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Eye Pitch

Saturday, May 3
Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center

In collaboration with the Alcon Seed Fund (ASF), ARVO offered members a fantastic opportunity to present their innovative ideas for a chance to win an up to $1 million investment from Alcon*. Thank you to all who entered the competition and congratulations to the following winners:

  • Winner ($25,000) — Jonathan Labriola, PhD — Synakis’ ocular solutions: Quick, comfortable and convenient recovery
  • Second place ($15,000) — Mike Garanzini — Non-surgical, non-pharmacologic treatment of glaucoma
  • Third place ($10,000) — Hema Ramkumar, MD — Oculogenex: Ending vision loss through epigenetic innovation

ARVO Eye Pitch winners: Hema Ramkumar, MD; Jonathan Labriola, PhD; Mike Garanzini

* The overall winner is invited to enter the ASF process for a chance to win an up to $1 million investment from Alcon.

Chart illustrating the stages of progression for ARVO Eye Pitch contest

Sponsor

ARVO is grateful to the Alcon Seed Fund for their generous financial support and expertise.

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Alcon is committed to finding external innovation opportunities that could enhance its current product portfolio or lead to innovative new products for eye disorders. As part of these efforts, the Alcon Seed Fund was launched in 2022 to identify and invest in early stage, disruptive innovation within the ophthalmic field.