Cornell Healthcare Startups
A directory of 164 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in healthcare and medical technology, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.
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OpenEvidenceSeries DZachary Ziegler ’17, ,Organizing the world’s medical knowledge
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Stephanie Wisner ’16, ,Broad-spectrum vaccine
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Chrissa McFarlane ’11, ,Web3 for health data
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LatentSeries ARishabh Jain ’17, ,Medical language models for healthcare overhead
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SimpliFedSeries AAndrea Ippolito ’06, MEng ’07, ,Baby breastfeeding virtual care
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Daniel Cane ’98, ,Software for specialty medical practices
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Obsidian TherapeuticsSeries CVic Myer ’89, Jeffrey Trigilio ’06,Cell and gene therapies
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CeribellSeries CXingjuan Chao, PhD ’05, ,Point-of-care EEG for seizure triage and treatment optimization
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Human LongevitySeries BRobert Hariri, MD PhD ’87, ,Early detection for longer life
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Robert Hariri, MD PhD ’87, ,Biotech cellular medicines
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Gabriel Otte ’11, ,Blood test to detect colorectal cancer
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CamberSeries BChristophe Rimann, MEng ’19, ,Behavioral health clinician software
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Jennifer Goldsmith ’95, ,Healthcare data platform
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Jonathan Javitt, MD ’82, ,Therapeutic for bipolar depression
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AKASASeries CMalinka Walaliyadde ’12, ,Generative AI solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle
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Robert Langer ’70, ,mRNA vaccines
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AshSeries ADavid Stein, MBA ’20, ,At-home health testing
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Pendulum TherapeuticsSeries CJohn Eid ’97, ,Microbiome for health
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Sylvia Kang, MBA ’13, ,Hormone monitor and supplements
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Motif NeurotechSeries AJacob Robinson, PhD ’08, ,Minimally invasive bioelectronics for mental health
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Tiny HealthSeries ACheryl Yeoh ’06, ,Microbiome tests for mother/baby's gut health insights
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Matt Kim ’11, ,Primary care for senior care
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Numerion LabsSeries DAbraham Heifets ’01, MEng ’02, ,AI drug discovery
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CleerlySeries CJames Min, Professor, ,Precision medicine for heart health
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RoonSeries ARohan Ramakrishna, Professor, ,Medical content Q&A
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Volastra TherapeuticsSeries ALewis Cantley, PhD ’75, Olivier Elemento, Professor,Cancer therapies targeting chromosomal instability
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Translucent AISeries AJack O’Hara, MS ’19, MBA ’19, ,FP&A for healthcare
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DiscloSeedKai Keane ’14, ,Revolutionizing workplace accommodations for employees and candidates
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FabricSeries AAniq Rahman ’08, ,Eliminate busywork for clinicians and improves experiences for patients
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Juno MedicalSeries AAkili Hinson, MD ’08, ,Primary care for the family
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BloomlifeSeries BEric Dy ’03, ,Maternal health prenatal care
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Matthew Cantor ’09, ,Pharma digital biomarker
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EpikastSeries BVangelis Vergetis ’01, ,Engage patients and health providers
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Alan Cohen ’89, Stuart Roth, MBA ’00,Restoring healthcare affordability
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Timur Ozekcin ’14, MEng ’15, Sean Abraham ’14,Healthcare IoT platform
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Radicle ScienceSeedJeffrey Chen ’10, ,Prove effects of health and wellness products beyond placebo
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Lara Sullivan ’94, ,Oncology medicine portfolio
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Luke Bonney ’08, ,Electronic health records integration
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Ben Salter ’04, ,Non-emergency medical transportation
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ImpiloSeries AJosh Stein, MBA ’21, ,Virtual healthcare in the home with connected devices
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Vince Hartman ’08, MS ’22, Ritika Poddar, MS ’22,Medical clinical notes AI assistant
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Clarametyx BiosciencesSeries ACharles McOsker, PhD ’82, ,Biologic therapies for bacterial infections
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Qlaris BioSeries BBarbara Wirostko ’87, ,Therapy for ophthalmic diseases
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Christopher Moxham ’89, ,Drug-gene atlas for drug discovery
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Boundless BioSeries CPaul Mischel, MD ’91, ,Precision oncology therapeutic
