Hoyapreneurs from around the world gathered at The Battery in San Francisco on April 21, 2023, to join the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Alliance for an exciting “Shark Tank-style” pitch competition between three ventures that were created, managed, and led by alumnae.
Imagine you are sitting in an executive boardroom. You are the only woman in the meeting. You are the founder and CEO of a med-tech startup. You are an immigrant from Sri Lanka with a chronic medical condition that was the catalyst for inventing the new product you are introducing.
While wearables offer unprecedented health monitoring capabilities, developers face significant design challenge with these small devices. Designers must integrate advanced functionality, including sensing, data processing, and wireless communication, into a small, low-power, and lightweight wearable device.
OxiWear device uses Nordic nRF52840 SoC to process and relay sensor data via low power Bluetooth LE wireless connectivity
Our 2022 Catalyst Winners are ground-breaking social entrepreneurs using wireless to close the digital divide, provide immersive learning resources and develop innovative telehealth services. I was proud that the Foundation awarded grants to these innovators, who are solving pressing issues in American communities, last year.
In 2019, she invented OxiWear, an ear-wearable pulse oximeter and alert accessory for continuous oxygen monitoring.
OxiWear signed a letter of intent with the Inspired Performance Institute based in Lake Nona, Florida. OxiWear will work with the Inspired Performance Institute to develop a custom application to use along with the OxiWear device to help individuals manage and pro-actively prevent panic attack episodes.
The med-tech startup’s earpiece monitors blood-oxygen levels and alerts the wearer when they drop.
Air Locker Training, an Australia-based fitness franchise that simulates altitude training in its studios, has signed a memorandum of understanding with OxiWear, an ear-worn pulse oximeter, to distribute the device to all its members.
OxiWear signed a memorandum of understanding with Air Locker Training, a hybrid health and fitness franchise headquartered in New South Wales, Australia. By bringing “the mountains to the masses,” Air Locker Training is commercializing hypoxic therapy and simulated altitude training which was previously only available to medical practitioners, elite athletes, the armed forces and NASA. The […]
