NC IDEA WINNER: MV Trak Gets Concussion-Monitoring Wearable Ready for Market
MV Trak is one of six startups to win ~$50K in grant funding from the nonprofit Durham-based NC IDEA Foundation. Since 2006, the foundation has awarded nearly $4.2 million to 104 startups around the state. The six companies were narrowed from nine finalists, 22 semifinalists and 130 total applications for the Fall 2015 cycle. Profiles of the rest of the companies are linked below. In his just-released movie Concussion, Will Smith portrays a doctor who discovers the lasting negative effects repeated concussions (or brain trauma) have on football players’ long-term health. Smith is nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role in the film—he’s helping...
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