BioTech and Healthcare

BunkerLink conover@bunkerlink.org EnterpriseWorks BunkerLink is a firefighter-founded safety technology company pioneering the future of health monitoring on the fireground. Our core innovation is an AI-powered IoT sensor system seamlessly integrated into bunker gear; it tracks real-time vitals including heart rate, cardiac rhythm, carbon monoxide exposure, and heat stress indicators; without adding steps to donning PPE, or requiring any firefighter training or handling. This data is instantly transmitted to the fire chief’s mobile data computer (MDC), enabling command to receive not only live alerts for signs of cardiac distress, toxic exposure, and heat stroke, but also predictive trends that will anticipate serious life threats before they even occur. This ability poises BunkerLink to be a first-of-its-kind industry standard. BunkerLink not only protects lives in real time; it also compiles anonymized health and exposure data straight from the fireground into a national research database, fueling the next generation of firefighter health studies. Cardiac events account for 45% of firefighter line-of-duty deaths; BunkerLink exists to change that. We are redefining the standard for operational safety, transforming bunker gear into intelligent protection systems that predict danger before it strikes. 

Eleuthra Photonics kayvan.tehrani@eleuthra.co 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL Eleuthra Photonics specializes in developing and producing rapid image-based diagnostic tools for analyzing tissue and cell samples, with a primary focus on cancer and other disease diagnoses. www.eleuthraphotonics.com Eleuthra Photonics at Research Park Eleuthra Photonics provides expertise to MarginDx project

Helixon amy.hu@helixon.com 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL Helixon builds next-generation artificial intelligence solutions to protein-based therapeutics. The company aims to develop AI tools that empower scientists to decipher protein function and interaction, interrogate large-scale genomic datasets for target identification, and design therapeutics such as antibodies and cell therapies. Helixon’s platform integrates advanced algorithms and cutting-edge experimental approaches to enable the discovery of novel antibodies and macromolecule-based therapeutics for previously intractable targets. helixon.com Intern Awards Best Startup Intern Finalist 2024 – Thanushree Ambati

AI Nexus Healthcare charlie@ainexus.com 60 Hazelwood Dr. AI Nexus Healthcare is creating a new generation of smart health and wellness applications powered by Cognitive Artificial Intelligence designed to help shape the future of healthcare worldwide. The company empowers users to take control of their health and provides real-time decision support to healthcare professionals through a ground-breaking combination of machine learning pattern recognition with insights created by Cognitive AI that encapsulate the expertise of dozens of medical doctors. AI Nexus’ signature platform, mia, is capable of detecting early warning signs of the onset of numerous chronic diseases and life-threatening conditions such as respiratory disorders, stroke, and cardiac arrhythmia. mia provides timely, actionable advice to help its users become aware of what they can do to mitigate the risks of developing chronic diseases and seek preventative medical care before disease progression becomes acute. ainexushealthcare.com AI Nexus at Research Park AI Nexus to Participate as Mayo Clinic Platform Accelerate’s Fourth Cohort CEO Faramarz Farhoodi on the Pulse 360 Podcast AI Nexus Healthcare Appoints New CEO, Patrick M. Healy, Amidst Significant Growth Heading Into 2024