LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Procter & Gamble
Ventures, the early stage startup studio within P&G (NYSE:PG),
today announced the four finalists for the 2020 P&G Ventures
Innovation Challenge. Finalists have been awarded an all-expense
paid trip to pitch their products live at The International
Consumer Electronics Show at 9:30 a.m. PST on Wednesday, January 8.
The live pitch competition will take place at the P&G
LifeLab Stage, Booth #42131, Sands Expo Convention Center,
Las Vegas. Winners will be
announced via Twitter at @PGVStudio.
For the 2020 Innovation Challenge, P&G Ventures leveraged
the KITE SRM platform and operating system to identify, recruit,
evaluate and select this year's finalists. More than 100
contestants across the United States participated in this
year's challenge, seeking cash prizes, expert guidance from
industry leaders and entry into industry leading accelerators as
P&G seeks partners for new CPG product development in women's
health, chronic conditions, enhanced sleep, aging at home, personal
performance, male wellness and non-toxic home care.
The 2020 P&G Ventures Innovation Challenge finalists
are:
- Dr. Bryan Fuller, Founder and
CEO of DermaMedics
- Dr. Sanna Gaspard, Founder and
CEO of Rubitection
- Richard Hanbury, Founder of
Sana
- Nicholas Michalak, CEO of
SomniFix
Dr. Bryan Fuller is the
founder and CEO of DermaMedics, a skin care company that
specializes in the discovery of anti-inflammatory and anti-aging
technologies for the dermatology market. DermaMedics has broad
expertise in molecular based skin research and uses this expertise
to identify botanically derived chemical compounds that display
pronounced biological activities that are beneficial to the
skin.
Dr. Sanna
Gaspard (@sa_gaspard) is the founder and CEO of
Rubitection, a medical device startup that is empowering anyone to
take the health of their skin into the palm of their hands with a
skin wellness tool, the Rubitect Assessment System, that improves
the detection, assessment and care management of dermatological and
vascular conditions.
Richard Hanbury (@rhanbury)
is the founder of Sana, a neuromodulation wearable for the control
of chronic pain, addiction and anxiety. Sana uses audio/visual
stimulation to guide the user into a state of deep relaxation in 10
minutes, this also consistently increases neuroplasticity -
dramatically impacting base pain, fatigue, depression and anxiety
levels over time.
Nicholas Michalak is the CEO
of SomniFix, simple, affordable and effective over-the-counter
solution to a complex issue: snoring and CPAP non-compliance.
SomniFix Strips are non-invasive sleep aids that curb mouth
breathing, a primary cause of snoring and CPAP non-compliance. By
reducing the incidence of mouth breathing, SomniFix Strips ensure
that users maintain optimal nasal breathing patterns to achieve the
highest-quality sleep.
"Following the success of last year's P&G Ventures
Innovation Challenge at CES, I am excited to hear the pitches from
this year's four finalists," said Leigh
Radford, VP and GM of P&G Ventures. "These companies
have the potential to change the way we live our lives, and we at
P&G Ventures are looking forward to engaging with them and
learning more about the innovative solutions they're bringing to
market."
The winner of the 2020 Innovation Challenge will receive
$10,000 from P&G Ventures, a
complimentary invitation to the EY Strategic Growth Forum®, and
qualify as a finalist in a Techstars® accelerator. Judges include
Leigh Radford, Vice President and
General Manager of P&G Ventures, Julie
Setser, Vice President R&D Innovation Capability of
P&G Ventures, David Brown,
Founder and CEO of Techstars, and Carole
Faig, US Health Leader of EY.
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