by Amy Higgs | Aug 14, 2023 | Enterpreneurship, Health care, Social Entrepreneurship, Venture connectors news
At Venture Connectors’ August lunch, Dr. Dawn Forbes shared how she and her colleagues went from addressing a critical need in her patient population to founding NASCEND, a public benefit corporation (PBC), certified B Corp and Canopy-certified company that...
by Venture Connectors | Mar 3, 2023 | Enterpreneurship, Health care, Venture connectors news
What if, instead of trying to find an existing pharmacy service that meets all your needs, you just decide to build one instead? That’s the story of EmsanaRx, a health tech platform designed to improve health care outcomes by bringing transparency, integrity and trust...
by Venture Connectors | Jun 3, 2022 | Enterpreneurship, Health care, Venture connectors news
Does your startup need a chief of staff (CoS)? At our June lunch, Cheston Newhall, the recently appointed chief of staff for Bamboo Health, shared why the role is important in startups, how it can take on different forms, and how a CoS can be a strategic growth lever,...
by Amy Higgs | Feb 8, 2019 | Enterpreneurship, Health care
At our February lunch, President and CEO Cedric Francois, MD, PhD, shared the inspiring success story of Crestwood, Ky.-based Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc. He talked about his experiences with taking the pharmaceutical company public, as well as finding/attracting...
by Amy Higgs | Aug 6, 2018 | Enterpreneurship, Health care, Uncategorized, Venture connectors news
On Wednesday, Aug. 1, Venture Connectors featured Tammy York Day, president and CEO of the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council, a nonprofit organization formed in 2017 to leverage the collective voice of Louisville’s top healthcare companies. She shared how the...
by Amy Higgs | May 3, 2018 | Enterpreneurship, Health care, Venture connectors news, Venture Sharks
Venture Connectors has named Innovative Therapeutix Inc. the winner of its 9th annual Venture Sharks‚Ñ¢ business competition. Innovative Therapeutix is the developer of LullaFeed, a feeding device for infants that uses music reinforcement. The final round of...
