By Texas A&M Engineering
Innovation was on full display this week at the sixth annual Texas A&M New Ventures Competition (TNVC) hosted by the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES). Due to safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers shifted the event to a virtual platform.
Dr. Albert Huang’s company Allotrope Medical took home the top $50,000 prize for the StimSite technology, which is a smooth muscle stimulation technology that allows surgeons to rapidly and safely identify critical tissue structures, like the ureter, during surgery.
“Winning this year’s TNVC competition is truly the highlight of 2020 for us. Not only will the award allow us to continue our rapid advancements and commercialization, but it has increased our visibility within the startup ecosystem in Texas and beyond,” Huang said. “Certainly this year’s competition was different by necessity, but thanks to the hard work of TNVC, the connections, interactivity and overall flow of the event over the course of two days were seamless.