ACPHS BioInnovation Bootcamp and Pitch Night
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Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
ACPHS BioInnovation Bootcamp and Pitch Night
Two captured ACPHS news articles: one announcing the 2024 BioInnovation Bootcamp pitch night with $25,000 in prizes, and one profiling winner Hilario Castillo and his patented two-needle syringe.
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ACPHS BioInnovation Bootcamp and Pitch Night
Source Summary
Two captured ACPHS news articles: one announcing the 2024 BioInnovation Bootcamp pitch night with $25,000 in prizes, and one profiling winner Hilario Castillo and his patented two-needle syringe.
Claims Supported
- ACPHS CBET and Albany Med OTR ran an eight-week BioInnovation Bootcamp in 2024 covering IP, commercialization, clinical trials, FDA/regulatory, and team building.
- 15 participants attended and nine pitched at the May 30, 2024 pitch night.
- $25,000 in cash and in-kind prizes were awarded; first-place winner Hilario Castillo received $15,500.
- Participants included RPI postdoc Mengzhou Li and ACPHS PharmD student Dylan Wang.
Evidence Limits
No evidence of 2025 or 2026 bootcamp recurrence found. The program may be a single-edition pilot rather than annual infrastructure.