TIME SPEAKER TOPIC
9:00AM REGISTRATION &  REGISTRATION & 
PARTNERING OPEN PARTNERING OPEN
9:55-10:00AM  Day 2 WELCOME & BotB INTRO BotB Team
10:00 – 10:50 AM PANEL 3 From Pilot to Partnership: How Industry and Investors Engage Early
10:50 AM Pitch 15 Tulane University | Kalen Hall, Informuta: 
“Informuta: AI-powered resistance evolution forecasting for precision antibiotic treatment” (STARTUP)
11:00 AM Pitch 16 Tulane University | Rani Brooks, BioPhoundry: 
“BioPhoundry: Scaling Precision Antibiotics” (STARTUP)
11:10 AM Pitch 17 LSU AgCenter | Wade Baumgartner,
“Nanoparticle Matrix for Delivery of Natural Bioactive Components”
11:20 Pitch 18 LSU Health – Shreveport | Dominic Lincoln,
“RFID-integrated endotracheal tube holder”
11:30 AM Pitch 19 Alabama State University | Dr. Pooja M. Tiwari, ARNAV Biotech:
“A peptide based prophylactic against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) with potential broad spectrum activity against Influenza” (STARTUP)
11:40 AM Pitch 20 Auburn University | Joshua Sahib, Hazel Labs: 
“Hazel Labs: Transforming Loneliness into Connection Through Voice AI” (STARTUP)
11:50 AM Pitch 21 Mississippi State University | Nick Fitzkee, PhD,
“A Method for Targeting Nanoparticles to Bacterial Biofilm Infections using Bacterial Surface Proteins”
12:00 Pitch 22 Walter Acosta | Sylamore Bio:
 Unlocking the Brain: A Receptor-Free Platform for Revolutionary Drug Delivery
12:10 Pitch 23 Tulane University | Chandler Monk, Cleaved Diagnostics:
“A novel CRISPR based rapid point-of-care test for universal newborn screening” (STARTUP)
12:20-1:30 PM Lunch/Panel Hot Topics for Patent, Licensing, and Federal Funding in University Technology Commercialization
1:30 PM Day 2 Closing Comments BotB Team
6:00 PM Bullpen Reception Separate Ticket required