Sanna Gaspard, PhD

Rubitection took 1st place at the Pitch Competition where judges included associates from YCombinator and BackStage Capital.

Y Combinator provides seed funding for startups. Seed funding is the earliest stage of venture funding. It pays your expenses while you’re getting started. Y Combinator has started a Startup School as a free, 10-week, online course. It’s designed for any startup founder who would like to get help through the earliest, most difficult challenges of starting a company. Startup schoool gives $10,000 in equity-free funding to 100 of the most promising companies that join and complete the course… Show more

Y Combinator provides seed funding for startups. Seed funding is the earliest stage of venture funding. It pays your expenses while you’re getting started. Y Combinator has started a Startup School as a free, 10-week, online course. It’s designed for any startup founder who would like to get help through the earliest, most difficult challenges of starting a company. Startup schoool gives $10,000 in equity-free funding to 100 of the most promising companies that join and complete the course. Those companies will also receive a video interview with a YC partner later in the year for advice or aid in applying to a future YC batch. Show less

The ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW) is a global competition for hardware-led ventures. We focus on the design & engineering journey of taking physical products to market. We care about “social innovation,” that is, solving social and environmental issues through enterprise. We believe a focus on users and customers ensures sustainable and scalable solutions. We are a global network of engineers, makers, dreamers, designers, investors and entrepreneurs

Merck is a leading science and technology company in healthcare, life science and performance materials. Each year Merck KGaA, Darmstadt Germany hosts the Displaying Futures Award to foster breakthrough innovations and support PhD candidates, post-docs, senior research scientists as well as young entrepreneurs working on future-oriented business ideas.

NACD empowers more than 19,000 directors to lead with confidence in the boardroom. As the recognized authority on leading boardroom practices, NACD helps boards strengthen investor trust and public confidence by ensuring that today's directors are well prepared for tomorrow's challenges.

World-class boards join NACD to elevate performance, gain foresight, and instill confidence. Fostering collaboration among directors, investors, and governance stakeholders, NACD has been setting the… Show more

NACD empowers more than 19,000 directors to lead with confidence in the boardroom. As the recognized authority on leading boardroom practices, NACD helps boards strengthen investor trust and public confidence by ensuring that today's directors are well prepared for tomorrow's challenges.

World-class boards join NACD to elevate performance, gain foresight, and instill confidence. Fostering collaboration among directors, investors, and governance stakeholders, NACD has been setting the standard for responsible board leadership for 40 years. Show less

UpPrize is a social innovation challenge that creates cross-sector partnerships to solve some of our community’s most pressing problems. Through in-depth research, we identify areas in which innovation is heavily needed and then extend an open call to the community for solutions. The competition is staged to help ideas and solutions that started in an existing innovation ecosystem develop to their highest potential. The most promising applicants receive grants and/or investments to advance… Show more

UpPrize is a social innovation challenge that creates cross-sector partnerships to solve some of our community’s most pressing problems. Through in-depth research, we identify areas in which innovation is heavily needed and then extend an open call to the community for solutions. The competition is staged to help ideas and solutions that started in an existing innovation ecosystem develop to their highest potential. The most promising applicants receive grants and/or investments to advance their ideas. We invite nonprofits, start-ups, established firms, students and government agencies to apply. UpPrize was created through a unique partnership between BNY Mellon, the BNY Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania, and The Forbes Funds. Show less

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and The Lemelson Foundation have partnered to create the AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors Program designed to celebrate and highlight the importance of invention and inventors.

Through our partnership, we strive to enrich a fresh and diverse generation of young inventors worldwide by expanding global understanding of the role of invention in creating new products, building new intuitive businesses, and cultivating the… Show more

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and The Lemelson Foundation have partnered to create the AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors Program designed to celebrate and highlight the importance of invention and inventors.

Through our partnership, we strive to enrich a fresh and diverse generation of young inventors worldwide by expanding global understanding of the role of invention in creating new products, building new intuitive businesses, and cultivating the importance of invention education to foster innovation. Show less

The AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup is a pitch competition for early-stage hardware startups.

The Hardware Cup tours 6 US regions, with events in: Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, and Austin.

The Medical Capital is a leading biomedical location and a hotbed of global health innovation.

It capitalizes on a vibrant biomedical industry with 700+ companies (including Charles River Labs, Medtronic and IBM Watson Health) and world-renowned clinical, research and education institutions such as Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and many others.

It covers a 18-county Northeast Ohio region, centered in Cleveland. Qmed recently named… Show more

The Medical Capital is a leading biomedical location and a hotbed of global health innovation.

It capitalizes on a vibrant biomedical industry with 700+ companies (including Charles River Labs, Medtronic and IBM Watson Health) and world-renowned clinical, research and education institutions such as Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and many others.

It covers a 18-county Northeast Ohio region, centered in Cleveland. Qmed recently named Cleveland as one of the top 10 cities in the U.S. for medtech innovation. Show less

HITLAB believes technology and health can work together to improve the quality of health delivery and healthcare worldwide. We use rigorous research and evidence-based methods to identify the best digital health solutions for each of our partners. They work with diverse stakeholders to disrupt and improve health technology. We're passionate about using innovations like artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, machine learning, and big data to make a difference in healthcare delivery

Headquartered in the United States with locations in Boston, Israel, Mexico, Switzerland, Texas, and the UK, MassChallenge strengthens the global innovation ecosystem by accelerating high-potential startups across all industries, from anywhere in the world for zero-equity taken.

Founded in 2006 by Cartier, McKinsey & Company and INSEAD Business School, the competition is open to women-run, for-profit businesses in any country and sector working to create strong social impact. The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards aims to encourage inspirational women entrepreneurs worldwide to solve contemporary global challenges by: • supporting and recognizing creative women who are making concrete contributions to finding solutions for the future of our planet • bringing these… Show more

Founded in 2006 by Cartier, McKinsey & Company and INSEAD Business School, the competition is open to women-run, for-profit businesses in any country and sector working to create strong social impact. The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards aims to encourage inspirational women entrepreneurs worldwide to solve contemporary global challenges by: • supporting and recognizing creative women who are making concrete contributions to finding solutions for the future of our planet • bringing these business solutions to the largest audience possible. Since 2006, Cartier has accompanied 198 promising female business-owners and recognized 70 laureates. Show less

In a competition reminiscent of "American Idol," the 3 Rivers Venture Fair gave 14 would-be entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their products and companies in front of a panel of three well-known entrepreneurs at PNC Park.

New Faces recognizes the outstanding talents, skills and abilities of our next generation of engineering leaders (age 30 or younger) by celebrating their engineering contributions and the resulting impact on society. Honorees are featured on the DiscoverE web site and in a national print outlet during Engineers Week and recognized by their nominating professional societies in a variety of ways. New Faces is a program of DiscoverE and its partners.

The New Faces of… Show more

New Faces recognizes the outstanding talents, skills and abilities of our next generation of engineering leaders (age 30 or younger) by celebrating their engineering contributions and the resulting impact on society. Honorees are featured on the DiscoverE web site and in a national print outlet during Engineers Week and recognized by their nominating professional societies in a variety of ways. New Faces is a program of DiscoverE and its partners.

The New Faces of Engineering-Professional strives to promote the accomplishments of young engineers by highlighting their engineering contributions and the resulting impact on society Show less