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Celebrating Pitt Innovators: Startup of the Year Apollo Neuroscience

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Mike Yeomans

Apollo Neuroscience is a spinout from the University of Pittsburgh that began in 2018. The company has developed a wearable device and software platform technology that delivers patented vibration patterns, Vibes (TM), that are scientifically shown to increase resilience, helping you to relax, sleep well, focus, and stay energized by sending gentle sound waves to any location on the body.

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The Pitt Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship recognized Apollo as its 2023 Startup of the Year at the Celebration of Innovation on April 25, 2023.

The Apollo Technology is based on the research of Dr. David Rabin MD, PhD and Dr. Greg Siegle PhD from the Department of Psychiatry between 2014-2018. Kathryn Fantauzzi, Dr. Rabin’s then-fiancee, joined the team as an entrepreneurship mentor to help lead it through the Innovation Institute’s First Gear commercialization program. The team also received a top prize in the Michael G. Wells Student Healthcare Competition as well as the second-place prize in the inaugural Performance Innovation Tournament.  The team placed as a finalist in the Pitt Innovation Challenge (PInCh) in 2016 sponsored by CTSI, only to receive the grand prize at PInCh 2017.  Since spinning out in 2018, Apollo Neuroscience has successfully produced and marketed the Apollo wearable, selling more than 100,000 units to date. Apollo Neuroscience continues to be headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

 

If your innovation developed from Pitt research has the potential to form the basis of a startup company, a great place to start your commercialization journey is in an NSF I-Corps short course. These free, month-long courses will help you uncover the value your innovation may have for potential customers and prepare you to pitch your idea to accelerator and incubator programs and early-stage investors. Learn more and apply.

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