Ardiyon Bio | Dr. Jon McCord, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Alumni, Dr. Bryan Sutton, Professor of Cell Physiology and Moleculuar Biophysics at TTUHSC, & Dr. Peter Keyel, Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Science at TTU

A novel PEGylated Dnase1L3 therapeutic. 

Check-Up Sports | Arie Williams, Community Entrepreneur, & Armani Williams, Community Entrepreneur

A gig economy platform for basketball, offering event management, payments, and social networking in one app, empowering players and court owners to generate income.

GeoListen | Dr. Peter Martens, Professor in the Talkington College of Visual Performing Arts at TTU, David Sears, Associate Professor in the Talkington College of Visual Performing Arts at TTU, & Ngan Nguyen

A mobile app that combines the enjoyable and brain-building cognitive activities of experiencing unfamiliar musical styles and timbre with spatial learning on the globe.

GuardNIL | Josh Woods, Texas Tech University (TTU) Alumni

A unique service that partners with collegiate athletic programs to provide unique and innovative NIL solutions.

microMed | Dr. Paul Egan, Assistant Professor in the Whitacre College of Engineering at TTU, Dr. Yusuf Dundar, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at TTUHSC, Muatasim Riaz Khan, Texas Tech University Alumni, & Scott Boyer, Texas Tech University Alumni

A microvascular anastomosis coupler device that addresses the critical challenge of time-consuming suturing in microvascular surgeries.

NamiDiagnostics | Dr. Ke Liu, Texas Tech University Alumni, Dr. Dimitri Pappas, Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at TTU, McKenna McKay, Doctoral Student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at TTU, & Houngyu Pu

A next-generation diagnostic tool for early detection of sepsis.

Returning Citizens Association | Richard Gaines, Community Entrepreneur, Lacey Kilgrove, Community Entrepreneur, & Joseph Clements, Community Entrepreneur

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit that empowers system-impacted individuals.

Sphereify | James McCoy, Texas Tech University Alumni, Jamie Larmond, Community Entrepreneur, & Tyvell Knight, Community Entrepreneur

A platform that provides timely reminders, AI‑powered conversation starters, and a streamlined interface so relationship-based professionals can easily stay top‑of‑mind and nurture key connections without the burden of a heavy or complex CRM system.

Industry Advanced Technology (iAT) Accelerator Track Winners

K9 Finds | Dr. Nathaniel Hall, Associate Professor in the Davis College at TTU, & Dr. Edgar Aviles-Rosa, Assistant Professor in the Davis College at TTU

An automated scent-detection K9 training, testing, and evaluation method.

Mirus Boletus | Dr. Julia Shmshina, Assistant Professor in the Davis College at TTU, Dr. Brendan Kelly, Assistant Professor in the Davis College at TTU, Stacey Kelly, & John Keyes

A method to develop sustainable chitin-based advanced materials to replace petrochem. plastics.

PillMed | Pranathi Bingi, Student in the School of Medicine at TTUHSC, Jeena Poudel, Texas Tech University Alumni, Frank Muniz, Texas Tech University Alumni, & Dr. Paul Egan, Assistant Professor in the Whitacre College of Engineering at TTU

An automatic, portable pill dispenser with reminder features and tracking capability.

Rahm Sensor Development | Vik Ramprakash, Community Entrepreneur, Arjun Babuji, Community Entrepreneur, & Christopher Williams, Texas Tech University Alumni

A non-invasive sensor technology for vital monitoring.