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XyloCor TherapeuticsSeries BRonald Crystal, Professor, ,Gene therapy for cardiovascular diseases
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Abram ScientificSeries AAbhishek Ramkumar, PhD ’10, ,Coagulation diagnostics medical device
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Carl Berke ’74, ,Medical devices for congenital heart defects
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Frontera HealthSeedAmol Deshpande, MBA ’05, ,AI for health equity
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Deanna Oliver, MS ’24, ,Mental health tech for under-resourced communities
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Roger HealthcareSeedYusef Iskandar, MEng ’23, Keyur K Shah, MEng ’23, Yunus Ansari, MEng ’23Home healthcare with AI
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NusanoSeries CHoward Lewin ’83, ,Supply of radioisotopes for fighting cancer
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FIRE1Series BHanson Gifford ’82, ,Recover from heart failure
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Allay TherapeuticsSeries DHanson Gifford ’82, ,Analgesic for post-surgical pain
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Endpoint HealthSeries AJason Springs, MBA ’09, Diego Rey, PhD ’10,Precision immunology therapies
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Apreo HealthSeries BHanson Gifford ’82, ,Medical device for COPD
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Kiwi BiosciencesSeedDavid Hachuel, MS ’19, ,Food for patients with IBS
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Isaac Ciechanover, MD ’00, ,T-cell immunotherapy
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Tim Fischell ’77, ,Hypertension medical device targeting nerves
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Chris Lee ’07, ,Clinical care anywhere, with a multi-sensor patch
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OnCusp TherapeuticsSeries ABing Yuan, MBA ’02, Eric Slosberg ’91,Pipeline of oncology therapeutics
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NarrableSeedMayur Pandya ’10, ,AI platform for home health
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eddiiSeedAlonso Lucero ’10, ,Virtual character to assist people with diabetes
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MD AllySeries AShanel Fields ’09, ,Telemedicine partnered with 911 call dispatchers and first responders
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Ciba HealthSeries AInnocent Clement, MBA ’20, Roger Chahine, MBA ’20,Value-based care delivery model
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Humanaut HealthSeedTony Cheng ’93, ,Holistic health and integrative medicine
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ConceiveSeedLauren Berson Sugarman ’04, ,Always-on fertility care navigation
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Douglas Onsi ’90, ,Cancer therapeutics
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Celsius TherapeuticsSeries BJeffrey Bluestone, PhD ’80, ,Precision genomics and therapeutics
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Kuehnle AgrosystemsSeries AAdelheid Kuehnle, PhD ’88, ,Algae and botanical product ingredients
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Leontis Teryazos ’65, ,mRNA therapeutic platform
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Sensorium TherapeuticsSeries ADick Simon ’75, ,Psychoactive medicines for mental health
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Sandra Saldana ’06, ,Stroke detection device
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Tagworks PharmaceuticalsSeries AZach Taylor ’96, ,Antibody drugs
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Matt Kim ’18, ,Kidney care across the full care spectrum
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Weekend HealthSeries ARemi Cossart ’11, ,Digital health platform for weight loss
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Larkspur BiosciencesSeries ALewis Cantley, PhD ’75, ,Precision immunotherapies to outsmart cancer
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ScritchPre-SeedRachel Lee ’21, ,Veterinary care AI agents
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Brian Wong, MD ’01, ,Immunology therapeutic for inflammation and cancer
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Ceretype NeuromedicinePre-SeedEmily Stern, MD ’87, ,fMRI for neuropsychiatry
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Kursad Araz, PhD ’10, ,Instruments for protein measurement
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Fig MedicalSeedFlorence Luna, MBA ’23, Abhinav Girish, MEng ’23,AI prior authorization support for healthcare providers
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Bruce Choi ’98, ,Post-prostatectomy urological devices
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Cayuga BiotechSeedDamien Kudela ’08, ,Therapy for hemorrhage bleeding
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Jim Rotolo, PhD ’07, ,Peptide therapeutics for oncology
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Howard Berman, MD ’01, ,Healthcare wellness platform
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Donald Gonzales, MD ’00, ,Treatment for sleep apnea
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Haplotype LabsSeedMike Polcari ’02, ,Preventative care with AI and genetics
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Luminate HealthSeedShally Madan ’01, Jessica Hsu ’02, Siddharth Sinha ’01Healthcare lab reports for patients
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Theresa Dankovich ’03, ,Paper coating for food packaging
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Garry Nolan ’83, ,Spatial phenotyping for biology
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Leash BioSeedAndrew Blevins ’10, ,Unleashing machine learning to solve medicinal chemistry.
