creating wealth for smallholder farmers in Africa while minimizing climate risk.
Crop Diagnostix

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

Developing technologies to help control healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), where antibiotic resistant organisms can be especially dangerous.
Disease Diagnostic Group

Making a handheld device that provides an accurate malaria diagnosis in less than 60 seconds from a finger prick.
EuMotus

Developing an AI-empowered movement analysis system that helps physical therapists and athletic trainers better treat physical health.
Hue

Developing technology to help beauty brands embed user-generated videos on their marketing channels.
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.
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.
My Dental Key

An online platform that helps students learn clinical and preclinical dentistry.
Nix

A revolutionary hydration biosensor platform that quantifies fluid and electrolyte losses moment-by-moment and sends notifications to your phone, watch, or bike computer.
PlenOptika

Enabling eye care for all with the QuickSee — a simple, affordable device that prescribes eyeglasses at the push of a button.
RapidSOS

Securely linking life-saving data from connected devices, apps and sensors to safety agents, 911 and first responders globally.
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.
Rumi Spice

Bringing flavorful, ethically-sourced, and socially-responsible spices from Afghanistan to customers.
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.
Stratagen Bio

Transforming MRI scans into a tool for objective clinical decision-making and quantitative biomarker assessment.
SurgiBox

Making surgery safer for both patients and healthcare providers around the world through innovative technology, co-developed with users and centered around patient needs.
Transcera

Transforming chronic disease treatment through improved biologic drug delivery.
Umbulizer

Developing a reliable, low-cost, and portable device that can provide continuous ventilation to patients.
UrSure

UrSure was acquired by OraSure Technologies. The company developed urine and blood tests that measure and improve adherence to medications.
Vaxess Technologies

Developing a novel transdermal patch technology to transform home delivery of therapies and vaccines
Vincere Health

Vincere Health was acquired by RVO Health. The company developed a healthcare technology platform to motivate people to smoke less, walk more, and live healthier lives.
Virtudent

A telehealth solution for dentistry, expanding access to oral-health experts and improving the quality of dental care.
X-COR Therapeutics

Creating the first commercially-available extracorporeal CO2 removal device that uses ultra-low-blood flow to treat patients with hypercarbic respiratory failure.

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