COVID Technology Startup Showcase with the Texas Military Department
Discover new COVID-19 solutions from companies in the Capital Factory ecosystem that are on the front lines developing technology to fight COVID-19 in the COVID Technology Startup Showcase.
What you’ll find out:
- Army research lab (00:30)
- Maxwell Bioscience — only tissue safe, broad-spectrum viricide (06:21)
- MDBox — enhanced telemedicine and end-to-end pandemic solutions (11:45)
- ReturnSafe — enhanced biosecurity (20:50)
- Worlds.ai — drive up 15 minute results for COVID-19 test (27:52)
Key quotes:
- “Crisis breeds innovation, and I think it’s only natural that we as researchers ask: ‘How can we use our science or technology to help?’” — Joshua McClure, Maxwell Biosciences (01:40)
- “Our first product is a tissue-safe virucide which DESTROYS SARS-CoV-2, the COVID virus. Unlike our antiviral competitors, our drug completely destroys a virus.” — Joshua McClure, Maxwell Biosciences (07:43)
- “Our goal is really to create this vital infrastructure for Biosurveillance and Case Management to prevent these outbreaks. We call this BioSecurity. Analogous to CyberSecurity, protecting companies against viruses and hackers, we think this moment calls for the creation of a new industry category.” — Tarun Nimmagadda, ReturnSafe (22:15)
- “Current testing sucks. They’re dangerous, require trained personnel to do, and can’t be administered at scale. If we could design a solution that didn’t require blood, saliva or respiratory samples — using just a puff of breath, we might have something” — Dave Copps, Worlds.ai (29:02)
Who you’ll hear from:
About Fed Supernova
Fed Supernova, presented by Deloitte, is a virtual conference highlighting defense innovation in Texas. This first-of-its-kind interactive experience will draw national attention and connect leading entrepreneurs, investors, thought leaders, corporations, and decision makers from around the world.
About Capital Factory
Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, the number one startup state in the U.S. Hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes and coworking. With boots on the ground in Austin, Dallas and Houston, we meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their first investors, employees, mentors and customers. According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active investor in Texas since 2013.
