Over 100 IFP alumni are making an impact in a range of research, clinical, entrepreneurial, corporate, and academic positions.
Careers after the IFP
Alumni Start-ups
Glimpse Diagnostics
AI for home diagnosis of pediatric ear infections
Courtney Hill, MD
Winner of MN Cup Healthcare Division 2023
Vista BioMedical
Population-based screening of common disorders of aging
Joe Weber, PhD, Beth Groenke, DDS, and Sandy Liu, MD
StimDia
Device to promote weaning from the ventilator
James Krocak, MBA, Jesus Cabrera, MD, PhD, and John Ballard, PhD
VC Funded
Aria CV
Treatment for pulmonary hypertension
John Scandurra, DVM and Karl Vollmers, PhD
Winner of TCT Pitch Competition
VC Funded
Examples of Funded Research
Safe home dialysis (Glome Health, Inc.)
ODAT/PDIC Grant ($18,500)
NSF I-Corps ($50,000)
NIH STTR ($314,354)
UMN ODAT + MN Biotechnology Partnership + Mayo Clinic ($321,811)
Point of care dialysate
UMN Center for Global Health ($25,000)
UMN COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant ($15,000)
ODAT/PDIC ($169,000)
NSF I-Corps ($50,000)
NSF PFI-TT ($249,884)
IVF technology (Faberge Fertility LLC)
ODAT ($193,485)
Foundation Grant ($25,000)
Lymphedema therapy (Volga Therapeutics)
I-Corps NSF - ($50000)
NSF Partnership for Innovation (PFI) grant ($266,000)
ODAT – TPDF grant for new product development ($320,000)
Premature infant care (NurseAide)
ODAT ($50,000)
Foundation Grant ($25,000)