Join us for the culminating event of the REALIZE Accelerator, where 11 innovative startups will take the stage to share their medical device, diagnostic, and digital health technologies. After completing a rigorous 12-week program, these founders are ready to showcase their progress to investors, industry leaders, and the broader innovation community.
What to Expect:
Whether you’re an investor scouting new opportunities, a healthcare professional curious about emerging technologies, or a supporter of early-stage innovation, this is your chance to see what’s coming next in health innovation.
Hear pitches from our 2025 REALIZE Cohort
*Expert panel to be announced
REGISTER TO GET A RECORDING AND PITCH DECKS:
Reach out to Charla Triplett - charla@universitylabpartners.org
Brian is a seasoned medical device executive with over 25 years of experience spanning marketing, business development, and engineering. Currently serving as Vice President of Marketing at Bolt Medical (acquired by Boston Scientific in April of 2025), Brian leads strategic initiatives to drive innovation and growth in cardiovascular technologies. Prior to this, he spent nearly 24 years at Medtronic, where he held multiple leadership roles in business development, pipeline strategy, and global marketing across both peripheral and coronary vascular divisions. Brian has successfully led numerous acquisitions and investments totaling over $500 million, and has launched global product campaigns that achieved significant market share growth. His expertise includes portfolio strategy, M&A, product development, and cross-functional team leadership. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Arizona State University and is the inventor on three U.S. patents related to vascular technologies.
Charla created and leads the REALIZE Accelerator Program at ULP. She has over 25 years of experience and is a dynamic leader skilled at bridging academia, startups, non-profits, and venture capital. With her background in bioengineering, she has driven advancements in digital health, biosensors, medtech, and life sciences.
Jinny Lee is the Senior Vice President of Exploration, Strategy and Marketing for the AdvancedTechnology division of Edwards Lifesciences. She joined the company in 2001 where she wasresponsible for overseeing product development and global marketing for all areas in heart valvetherapy including repair and replacement initiatives for the mitral, aortic and tricuspid valves.Previously she held positions of increasing responsibility in marketing and product development atBiocoll Laboratories and later GenSci Orthobiologics where she helped develop and launch multipleproducts for the spine and orthopedic markets and partnered with Depuy Acromed, a Johnson andJohnson Company, in the sales efforts. She started her curiosity in medicine as a researcher at theLong Beach VA Hospital and at the US Food and Drug Administration in the public affairs grouplocated in Southern California. She earned her Bachelor of Science degrees in Biological Sciences andEnvironmental Analysis and Design and a MBA from the University of California, Irvine. She alsoserves as a board member for Casa Teresa and UCI Beall Applied Innovation.
Andrews Cooper is an engineering services firm specializing in highly complex technology development within ambiguous environments.
In 1999, Hewlett-Packard moved its medical device operation out of McMinnville OR. Neal Andrews and Steve Cooper loved their work at HP, but knew that relocating to Boston wasn’t the right thing for their growing families.
They envisioned a company by engineers, for engineers, where the HP Rules of the Garage could be truly expressed and the practice of device engineering could be elevated to its potential.
They built a community founded on respect for excellence, dedication to teamwork, and positive contribution to the betterment of the world.
Over the years, Neal and Steve’s vision resonated with customers, colleagues, and suppliers in a vibrant community that builds great things and is built to last.
Do you have a great company in the bioscience or medtech industry? Do you need wet-lab and/or fabrication space to develop and test your product?
