by Monica Phan | Jan 16, 2025
Founded in 2022, inclusive+ aims to enhance LGBTQIA+ healthcare by training providers and connecting patients with affirming care. Currently, only 4.4% of primary care providers receive adequate training in the specific health needs of the LGBTQIA+ community. inclusive+ addresses this issue with a diagnostic tool that creates personalized continuing education plans to help providers deliver more affirming and competent care.
Once trained, these providers are listed in a vetted directory, making it easier for LGBTQIA+ patients to find culturally competent care. The platform empowers patients to trust their providers and access high-quality healthcare that meets their needs.
inclusive+ was one of eight teams awarded the prestigious 2023 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship. Co-founded by Lori Ebenstein ’17, Anna Jacobs, and Monika Lach, inclusive+ is dedicated to understanding and addressing the unique needs of both LGBTQIA+ patients and healthcare providers, working to bridge disparities through meaningful and tailored solutions.
Check out this article about inclusive+ featured on MBA Watch here.
From left: Monika Lach, Lori Ebenstein, Anna Jacobs. Photo Credit: inclusive+
by Tori Gilbert | Nov 6, 2022
1Unit founded by Andrew K Stein ‘06 in 2014 offers design solutions allowing hospitals to be self-sufficient in developing proactive care. Their physician-founder developed Structured Interdisciplinary Bedside Rounds (SIBR) brings the bedside nurse, physician and allied health to the patient’s bedside to synthesize a mutually supported plan of care in an efficient, patient-centered experience. 1Unit, true to its name, organizes doctors, nurses, and others into unit-based teams with the goal of fewer infections and happy patients and staff.
Their impact can be seen in 28% lower in-hospital mortality, 20% fewer hospital acquired infections and $1000 reduced cost of hospital care per patient.
Read more about 1Unit in their feature in the Harvard Business Review
Photo Credit: Andrew K Stein
by Katie Calabro | Oct 2, 2022
AtomICs is a molecular data storage and computing startup that stores digital data in small molecules to offer denser, more sustainable, and more durable data storage than transistors. Through denser, more sustainable DNA data storage, they seek to revolutionize the way digital data is stored through small molecules.
AtomICs was founded by Dana Biechele-Speziale PhD ‘24, Selahaddin Gumus PhD ‘24 and professors Brenda Rubenstein and Jacob Rosenstein. It was the winner of the 2022 Brown Venture Prize, and was the first first PhD student and faculty team to win the prize. Read AtomICs’ profile in the Brown Daily Herald here. AtomICs was also a finalist in the Rhode Island Business Competition, and is currently in the 2022 MassChallenge US early-stage cohort.
Photo Credit: Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship
by Tori Gilbert | Sep 28, 2022
Founded in 2019, Bolden Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing first-in-class therapeutics to treat central nervous system diseases such as Alzheimer’s and ischemic stroke. Their technology focuses on a key molecular pathway that stimulates neurogenesis (the birth of new neurons) in the adult brain–one that has demonstrated proof of concept in mouse models.
This 2021 Brown Venture Prize Finalist was co-founded by Johnny Page, ’24, Justin Fallon, Professor of Neuroscience, and Ashley Webb, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology. The company received a $500,000 Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institute on Aging in 2021.
Photo Credit: Justin Fallon, Ashley Webb, and Johnny Page
by Tori Gilbert | Sep 24, 2022
Co-founded by Justin Kim, ’21, Michael Lai, ’20, and Matthew Lee, ’22 Cress Health is a tech startup with the mission of democratizing mental wellness for all. Cress Health‘s app, Callie addresses mental health. The app utilizes journaling, breathing exercises, meditation, and analytics, allowing users to reflect and learn about their mental health. Callie also provides a virtual AI, a chat-based companion that builds a personalized wellness regimen based on journal entries.
The app is an alum of B-Lab 2020; Kim served as PEIR in 2021. Kim was also named one of Rhode Island’s Inno Under 25 in 2020. Read their profile here.
Photo Credit: Justin Kim, Matthew Lee, and Michael Lai
