Dr. Brian Alverson and Dr. Ravi D’Cruz are reimagining the infant spinal tap experience. NEMIC propelled SMöLTAP through 5 rounds of prototyping, FDA classification, testing, a $500k fundraising round, and much more.

Lenoss Medical, a RI-based biomedical startup, focuses on the physiological repair of osteoporotic spinal fractures using natural bone materials. NEMIC’s support allowed Lenoss set up a clinical trial and raise $200K in initial funding. Since then, Lenoss has raised over $2.5M and grown to a team of 10+ employees.

Asthenis Pharmacy is located near Wiggin Village, an affordable housing complex in the low-income neighborhood where founder Dr. Eugenio Fernandez grew up. The goal of Asthenis is to be the community’s best resource for reliable public health and prescription education, with a dedicated team of pharmacists in an accessible location.

Flourish Care is a Rhode Island-based B2B maternal healthcare company that empowers families with wellness programs access to community care from pregnancy to parenthood. Through partnerships with insurers and health systems, Flourish Care provides reimbursed wellness programs, doulas, and local wraparound care via use of an app to enhance outcomes and reduce the cost of care.

IRIS is a novel, non-invasive Parkinson’s disease therapeutic device. Used twice daily (15 mins in the morning, 15 mins at night), this wearable device is worn as a headband. IRIS’ therapeutic approach provides a number of significant benefits for PD patients including heightened mental acuity and focus, improved sleep (with poor sleep being a common and often highly disruptive symptom of PD), enhanced balance and gait, and reduced tremors. With this never-before-seen approach, IRIS is demonstrating the promise of reversing the effects of Parkinson’s Disease–noninvasively.

An innovative New England company, Theromics has developed the proprietary HeatSYNC™ gel, a novel nano gel used during soft tissue ablation procedures and combination therapy to prevent tumor recurrence. This nanogel enables precise targeting, enhances effectiveness, and speeds up ablation procedures by 50%. This breakthrough product has applications for use in the treatment of liver conditions, cancer, and more.

ResusciTech is a RI-based startup company that has developed a patent-pending, smartphone-based CPR feedback technology, and certification to improve outcomes in out of- hospital cardiac arrest. Their product, SMART Certification, is an app that provides CPR training and uses our smartphone-based feedback technology to perform skills evaluation and issue CPR certification. ResusciTech's technology gives learners real feedback while learning training for CPR to heighten the success rates of CPR.

A local, woman-owned Rhode Island clinic that provides life-changing therapies for physical, emotional, and energetic well-being through 1:1 body and energy work, Zen Den is a graduate of our inaugural EMPOWER program–NEMIC’s newly-created initiative to help serve Minority and Women Business Enterprises [MBEs and WBEs] in Rhode Island. From offering services based in ancient healing medicine, to providing trainings and educational sessions, Zen Den is improving the health and wellness of local Rhode Islanders.

Wheelhouse Health Navigation is a Rhode Island social services business that provides patient-centric solutions that simplify the healthcare system for newcomers. Wheelhouse is a graduate of our inaugural EMPOWER program–NEMIC’s newly-created initiative to help serve Minority and Women Business Enterprises [MBEs and WBEs] in Rhode Island. From billing and insurance assistance, to benefits eligibility and medical debt forgiveness, read on to learn how Wheelhouse is changing the lives of Rhode Island refugees, immigrants, and underserved community members.

KT Innovations, a Providence-based company changing male incontinence care, with the KT Cath–a non-invasive male incontinence device that will revolutionize the consumer and provider experience. The KT Cath is poised to provide a dependable incontinence device experience, that will improve quality of life for patients, save caregivers' valuable time, and prevent the development of costly & life-threatening medical conditions.

A company whose foundations and purpose are rooted in addressing parity in women' s health, Egal Pads on a Roll is a New England-based menstrual health company on a mission to increase access, equity, and availability of period products worldwide. With a focus on sustainability as well as seamless integration into existing restroom infrastructure, Egal is striving to ensure no woman is ever caught without essential menstruation products.

Just Breathe is a Rhode Island based company changing the anxiety treatment space with a portable, easy-to-use, mindful breathing device. Just Breathe is a device + app combo that offers a non-pharmacological treatment option that can reduce anxiety by accompanying individuals with their calming breathwork techniques.

Revive Therapeutic Services is a Rhode Island-based, minority and women-owned mental health provider servicing RI and beyond. With a services model designed to break down key barriers to care for underserved communities, Revive is transforming how mental health care is addressed today. Revive is a graduate of NEMIC's inaugural EMPOWER program, a newly-created initiative to help serve Minority and Women Business Enterprises [MBEs and WBEs] in Rhode Island.