史蒂夫·弗拉纳根, Sherveen Karbasiafshar, James Frazier and Mathew Chen created HemoGO, an application designed to assist people who want to check their complete blood count. HemoGO is one of six Penn State student teams competing for $30,晚8点播出的"投资"节目.m. 2018年5月24日，星期四，在wspu.
宾州大学公园. — Sherveen Karbasiafshar is a biology student at Penn State. He, 和其他五个本科生一起, created HemoGO — a smartphone application designed to assist people who want to check their complete blood count (CBC) on the go. HemoGO is one of six Penn State student startups working with the 宾西法尼亚 Technical Assistance 程序 (PennTAP) to compete for a pool of $30,每年的公司收入为1000万美元.U竞赛节目 “投资” 在wspu.
Karbasiafschar said his goal is to win a portion of the prize to fund clinical trials that could potentially turn his app into an alternative to standard blood test procedures.
“My grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer and I had to take him each week to have a CBC done. I noticed the results took a long time to come back. 这很不方便，”卡尔巴斯夫沙尔说. 几年后, when I was shadowing physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital, I noticed many other patients having the same problems.”
Karbasiafshar, 还有詹姆斯·弗雷泽, majoring in computer engineering; Mathew Chen, majoring in biology; Catherine Karbasiafshar majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology; 史蒂夫·弗拉纳根, majoring in biology; and Kate Levenberg, 免费mg不朽情缘试玩医学院的学生, will pitch their app on “投资” airing at 8 p.m. 5月24日，星期四，wpsu电视台.
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The following contestant startups were selected from 72 applications:
- 免费mg不朽情缘试玩公园的HemoGO.
- UnisBrands, Penn State Altoona/University Park, is creating customizable 3-D printed footwear.
- SponsrU, 宾州州立大学公园, is creating a trackable and goal based achievement platform for crowdfunding for repaying student debt.
- Hardwired, 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校, is a custom-designed PC build service.
- 控制逻辑, 免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿分校, is an automated rodeo steer dummy designed to improve a team roper’s skills utilizing robotics and engineering methods.
- Trimatis, 宾州州立银行, is creating a method to recycle plastic waste into 3-D printer filament.
The finalists will give presentations about their product or service, 它的好处, the target consumer and any research they have done. The judging panel will then have an opportunity to question the team about potential investment concerns and decide how the pool of $30,000美元将分配给创业公司.
蒂姆Kerchinski, PennTAP的创新团队领导, said “投资” provides opportunities for students to continue their journey toward funding their entrepreneurial pursuits.
“Some competitors come to us with no experience, just ideas; others come to us after launching a company. All of them are looking for mentors and funding resources,” Kerchinski said. “公司就是在这里.U competition gives student entrepreneurs an opportunity to publicly showcase their startup and compete for significant funding and discover potential business partnerships that could move their product or service to the next level.”
公司.U is one of many opportunities available to Penn State students. 下 埃里克·巴伦总统的领导, Penn State has developed rich and transformative educational environments across 宾西法尼亚 with a strong focus on entrepreneurial success and economic development. 2015年，博士. 巴伦推出 创造免费mg不朽情缘试玩, a statewide initiative that has created 21 innovation hubs throughout the Commonwealth that provide student entrepreneurs with tools and resources to develop their businesses — with an ultimate goal of creating a positive impact on the economy.
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