ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate celebrated the program’s most recent cohort of health tech startups, including 15 innovative businesses from around the world. During the showcase event, held April 23 in Eagan, Minn., each company presented progress and outcomes from the 30-week accelerator program, providing a glimpse into the future of medicine.

"We are incredibly proud to celebrate these 15 companies. Their dedication and accomplishments have raised the bar, and we look forward to continuing to support their efforts as they make strides in advancing patient care worldwide,” says Jamie Sundsbak, senior manager of Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate.

Using Mayo Clinic Platform’s global, de-identified data network, Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate helps startups validate and prepare their artificial intelligence (AI)-driven solutions for clinical and administrative deployment, in line with healthcare industry standards. The program provides participants access to Mayo Clinic experts in regulatory, clinical, technology, and business domains.

Learn more about each company in the Showcase:

• Bloom Standard’s RAPIDscan is a one-minute, easy-to-use ultrasound device that helps detect and monitor heart and lung conditions, providing quick assessments and supporting healthcare staff at all levels with AI-driven guidance for diagnosis and patient referrals.

• Ethos is an AI-powered platform that detects and monitors alcohol use, helping healthcare providers identify and treat individuals at risk for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease.

• Hope AI uses clinical evidence, advanced statistics, and AI technology to address challenges in clinical trials, such as long durations, large sample sizes, slow patient recruitment, and high costs, by optimizing trial design and accelerating development timelines.

• Lasa Health uses AI and machine learning (ML) to help diagnose and manage pelvic pain disorders.

• OPTT is a digital mental health platform that helps clinicians deliver data-driven, measurement-based care by providing clinically validated content and AI-powered insights to improve patient evaluations and treatment decisions.

• PEP’s AI persona, Addie, helps hospitals identify post-acute care candidates and streamline the recovery process, ensuring smooth handoffs between acute and post-acute providers for better patient outcomes.

• PONS uses AI to enhance ultrasound imaging, providing deeper insights into disease progression with improved scan resolution, tissue contrast, and noise reduction, all without the need for costly new hardware.

• Respiree™ uses AI and ML to track and manage disease progression across the care continuum, providing clinically validated insights based on data in electronic health records.

• Smart Opinion, Inc. uses AI to enhance ultrasound accuracy for early breast cancer detection, particularly in women with dense breast tissue, offering real-time support to improve diagnostic accuracy and reduce false positives and negatives.

• Splink, Inc. specializes in AI-driven early diagnosis and behavior change solutions for brain disorders like dementia, depression, and schizophrenia, addressing both prevention and post-onset stages, with a focus on dementia in aging populations.

• Ubie- Home uses its AI-powered symptom checker to guide 12 million patients to appropriate care, supporting 1,800 hospitals and clinics worldwide to improve clinical outcomes for consumers, healthcare providers, and pharmaceutical companies.

• Voythos is developing a machine-learning platform that predicts life-threatening complications in patients with complex aortic disease, helping surgeons intervene precisely to reduce morbidity and mortality with advanced data integration and predictive modeling.

• Whyze Health uses AI to integrate clinical and patient data from both hospital and home settings, enabling continuous monitoring of treatment efficacy and safety while providing insights to improve patient care and outcomes.

• Ystory uses an AI-driven app to provide personalized, evidence-based support for women over 35, providing guidance on menopause awareness, diagnosis, and treatment.

• Yuimedi is a health-tech company transforming medical data management with YuiQuery, an AI-powered solution that simplifies SQL query generation, helping healthcare teams efficiently analyze data and make faster data-driven decisions.

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