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Pitch Perfect: Entrepreneurs Train to Shine on Demo Day

Pitch workshops led by Pierre D'Amour provided startups with essential pitching skills

NeuroSphere recently hosted two dynamic workshops in September and October to support NeuroSphere-funded startups in enhancing their skillsets. Workshop #1: Pitching to Win and Workshop #2: Answering Questions were led by Pierre D'Amour, a seasoned corporate communications executive and award-winning business journalist with extensive experience in the healthcare sector. Attendees learned essential strategies to create an impactful pitch for the upcoming Demo Day on Friday, November 8, 2024. 

In Workshop #1: Pitching to Win, participants honed their pitching skills by crafting compelling narratives about their innovative healthcare solutions. Newly created startups like WillTher, presented by Salah El Mestikawy, and BitHealix, led by Yannis Trakadis, took center stage as they aimed to present their ideas with confidence and clarity.
Group of NeuroSphere startups with pitch coach Pierre d'Amours
Following this, Workshop #2: Answering Questions equipped attendees with strategies to handle questions effectively during pitches. Participants learned the significance of communication techniques, including posture and word choice, while engaging in practical exercises. A key highlight was the introduction of the Think-in-Threes technique, inspired by the Think on Your Feet method, which helped participants structure their answers when questioned by venture capitalists. 
Pierre d'Amours giving presentation

This series of workshops brought together a diverse group of innovative thinkers from startups (and working alongside them), including: 

  • WillTher: A breakthrough drug that targets habit formation, offering innovative treatment for anorexia nervosa. 
  • Nospharma: Transforming Fragile X syndrome treatment with a hybrid molecule approach for accelerated clinical trials. 
  • Dendrotek: Invented a surface coating that supports long-term cell cultures for neurodegenerative disease research. 
  • PhysioBiometrics: Helps enhance walking efficiency and safety with the Heel2Toe sensor, promoting proper gait through feedback technology. 
  • BitHealix: Revolutionizes personalized health management using pharmacogenomic data to predict drug efficacy and side effects. 
  • AVATalk Technologies: Empowers schizophrenia patients with an accessible app for AVATAR Therapy, enhancing patient-therapist engagement. 
  • Brainscores: Transforms brain imaging with an AI-powered platform for improved diagnostic accuracy and lesion detection. 
  • Remote Optical: Developed non-invasive imaging techniques for early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases through the eye. 

To explore these innovative startups and their healthcare solutions, visit the page. NeuroSphere’s workshops promote collaboration and equip participants for a successful Demo Day, advancing healthcare through training and support. 

Startup members during workshop

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