RESI NYC 2017 Innovation Challenge – Winners Announced

By Natasha Eldridge, Director of RESI Conference Series, LSN

Yesterday, we held the Redefining Early Stage Investments (RESI) conference in New York for the first time, and 36 finalists competed for “investment” tokens from the RESI audience. These finalists included companies developing novel drugs or devices, new diagnostics and healthcare IT applications. All of these companies have the potential to revolutionize medicine, but there could only be 3 top prize winners.

First Place: Sen-Jam Pharma

Sen-Jam Pharmaceutical is reimaging health through innovation. Sen-Jam’s Exulta™ asset, a fixed-dose novel combination therapy, provides opioid free pain relief with GI protection for extended use. Exulta™ can stabilize the innate immune system by modulating histamines, prostaglandins and regulating pro-inflammatory cytokines. Exulta™ can also attenuate glial cell activity. Exulta’s platform can be used for multiple indications: reducing opioid induced hyperalgesia, tolerance and dependence for all chronic opioid users, reducing symptoms of opioid withdrawal, treatment of arthritis, reducing common cold symptoms, reducing alcohol hangover symptoms, and preventing symptoms associated with vaccine administration. Exulta™ has been shown in volunteers to reduce symptoms associated with the innate immune response by 60-90% in over 500 dosing events without adverse effects.

Jim Iversen, CEO & COO, Sen-Jam Pharmaceutical | Natasha Eldridge, Director of RESI Conference Series, LSN | Thomas Dahl, Head of Product Development & Regulatory Affairs, Sen-Jam Pharmaceutical | Lucy Parkinson, Director of Investor Research, LSN

Second Place: Bioharmony Therapeutics

Bioharmony Therapeutics is an early-stage biotechnology company developing next-gen antimicrobial therapies for lethal drug-resistant bacterial infections. We are exploiting millions of year of phage-bacteria evolution to develop lysins, enzymes produced by phages that rapidly kill bacteria and have a very low chance of developing resistance. Our lead product targets infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii, a MDR-pathogen that poses the greatest threat to human health. Our pipeline targets infections caused by other Gram-negative bacteria such as E.coli and Klebsiella, for use in UTI, pneumonia and sepsis.

Chandrabali Ghose, Founder & CEO, Bioharmony Therapeutics | Natasha Eldridge, Director of RESI Conference Series, LSN | Lucy Parkinson, Director of Investor Research, LSN

Third Place: Mirimus

Mirimus is engaged in the design, development and pioneering of new genome editing technologies to develop animal models that are crucial for the preclinical evaluation of new therapeutics. We are a high-tech business unlike any other with expertise in RNAi technologies critical for development of animal models that can pave the way we develop drugs, by pin-pointing potential toxicities and guiding the development of safer, more effective therapeutics. We are revolutionizing the creation of animal models by synergzing RNAi and CRISPR/Cas9 technologies for development of mice, rats and higher organisms.

Prem Premsrirut, Founder & CEO, Mirimus | Lucy Parkinson, Director of Investor Research, LSN | Natasha Eldridge, Director of RESI Conference Series, LSN

If you missed out on the opportunity to compete in the RESI NYC Innovation Challenge, we’d be happy to take your application for our upcoming San Francisco event on January 9th.

Apply for RESI San Francisco 2018 Innovation Challenge Now!

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