{"id":604292,"date":"2022-05-18T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging6.connect.org\/?p=604292"},"modified":"2025-01-29T12:21:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T20:21:20","slug":"springboard-corner-may-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Springboard Corner: May 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Welcome To The Springboard Corner<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continuing the momentum started at the beginning of this quarter, here\u2019s what\u2019s new from the Springboard Corner!<\/span> The Springboard Corner is designed to highlight and share recent milestones of life science and hi-tech startups which we have worked with through <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect\u2019s Springboard program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here\u2019s the latest from Connect\u2019s Springboard companies!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carlsmed.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carlsmed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; founded in 2018, Carlsmed is looking to disrupt how surgical intervention in spine surgery is performed. Their patented device incorporates patient\u2019s data and scans along with machine learning technology to create a truly personalized surgical plan which is then used to construct a customized 3-D printed implant specific for each patient\u2019s needs. They recently closed an oversubscribed $30M Series B round with plans to accelerate commercialization.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/concerthealth.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concert Health<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; a leading behavioral health startup which was founded in 2016, the company integrates with primary care physicians and healthcare groups to provide quick and easy access to behavioral health services. They recently closed a $42M Series B round and plan to use these funds to scale their technology-driven platform. <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fuseintegration.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fuse Integration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; founded by military veterans in 2010, Fuse is an innovative engineering and design company developing cutting-edge communications and computing solutions for our nation\u2019s warfighters. Fuse is among the 23 companies recently awarded a combined $950M indefinite-delivery\/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Air Force.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, Brad Feldman, Chairman and CEO of Neology, and former Chairman and CEO of Cubic Corporation, has joined its Board of Advisors to provide strategic leadership and business insights. <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iassay.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iAssay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; founded in 2014 and a developer of an all-in-one, handheld HIPAA-compliant point-of-care diagnostic system, iAssay has been granted a new patent by the USPTO (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office). This latest patent covers nineteen significant claims mostly related to functionality, processing, and wireless communication enhancements.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qubitekk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qubitekk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; a leader in developing quantum technologies, we showcased them in last month\u2019s Springboard Corner as being a finalist in the 2022 Edison Awards. Congratulations! They are the recipient of this year\u2019s Edison Gold Award in the Communications and Cybersecurity category for their Quantum Protected Network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A shout-out to the following companies which we have worked with via our Springboard program and which are part of this year\u2019s 2022 Cool Companies&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coolerheads.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooler Heads<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; has developed a FDA-approved cold cap to help cancer patients keep their hair while undergoing chemotherapy<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fenixspace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fenix Space<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; is developing the next-generation air launch platform to low earth orbit<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hai-solutions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HAI Solutions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; is developing a portfolio of medical devices to reduce contamination in hospital operating and emergency rooms<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/murevapt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MuReva Phototherapy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; has developed a medical device using photomodulation to treat oral mucositis<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shadowbox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ShadowBox<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; has developed a secure platform for fast and accurate automation of healthcare workflows<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tagntrac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tag-N-Trac<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; has developed a SaaS platform for real-time supply chain tracking<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vizerapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vizer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; has developed a SaaS platform which converts users\u2019 exercise activities into impact and rewards<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We look forward to what other exciting news the rest of 2022 will bring! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome To The Springboard Corner Continuing the momentum started at the beginning of this quarter, here\u2019s what\u2019s new from the Springboard Corner! The Springboard Corner is designed to highlight and share recent milestones of life science and hi-tech startups which we have worked with through Connect\u2019s Springboard program. Here\u2019s the latest from Connect\u2019s Springboard companies! [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":604298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-604292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-springboard","tag-springboard-corner"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Springboard Corner: May 2022 - Connect Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Springboard is Connect&#039;s year-round program! Get updates in the Springboard Corner from past program participants.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Springboard Corner: May 2022 - Connect Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Springboard is Connect&#039;s year-round program! Get updates in the Springboard Corner from past program participants.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Connect Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-05-18T14:00:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-29T20:21:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kylie Hovey\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kylie Hovey\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kylie Hovey\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#\/schema\/person\/dde7853eb8c0afe6964de045c980fd1d\"},\"headline\":\"Springboard Corner: May 2022\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-18T14:00:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-29T20:21:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/\"},\"wordCount\":504,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"keywords\":[\"Springboard Corner\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Springboard\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/\",\"name\":\"Springboard Corner: May 2022 - Connect Foundation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-18T14:00:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-29T20:21:20+00:00\",\"description\":\"Springboard is Connect's year-round program! Get updates in the Springboard Corner from past program participants.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Springboard Corner: May 2022\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/\",\"name\":\"Connect Foundation\",\"description\":\"SoCal&#039;s Innovation Community | Helping Tech &amp; LifeSci Entrepreneurs Build Great Companies\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Connect Foundation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ConnectLongBlack-e1712620780738.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ConnectLongBlack-e1712620780738.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":121,\"caption\":\"Connect Foundation\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#\/schema\/person\/dde7853eb8c0afe6964de045c980fd1d\",\"name\":\"Kylie Hovey\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a302505762763e8cc585c8148f4a9c067a6ccc4acfaa79fa11e8e2d7742f995?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a302505762763e8cc585c8148f4a9c067a6ccc4acfaa79fa11e8e2d7742f995?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kylie Hovey\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/connect.org\/author\/khovey\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Springboard Corner: May 2022 - Connect Foundation","description":"Springboard is Connect's year-round program! Get updates in the Springboard Corner from past program participants.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Springboard Corner: May 2022 - Connect Foundation","og_description":"Springboard is Connect's year-round program! Get updates in the Springboard Corner from past program participants.","og_url":"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/","og_site_name":"Connect Foundation","article_published_time":"2022-05-18T14:00:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-01-29T20:21:20+00:00","author":"Kylie Hovey","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kylie Hovey","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/"},"author":{"name":"Kylie Hovey","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#\/schema\/person\/dde7853eb8c0afe6964de045c980fd1d"},"headline":"Springboard Corner: May 2022","datePublished":"2022-05-18T14:00:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-29T20:21:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/"},"wordCount":504,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","keywords":["Springboard Corner"],"articleSection":["Springboard"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/","url":"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/","name":"Springboard Corner: May 2022 - Connect Foundation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2022-05-18T14:00:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-29T20:21:20+00:00","description":"Springboard is Connect's year-round program! Get updates in the Springboard Corner from past program participants.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-corner-may-2022\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/connect.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Springboard Corner: May 2022"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/connect.org\/","name":"Connect Foundation","description":"SoCal&#039;s Innovation Community | Helping Tech &amp; LifeSci Entrepreneurs Build Great Companies","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/connect.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#organization","name":"Connect Foundation","url":"https:\/\/connect.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ConnectLongBlack-e1712620780738.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ConnectLongBlack-e1712620780738.png","width":500,"height":121,"caption":"Connect Foundation"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#\/schema\/person\/dde7853eb8c0afe6964de045c980fd1d","name":"Kylie Hovey","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/connect.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a302505762763e8cc585c8148f4a9c067a6ccc4acfaa79fa11e8e2d7742f995?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a302505762763e8cc585c8148f4a9c067a6ccc4acfaa79fa11e8e2d7742f995?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kylie Hovey"},"url":"https:\/\/connect.org\/author\/khovey\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604292"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":645712,"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604292\/revisions\/645712"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}