BEACON BIO
Turning up the volume on the eardrum with regenerative tissue grafts
Chronic eardrum perforations are treated via tympanoplasty surgical procedures
Currently only 1 out of 9 patients with eardrum perforations proceed with tympanoplasty procedures due to cost and invasive nature of surgery
To address this problem our team, comprised of researchers and surgeons, is working to develop the PhonoGraft technology at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard and Massachusetts Eye and Ear hospital
Press on Our Team:
Etsy For Scientists, An Acrobatics Circus Troupe: Meet Harvard i-Lab's New Spring Cohort
BostInno. February 13th, 2020.
Beacon Biomimetics: Venture Story
Harvard Innovation Labs. April 30th, 2020.
MassMEDIC's IGNITE MedTech Virtual Accelerator Announces 2020 MedTech IGNITE Cohort
Benzinga. June 8th, 2020.
Meet the largest and first virtual cohort of Harvard i-lab’s summer venture program
BostInno. June 30th, 2020.
This Harvard Venture Is Using 3D Printing To Create Medical Devices
Business Because. September 8th, 2020.
Meet the 2020 cohort of Harvard i-lab's Fall Venture Program
BostInno. September 24th, 2020.
22 Medtech Startups to Spark Your Interest
Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry. November 13th, 2020.
Top Vote Getters at BIOMEDigital Start-Up Stadium
Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry. November 13th, 2020.
Women Founders Lead the Way at Harvard
Harvard Innovation Labs. November 25th, 2020
GoodMorningScience.com. January 2021.
Bringing University Innovations to Market
MDG Boston and CBSET. January 20th, 2021.
Exclusive: Meet the startups in Harvard i-lab's 2021 Spring Venture Program
BostInno. February 3rd, 2021.
MassMEDIC Announces Finalists in its MedTech IGNITE Accelerator
Accesswire. February 10th, 2021.
MassMEDIC’s IGNITE Program Closes Record Year; Announces Winner
GlobeNewswire. March 2nd, 2021.
IGNITE Winners Blaze New Trails in Medtech
Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry. March 25th, 2021.
Harvard Gazette. April 12th, 2021.
Top collegiate inventors awarded 2021 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
MIT News. April 26th, 2021.
2021 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize. Nicole Black. PhonoGraft: Biomimetic eardrum grafts
Lemelson-MIT. April 26th, 2021.
Nicole Black: An Innovative Solution for Perforated Eardrum Injuries
Ladderworks + NASDAQ. April 28th, 2021.
A sound solution: Harvard venture seeks to create more effective grafts to treat eardrum perforations
Harvard SEAS. May 6th, 2021.
13 ventures receive top prizes in President’s Innovation Challenge
Harvard Gazette. May 6th, 2021.
Venture Programs and Awards
Venture Incubation Program 2020-2021
Summer 2020: Spark Grant Recipient
2021 President's Innovation Challenge $25k Runner-up Prize Winner in the Health & Life Sciences Category
Venture Programs and Awards
2020-2021 Venture Incubation Program
Summer 2020 Spark Grant Recipient
2021 President's Innovation Challenge $25k Runner-up Prize Winner in the Health & Life Sciences Category
BIOMEDigitial Start-Up Stadium 2020
Top 5 Venture
IGNITE Final Pitch Competition 2021
Runner-up Prize Winner
Spring 2020 Cohort Team