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ABOUT

Support for RAMP comes from a broad public/private partnership that draws on leaders in higher education, government, and the region’s growing technology community. RAMP founding partners include:

• The City of Roanoke, which owns the building and won a $600,000 state grant to renovate the Gill building as an accelerator. • Virginia Western Community College, which will provide business education classes and faculty support. • The Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council, which pays for the Director and will lead the accelerator’s mentorship and networking initiatives. The RAMP Mentorship Program leverages the valuable knowledge and expertise of the region’s more experienced technology leaders to provide valuable guidance and insight to newer entrepreneurs. Through their expert advice, guidance and connections, mentors can boost the chances of an entrepreneur’s success by motivating and mentoring them through challenges and risks.

DEMO DAY SCHEDULE

2:30 PM Registration Whitman Theater Atrium 3:00 PM Welcome Remarks shared by Sherman Lea, Mayor, City of Roanoke Carole Tarrant, Coordinator of Development, Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation

Mary Miller, PhD, Director of RAMP

Emcee Robert McAden, President, & CEO Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council

Company Demonstrations:

• healthEscores • Constructability 3D • Flewid Capital • Beam Diagnostics • Chorda Pharma • Leone Bioventures • Skyphos

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Networking Reception Fralin Center for Science and Health Professions HP Rooms 208 & 210

healthEscores

Mark Lainoff CEO, healthEscores, Ltd. 703-926-3937 mlainoff@me.com

Mark founded healthEscores with the intent of creating Software- as-a-Service products that could efficiently capture patient experience data in small, independent health care practices. By minimizing the human capital required to collect and analyze patient experience data. healthEscores hoped to streamline strategic planning and operational decision-making, ultimately reducing the administrative burden of managing these practices. Through RAMP, Mark discovered there were several barriers to entry and other top-of-mind priorities in this market segment. RAMP’s coursework helped Mark “fail fast” before investing resources into a product that lacked buyers, and also uncover potential issues in hospital staff turnover for which technology might play a helpful role. Mark will continue consulting in health care and plans to earn his MHA/MBA starting fall 2019.

Constructability3D

John Brock CEO, Constructability3D 540-537-5725 john@constructability3d.com

Constructability3D a virtual construction company, is working nationwide with custom builders, providing detailed 3D models, constructability reviews, and model-based quantity takeoffs, long before construction begins. Constructability3D not only provides the detailed virtual-reality experience but also identifies structural problems, as well as other potential issues, saving builders time and money.

Flewid Capital, Inc.

Elizabeth Jose CEO, Flewid Capital, Inc. 773-289-2620 elizabeth.jose7@gmail.com

Flewid Capital is using traditional and blockchain technology to create a global payment platform that will initially be marketed to immigrants, including international students and some short- term travelers from South and Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Further, the default trading unit has value based on a unique algorithm that mitigates the risk of sudden loss or gain in value due to shifts in the economy or demand.

Beam Diagnostics

Sarah Snider, PhD CEO, Beam Diagnostics 862-268-3971 sniders87@gmail.com

BEAM Diagnostics, Inc. is founded on the concept that self- control failure underlies a wide range of negative health, safety, and financial behaviors. As the first of many applications, BEAM has chosen to focus on alcohol misuse by developing BEACON, an app that generates a patient’s reinforcer pathology score (RPscore) as a quantitative measure of alcohol misuse severity to a clinician in under 4 minutes. BEACON addresses many limitations present in current substance-use screening by saving time, reducing stigmatization, and promoting preventative screening for a debilitating disease.

Chorda Pharma

Rick Carliss, PhD CEO, Chorda Pharma 251-753-1042 rcarliss@chordapharma.com

Chorda Pharma is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development of novel analgesic medications. Chorda Pharma is currently working with a team of experts to launch its first product into the U.S. over-the-counter pain management pharmaceutical market, with a topical medication designed for the treatment of pain due to osteoarthritis.

Leone BioVentures

Joshua James COO, Leone BioVentures 540-344-6469 josh@americanbiosystems.com

Leone BioVentures, LLC is developing a bio-pesticide that will have a worldwide market. The bio-pesticide agent has been proven to be effective against a wide variety of crop diseases in previous field and greenhouse trials. Josh James (COO), a Bioengineering graduate fromVirginia Tech is developing feasible methods to scale up production of the bio-pesticide product.

Skyphos Industries

Elliot McAllister CEO, Skyphos Industries 540-759-2447 elliot@skyphos.tech

Skyphos is dedicated to improving translation of point-of- care medical diagnostics and developing next-gen healthcare platforms. Our specialized 3D printing (3DP) finds high utility among groups working in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and lab-on-a-chip (LOAC). Skyphos fabricates on- device components/features ranging in size from single-digit microns to several inches within the same print – for the first time enabling prototyping on-demand and outside of a clean-room. The machine and the processes it utilizes were designed from the ground up to overcome limitations imposed by lithography. Our technology offers prototyping in minutes vs. months.This permits fabrication of devices previously not possible, radically altering the consumption and fabrication models for MEMS and LOAC.

CONTACT

Mary Miller, PhD RAMP Director mary.miller@rbtc.tech (540)595-7315 www.RAMPrb.tech

RAMP is housed in the historic Gill Memorial Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, built in 1926. The hospital is believed to be the first specialty hospital in the Commonwealth. After state-funded renovations of Gill Memorial, the building reopened in 2017 as home to RAMP, a hub of entrepreneurial activity in downtown Roanoke.

DISCLAIMER: The information presented here is the sole responsibility of the presenting company. Virginia Western Community College, City of Roanoke, the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council, nor RAMP has taken any steps to verify the adequacy, accuracy, or completeness of the information, materials or statements presented here. None of the Virginia Western Community College, City of Roanoke, the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council, nor RAMP, nor any of their respective officers, directors, stakeholders, makes guarantees of any kind whatsoever regarding the adequacy, accuracy, or completeness of the information, materials or statements presented here. Neither the Virginia Western Community College, City of Roanoke, the Roanoke- Blacksburg Technology Council, nor RAMP gives any endorsement, analysis, or recommendations with respect to any presenting company.

The Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council and RAMP are pleased to present Pitch & Polish sessions for area Technology Start-Ups. Pitch & Polish clinics provide a valuable opportunity to pitch your business idea to a team of regional experts who want to help you polish your presentation, provide feedback on your business model, and connect you with the resources you need to grow. All events will be held bi-monthly on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 6 - 8 PM Roanoke | Gill Memorial Building Classroom January 9, 2019 & July 10, 2019 Blacksburg | VTCRC - New River Valley Conference Room November 14, 2018 & May 8, 2019 Lynchburg | Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance Conf. Room March 13, 2019 Four slots are available with each clinic and you can register now for any session in the next year. Get ready to pitch. The help you are looking for may be closer than you think. For more information contact Mary.Miller@rbtc.tech

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