medCount at the Carolina Challenge

My team has been developing an automated system based around imaging cytometry for diagnostics. We’ve built a prototype that automates the process of analyzing sputum smears for the diagnosis of active TB. While I can talk for quite a bit about that, I’ll reserve it for another day. I’m writing to share some cool news- with the help of my brother Naman, an MD/PhD student at UNC-CH, my team (Hersh, an EE, Danny, a BME, and myself, a BME, all of us at NC State University) entered the Carolina Challenge Business Plan Competition and snagged the 2nd place prize in the Social Entrepreneurship Track. We’re all pretty thrilled.

Thanks go out to the professors and mentors at the Engineering Entrepreneurs Program and our awesome mentors outside the University for helping us get to this point!