Results Update:
We are proud to recognize this year’s prize-winning teams:
🧬 Tough Biotech Track - Prize Winners
🏆 Winner - TroGen Therapeutics
Ming-Ru Wu • Tanya Zhidkova
🥈 Runner-Up - Concordance Therapeutics
Justin Hayes
🧠 Health AI Track - Prize Winners
🏆 Winner - Bond Health
Rishabh Goel
🥈 First Runner-Up - PhenoMind
Shakson Isaac, Ambika Grover, Stephanie Chen, Randy Ellis
🥉 Second Runner-Up - Lub Dub
Yazhini Ravi, John Law, Kohei Banno
Huge congratulations to these teams pushing the frontier of science, AI, and care delivery.
⚖️ Our Judges
Deep gratitude to our judging panel for their thoughtful evaluation and mentorship:
Chief Judge
• Hal Paz, M.D., M.S. - Khosla Ventures
Judges
• Scott Lipnick - Flagship Pioneering
• Sooah Cho - SignalFire
• Parth Chopra - Bain Capital
• Utsarga (Tito) A. - Eos Bioinnovation
• Serena D. - The Engine
🎁 Thank You to Our Partners & Sponsors
Silicon Valley Bank
Matt Donne, PhD • Kaitlin Berube • Michael Ritter
AWS Startups (Health AI Prize Sponsor)
Nikao Yang • Kyle Larrow •Jacob Mevorach • Matt Prescott • Ashwini Ghogare, PhD, MBA
The Engine @ MIT (Tough Biotech Prize Sponsor)
Serena D. • Ian Johnston
We are deeply grateful for your support in enabling this founder-first experience.
We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to the kind mentorship and support of Chirag Patel and Jun Jeon, MD, who were instrumental in bringing this event to life.
Join the region’s most founder-focused showcase at the intersection of biotech , health, and AI.
Why Pitch?
Closed-Door Investor Session (morning): Present to an invite-only room of investors and judges.
Founder–Investor Lunch: Join an exclusive lunch with partners and team members from Khosla Ventures, The Engine, Flagship Pioneering, and 10+ additional VCs.
Main-Stage Spotlight (afternoon): Up to 3 teams will be selected to present on the main stage during the Summit.
Prizes & Perks
We think the real prizes are the ones that move your company forward:
• Direct visibility to investors and key eco-system players in an intimate setting.
• If you’re a finalist, main-stage exposure to a large audience of investors, partners, and potential hires.
Additional awards:
• Residency Awards from The Engine:
Two wet-lab/bioengineering teams will receive tiered Residency prizes.
• AWS Credits from AWS Startups:
1st Place - $10,000;
2nd / 3rd Place - $5,000
Who Should Apply?
Stage: Pre-Seed through Series A
Teams: Student-led, faculty spinouts, stealth startups
Focus: Building at the bio x health x tech intersection
How to apply?
Email your pitch to team@biotechhealthinnovation.org
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis — earlier is better.
If helpful, feel free to briefly touch on:
What you’re building - your technology, platform, or approach, and what makes it distinctive
Your near-term progress goals (technical, clinical, or commercial milestones in the next 6-12 months)
Your target user or market (e.g., patient, provider, pharma, consumer)
Tip: As you write, we encourage you to reflect on the kinds of questions early-stage institutional investors often ask:
Is the problem meaningful? Is the solution differentiated? Can the team execute?