Barracuda Bowl 2026 Pitch Event

Be there IN PERSON to watch point-of-care startups pitch to industry influencers.
About this Event

See the brightest innovators in New England point-of-care. Watch startups deliver fast-paced elevator pitches and hear investors rate their ideas and prospects. (Networking opportunities are plentiful too!)

Startups will present innovations addressing M2D2's current areas of interest in the point-of-care space. They'll face insightful questions from a panel of investors in a dynamic "Shark Tank"-style pitch format.

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Finalists

• Calaris – Developing a saliva-based diagnostic platform to identify patients at high risk for fatty liver disease.
• Veritas Dx – Developing PepPOP, a rapid, non-invasive point-of-care test for laryngopharyngeal reflux.
• DigiBeat Health Monitoring – Bringing automated cardiac screening and monitoring into the home to help identify heart failure before hospitalization.
• Sonogen Medical, Inc. – Developing FIDO, a portable, machine-learning-powered ultrasound technology for fracture detection without conventional X-ray imaging.
• DxLab Inc. – Developing a rapid molecular respiratory panel for COVID-19, influenza A and B, and RSV.
• Integrated CNT Technologies Corporation – Combining carbon nanotube sensors and artificial intelligence to recognize disease-related patterns in biological samples.

Review Panel

• Rich Anders, JD - Founder, Managing Director, MA Medical Angels
• Shannon Bean, MS - Principal, CEI Ventures
• Ibraheem Badejo, PhD, MLS - Sr. R&D Director, External Innovation, Johnson & Johnson
• Denise Saltojanes, MBA - Early Stage Investor, NuFund Venture Group
• Huseyin Mehmet, PhD - Executive Director, BRIDGE Innovation & Business Development

Fireside Chat: Regulatory, Reimbursement & Fundraising Reality: Point-of-Care, Rural Health and Hospital at Home Technologies


Speakers:

• Kristofer Munroe - Director, Compliance, Reimbursement, Health Economics, Market Access, PRIA Healthcare
• Barry Sands - President & Founder, RQMIS

Bringing point-of-care, rural health, and hospital-at-home technologies to market requires founders to navigate closely connected regulatory, reimbursement, and fundraising decisions. This three-person panel will explore the commercialization challenges these technologies present, where founders often underestimate the complexity, and what teams should consider before their product, clinical evidence, or regulatory pathway is fully defined.

Topics will include:

• Commercialization challenges specific to point-of-care and hospital-at-home technologies
• Common blind spots when bringing these solutions to market
• How regulatory, reimbursement, and fundraising decisions influence one another
• Early considerations for product development, clinical evidence, and market entry

Agenda

🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Doors open/ networking & poster sessions
🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Welcome Remarks
🕑: 05:15 PM - 05:50 PM
Fireside Chat
🕑: 05:50 PM - 06:00 PM
Audience Q&A
🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:15 PM
Break for food/drink
🕑: 06:15 PM - 07:30 PM
Pitch presentations - rapid fire pitches followed by reviewer question
🕑: 07:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Networking & Poster sessioins
🕑: 08:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Program Close