Synapse Life Science Pitch Competition Press Release

Three Teams Advance to Synapse Life Science Competition Final Pitch Event

 

Innovation Factory, The DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, the Xerox Centre for Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Mohawk College have announced the three finalists who will advance to the final round of the Synapse Life Sciences Competition.

The finalists are: Advanced Theranostics, Pain-QuILT, and Pairwise Affinity. Each finalist will have 20 minutes to pitch their idea to a panel of experts in hopes of winning $15,000 in cash and $15,000 in professional services.

The final event will bring together investors, business people and the life science community from the greater Hamilton and Toronto area.

Five additional teams have been asked to present posters at the final event. These finalists include: Culture Made Faster, Genesis Health Light, Miami Mice, Therapeutic Surface Solutions Inc., and MELOCAS.

Visit SynapseLifeScience.com to learn more about the competition and this years’ finalists.

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