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Devon Saliga: Bilingual Communication for Better Health Outcomes

Devon Saliga: Bilingual Communication for Better Health Outcomes
Devon: You can think of Beepboop as the free UberPool for language learning. We connect groups of students on-demand to live language instructors, in low-bandwidth friendly, audio-only, speaking-focused classes. We’re building technology that enables educators to simultaneously engage hundreds of students in exercises that get them comfortable conversing in a new language. With Beepboop, we want all of the half a billion students studying a new language to actually learn how to speak that new language. 

Sylvana Q. Sinha: Leading the Fastest Growing Healthcare Brand in a Fast-growing Economy

Sylvana Q. Sinha: Leading the Fastest Growing Healthcare Brand in a Fast-growing Economy
Sylvana: The problem we face is that Bangladesh’s health system puts profits over patients, and incentives drive patients toward hospitals. Praava Health is Bangladesh’s fastest-growing healthcare brand - combining digital tools with meaningful doctor-patient relationships, quality diagnostics, and prescriptions. Praava does things differently, with a care model that improves experiences and outcomes through world-class clinics, technology, and business innovations. Our brick-and-click in-clinic and virtual care models in Bangladesh reduce hospitalizations and the burden on health systems and patients.

Dr. Nicholas Pashos: Finding Insight Everywhere

Dr. Nicholas Pashos: Finding Insight Everywhere
Nicholas: At BioAesthetics, we’re focused on transforming lives through advancements in biomaterials. We’re developing products for use in reconstructive surgeries helping patients physically and psychologically by improving quality-of-life. Our first product is NACgraft – an acellular biologic graft for the regeneration of the nipple-areolar complex (NAC) for patients undergoing breast reconstruction, generally following a mastectomy due to breast cancer.