Irene Waldridge began work on her latest business, Eva Medtec, in 2012, shortly after leaving her role as Tactile Medical’s vice president and chief technologist.
The company’s CEO said its device is the “most accurate head sensor product on the market” compared to the competition, which places sensors on the skin or inside the helmet.
The national competition, which opened in July, resulted in Jvion taking home $50,000 and moving into Mayo’s Rochester headquarters as an “entrepreneur in residence.”