Firefly Innovations: The Premier Public Health Entrepreneurship Platform

Join us at 11 AM ET today for the 2024 Firefly Innovations Showcase! Discover groundbreaking public health innovations by tuning in live on Youtube: https://lnkd.in/ei9JRpEm

As a mentor for the 2024 CUNY Public Health Innovation Accelerator at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, I am honored to have the experience of working with and learning about two exceptional organizations - Ommo Technologies, Inc. and CancerFree Biotech 🚀   These innovative and exciting organizations are both deploying new technology that brings so many benefits - including improving access to care, quality of care, cost of care and equity of care! I'm thrilled to have this fantastic opportunity to be part of their journey and support their growth. 🌍 I encourage all my connections with an interest in healthcare and life sciences to check them out!!

Grateful to have been part of the mentoring team for the CUNY Public Health Accelerator at Firefly Innovations: The Premier Public Health Entrepreneurship Platform this summer. Looking forward to cheering on Isis Ashford-Swain, Kehlin Swain, Jessica Ellen King, and the rest of their cohort at the showcase tomorrow!

I'm grateful to be part of the FlowIntell team, selected for the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Accelerator Program at Firefly Innovations: The Premier Public Health Entrepreneurship Platform. The mentorship and support from this program have been invaluable to our team as we continue to work to revolutionize women's health with our non-invasive endometriosis testing kit and digital platform. Looking forward to the showcase tomorrow!

It’s Pitch Day! 🚀 I’m excited to see these Public Health Startups pitch tomorrow! If you’re an investor or founder with a solution, this will be the best and biggest cohort yet! It was inspiring to meet them in my session on GTM & Storytelling For Founders. Can’t wait to see the progress! Good luck to you all! Well done Terry Huang PhD MPH MBA , W. Michael Short and the entire team at Firefly Innovations: The Premier Public Health Entrepreneurship Platform

On behalf of CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, I’m thrilled to extend our deepest gratitude to our principal sponsor, KPMG US, and our incredible network of mentors, speakers, and partners for supporting our 2024 CUNY Public Health Innovation Accelerator. Your invaluable contributions have been pivotal in the expansion of Firefly Innovations: The Premier Public Health Entrepreneurship Platform. Together, we're driving impactful change and innovation in public health. Thank you for being a part of this journey!

I'm thrilled to share that I'll be presenting EZSpeech by Mila4AI at the upcoming Investor Showcase, a fantastic opportunity to share our project with public health leaders and investors. It was an honor to participate in the Public Health Accelerator sponsored by my alma mater, KPMG US. A huge thank you to W. Michael Short and Terry Huang PhD MPH MBA from Firefly Innovations: The Premier Public Health Entrepreneurship Platform and CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy for their support and guidance throughout this journey. Special thanks to our inspiring speakers and mentors. Looking forward to an amazing event and the chance to connect with people who are helping innovators to close health equity gaps. Let's make it a success! https://lnkd.in/eMPDnEXk

Firefly Innovations: The Premier Public Health Entrepreneurship Platform, is thrilled to introduce the innovative companies selected for the KPMG US-sponsored 2024 CUNY Public Health Innovation Accelerator at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. This year, we received a record number of applications—230+ entrepreneurs working on 130+ public health ventures from 35 countries! Thanks to our incredible partners at KPMG, we've scaled our program by 50%, welcoming even more groundbreaking ventures. Please join us in welcoming our 2024 cohort: - Ommo Technologies, Inc. - Breakthru - CliniSpan Health - FlowIntell - CancerFree Biotech - Savyn - EZSpeech by Mila4AI - Parrots AI - Vocadian - DigiBiomics - Transition - Greens Health These ventures are set to make significant impacts in public health through their innovative approaches and can't wait to support their journeys and celebrate their successes. Follow us to stay connected and learn more about our program. Visit https://lnkd.in/eHUj4_-4 to learn more.

What's my summer plans? I'm honored to have been chosen for the The City University of New York and Firefly Innovations: The Premier Public Health Entrepreneurship Platform of CUNY SPH accelerator for Health Innovation and Health Equity. It's wonderful to connect with other like-minded scientists, entrepreneurs, and medical fellows.