🎉 Beverly Tang, PhD, CEO of Starlight Cardiovascular, a CTIP portfolio member, has received the inaugural Rising Star Award from MedtechWOMEN!
She is recognized for developing devices for pediatric congenital heart disease.

🎉 Beverly Tang, PhD, CEO of Starlight Cardiovascular, a CTIP portfolio member, has received the inaugural Rising Star Award from MedtechWOMEN!
She is recognized for developing devices for pediatric congenital heart disease.
🫀 Atrility Medical, a cardiac health company & CTIP portfolio member, attended the HRD Live Conference and took home the pitch competition win. Congratulations!
🔗 linkedin.com/posts/experiencehrx_xplorers2026-hrxlive-hrx2026-activity-7509271403813335040-Bp9M
Pupil dilation is a key part of screening neonates for ROP, but the dropper is often too large for an infant's eye. In a study from Mu Medical, they used their bottle adapter to determine if microdrops provided adequate dilation.
💫 The 2026 Chicago Venture Summit, hosted by World Business Chicago, is happening on 10/20!
High-growth startups actively raising institutional capital are invited to apply for the 2026 Startup Portfolio.
🔗 Apply: https://ow.ly/rxTr50ZTetI
The U.S. FDA and Duke University Margolis Institute for Public Health are co-hosting a hybrid workshop on Tuesday, September 29.
All members of the rare disease community are encouraged to attend!
🔗 Full details: https://ow.ly/6S0k50ZNC5K
🎉 CTIP is excited to welcome EpiWatch to the CTIP portfolio!
EpiWatch has developed an FDA 510k-cleared Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) for use with Apple Watch that detects, alerts, and monitors tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures.
Welcome, team!
🎉 The 2026 NASPGHAN Conference is coming up!
Nadine Afari (CTIP) will join the panel of judges for the 2026 Baby Shark Tank pitch competition.
CTIP will also be offering in-kind services to this year's winner!
Join CTIP For our September Education Seminar!
Great Technology Doesn't Win. Great Businesses Do.
🗓️ Wednesday, September 23
⏰ 2-3pm CT
🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/PZo850ZNC7f
💡 Washington-based Dopl Technologies, a CTIP portfolio member developing a robotic platform allowing providers to perform remote ultrasounds, recently closed a $6.3 million seed round, which will support their FDA clearance submission, among other activities.
☀️ Don't miss the upcoming Pediatric Health Innovation Mixer presented by the American Academy of Pediatrics!
🗓️ 10/4/26
⏰ 6:30-8:30 PM PT
📍 San Diego Wine & Culinary Center (Fallbrook Room)
🔗 RSVP for this free event: https://ow.ly/Zt8q50ZHnyi
CTIP has welcomed a new portfolio member!
Bilisense is developing a non-invasive device used to detect serum bilirubin and monitor neonatal jaundice. Their device works faster and is more affordable than the current clinical alternative.
Welcome, team!