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Detlef Sarbok, MMH ’09, ,Pharmacy claims monitoring software
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Aimee DeGolyer ’98, ,Cancer patient data for better outcomes
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Bruce German, PhD ’83, ,Milk-inspired therapies for infectious diseases
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Aethon TherapeuticsSeries ABenjamin Neel, MD ’83, ,Cancer treatments
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AllotexSeries BDavid Muller, PhD ’81, ,Allograft inlays and onlays
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Centerline BiomedicalSeries BVikash Goel ’01, MS ’05, ,Navigation device for interventional surgery
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Tim Fischell ’77, ,Improved catheters for traversing arteries
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PhotoniCareSeries BRyan Nolan, MEng ’11, ,Optical scope to detect middle ear infections
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Predict HealthSeedShub Debgupta, PhD ’99, ,Putting seniors at the center of their healthcare experience
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Thomas McKinney ‘98, ,Pharmacy for telehealth patients
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Christopher Murphy ’78, DVM ’83, PhD ’84, ,Clinical trial endpoint services provider
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Siloam VisionSeedPaul Chan, MS ’08, ,Reduce preventable blindness
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CarawaySeries AJoshua Tauber ’09, MBA ’11, ,Virtual healthcare provider for GenZ
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Maudie Hampden ’04, ,Healthcare plan navigation
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Great ManySeedMichael Pollack, MMH ’08, ,Hair growth restoration
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Barry Beck ’90, ,Orthodontics in-a-box for dentists
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Upswing HealthSeedJay Kimmel ’81, ,A new way to conveniently deliver orthopedic care
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Joseph Carson, PhD ’04, ,Imaging for medical devices
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Laura Towart, PhD ’07, ,Personalized cancer therapeutics platform
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Brian Strem ’01, ,Therapeutics for ophthalmic infectious diseases
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Chad Robins ’96, ,Immune-driven medicine
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Joseph Amprey, PhD ’04, ,Treatments for neglected diseases
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Emile Maamary, MBA ’23, ,Glove that stabilizes hand tremors
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ScubaTxSeedWilliam Scott ’02, ,Organ Transplant Market
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Acuamark DiagnosticsSeries AFrancis Barany, Professor, ,Early cancer detection
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Franco Burlando ’79, ,Smart glasses for vision impared
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InsightagaPre-SeedJorge Sanchez, MBA ’21, ,Business strategy predictions
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GIANT BioSystemsPre-SeedMorteza Azizi, PhD ’20, ,Rapid disease testing
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SaladStop!Series BAdrien Desbaillets ’04, ,Sustainable nutritious food
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Certainly HealthSeedDaryl Sew ’17, ,Healthcare provider marketplace with upfront prices and no surprise bills.
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Ray Wu ’06, MBA ’11, MD ’12, ,Keto program for weight loss
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RadMate AIPre-SeedAdam Skrocki ’21, Mohamed Khalifa ’21,Radiology reporting by AI
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TwiageSeedJohn Hui, MBA ’15, ,Hospital emergency room triage
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Josh Mezrich, MD ’97, ,Illumination light for surgery
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Rodrigo Bicalho, PhD ’08, ,Pet health metabolism
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HistowizSeries AKe Cheng, PhD ’08, ,Histology for biotech research
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Michael Graffeo ’99, MEng ’00, ,Human tissue creation
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Mxt BiotechSeries AAram Chung, PhD ’11, ,Microfluidic platforms for cell engineering and immunotherapies
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YoomiSeedBenjamin Catania ’23, ,Physical therapy video app
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Jay Schiff ’90, ,Prevent prescription drug misuse
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Mango HealthPre-SeedZach Gittelman, MS ’21, ,Bridge primary care with mental health
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LimmiSeedTrevor Vieweg ’07, ,Life sciences data management and analysis
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Jeff Brandes ’88, ,Population health management
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John Horvatis ’99, Sean Bellefeuille, DVM ’24,Medical 3d modeling solutions
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Yiren Du ’18, MS ’19, MBA ’21, ,Functional wellness food products
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Oui TherapeuticsSeries ASeth Feuerstein ’94, ,Prescription digital therapeutics
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AtrixSeedVera Kutsenko ’13, ,Medical affairs data AI
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Carda HealthPre-SeedHarry DiFrancesco ’12, ,Virtual cardiopulmonary care at home
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Zach Iscol ’01, ,Stigma-free mental health
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LunaMicroPre-SeedNate Robinson, PhD ’00, ,Clothing fabric for sweat and moisture management
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Susan Buckwalter, MBA ’12, Siwat Siengsanaoh, MBA ’15,Gut healthy beverages
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Candor HealthSeedSury Agarwal ’12, ,Healthcare data
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Matthew Sussman ’11, ,Business operations for veterinary practices
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Aradhana Rai Gupta, MBA ’18, ,Menstrual health social enterprise
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Nancy Whiteman ’81, ,Cannabis infused products
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Steven Schmidt, MBA ’08, ,Medical device solutions
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Rancho Santa Fe BioPre-SeedRandy Berholtz ’84, ,Cardiovascular therapeutics
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Travis Potter ’05, ,Fertility egg production
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Marissa Wilson Gibbons ’06, ,Treatment of alcohol problems
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Jaideep Tandon, MS ’95, ,Patient access and revenue cycle AI
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Tiffany St. Bernard, PhD ’22, ,Personal health AI
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Fazeela Abdul Rashid ’01, ,Healthcare investing firm
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Radhika Delfosse ’97, ,Educational app for joy
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Joshua Gordon ’00, ,Electronic health records for behavioral health
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Sudhir Mathur, MBA ’86, ,Telehealth physician
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GlaiveOptixSeedWayne Woods, PhD ’03, ,Nanotechnology to cure blindness
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Nader Alaghband ’04, ,Remission of inflammatory diseases
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Attest LaboratoriesPre-SeedDavid O’Brien, MS ’93, ,Point-of-care testing of metabolite biomarkers
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ViGeneronSeries ACaroline Xu, MBA ’06, ,Gene therapy for retinal disorders
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Daniel Vlock ’74, ,Therapeutics for microbial diseases
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Lesley Solomon ’93, ,Clinical trial operations
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Jaida Yang ’13, ,Wellness community