2024 Awards

Co-founded by Valerie Gharagouzloo and Dr. Codi Amir Gharagouzloo, Ph.D, Imaginostics is pioneering health technology that revolutionizes precision medicine to promote longevity and healthy aging.

Represented by Laurent Canneva, Co-founder and CEO, Spare-it innovates in waste management by unlocking data to help organizations measure and reduce in-building waste, connecting data with occupants to close the loop.

Represented by Domitille Gontharet, Business Development Associate and PharmD, Owkin is an AI biotechnology company using AI to identify new treatments, de-risk and accelerate clinical trials, and develop diagnostic tools.

Represented by Kévin Alessandri, Co-founder and US VP, TreeFrog Therapeutics has developed C-Stem, a proprietary 3D scalable technology platform that significantly reduces treatment costs in stem cell therapy.

Co-founder of Acute Industry LLC, a woman-owned construction company specializing in equipment rental and flagging services. Adelaide Spencer is also the Marketing Manager at NFI Corp and founder of Custom Event Print LLC.  She is a passionate advocate for diversity, social impact, and workforce reintegration.

Representated by Leonide Saad, Co-founder, President, and CEO,  Alkeus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is developing therapies for serious eye diseases. Their lead asset, gildeuretinol acetate (ALK-001), is in advanced stages for treating Stargardt disease and age-related macular degeneration. Leonide Saad emphasized 14 years of perseverance and dedication to patients in his acceptance speech.