# Brianna Wronko-Stevens

> Brianna Wronko-Stevens is a University of Pennsylvania-trained bioengineer who turned a senior design project into HueDx (formerly Group K Diagnostics), a Philadelphia diagnostics company that reads lab-grade results off a color-changing card and a smartphone camera - no lab, no reader, no waiting days. Inspired by an HIV clinic internship at 17, she built a platform to deliver fast, quantitative results to the patients who can least afford to wait. She founded the company in 2017, served as CEO through a 2023 rebrand and raised millions in funding, then stepped into the Chief Scientific Officer seat to focus on the science.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at HueDx
- **Organizations:** HueDx, Group K Diagnostics, University of Pennsylvania
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S.E. in Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, K-12, Homeschool
- **Known for:** Founded Group K Diagnostics (now HueDx) directly from her Penn bioengineering senior design project, Built a colorimetric, reader-free diagnostic platform (HueCard + HueCloud) that delivers quantitative, lab-grade results via a smartphone camera, Raised over $2 million in the company's early years and reached roughly $4M in total funding

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Summer research intern at the Shieh Lab
- **2011** — At age 17, interned at a Philadelphia HIV clinic - the experience that later inspired her company
- **2017** — Graduated from Penn with a B.S.E. in Bioengineering; founded Group K Diagnostics from her senior design project
- **2018** — Named a Philadelphia Business Journal Woman of Distinction; won the PACT TiE Top Pitch and Stellar Startup Awards technology category; nominated to the Philadelphia Startup Leaders board
- **2019** — Group K had raised over $2M; advancing the KromaHealth / MultiDiagnostic point-of-care platform toward FDA review
- **2023** — Rebranded Group K Diagnostics to HueDx; brought on Dr. Mark A. Wingertzahn as CEO and moved into the Chief Scientific Officer role

## Achievements

- Founded Group K Diagnostics (now HueDx) directly from her Penn bioengineering senior design project
- Built a colorimetric, reader-free diagnostic platform (HueCard + HueCloud) that delivers quantitative, lab-grade results via a smartphone camera
- Raised over $2 million in the company's early years and reached roughly $4M in total funding
- Named a 2018 Philadelphia Business Journal Woman of Distinction
- 2018 PACT TiE Top Pitch winner and Stellar Startup Awards technology-category winner
- Nominated to the Philadelphia Startup Leaders board (2018)
- Led a full rebrand from Group K Diagnostics to HueDx and a pivot toward selling diagnostic hardware and software to other assay developers

## Latest updates

- **2023-06** — Last recorded funding raise (Seed) as HueDx continued building out its HueCard and HueCloud platform.
- **2023-01** — Group K Diagnostics rebranded to HueDx; Dr. Mark A. Wingertzahn became CEO and Wronko-Stevens became Chief Scientific Officer.

## Links

- Website: https://huedx.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianna-wronko-stevens-65645097
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/groupkdx
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMiU0ryL0eSE_gsxdI3oxVw
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/groupkdx

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Last updated: 2026-06-25