# Daniel Weinstein

> Daniel Weinstein is a biomedical engineer, entrepreneur, and the co-founder and CEO of Lura Health, a Newark medical-device company developing miniature sensors that collect continuous data from saliva. The company began after Weinstein met Saam Bozorg and Noah Hill at a Tufts entrepreneurship event in 2016, moved through the HAX hard-tech accelerator, secured NSF support, and later entered an investment and business partnership with Japan's SCO Group. Weinstein and Hill were named to the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Manufacturing & Industry.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Lura Health
- **Organizations:** Lura Health, HAX, Tufts University
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, cum laude, Tufts University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Lura Health after meeting his co-founders at a Tufts entrepreneurship event., Named to the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Manufacturing & Industry with Noah Hill., Named to BostInno's 25 Under 25 in 2020.

## Career timeline

- **2013-2014** — Conducted research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute while in high school.
- **2014-2018** — Studied biomedical engineering at Tufts University and graduated cum laude.
- **2016** — Met Saam Bozorg and Noah Hill at a three-day Tufts entrepreneurship event and began developing the idea that became Lura Health.
- **2017** — Co-founded the venture initially known as UChu Biosensors; the team won the Tufts Montle Prize and Ricci Prize.
- **2019** — Joined the HAX hard-tech accelerator in China.
- **2020** — Lura Health received an NSF Phase I SBIR grant for an intra-oral salivary pH monitor; Weinstein was also named to BostInno's 25 Under 25.
- **2021** — Weinstein and co-founder Noah Hill were named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Manufacturing & Industry.
- **2022** — Lura Health announced a $1 million NSF Phase II SBIR grant.
- **2024** — Appeared in interviews and podcasts about Lura Health's engineering, dental use cases, and entrepreneurial lessons.
- **2025** — Lura Health announced an investment and business partnership with Japan's SCO Group for Asian clinical pilots and expansion.
- **2026** — Presented Lura Health at the AGA Incubator Showcase during Digestive Disease Week and was included among New Jersey's INNOVATE100 honorees.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Lura Health after meeting his co-founders at a Tufts entrepreneurship event.
- Named to the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Manufacturing & Industry with Noah Hill.
- Named to BostInno's 25 Under 25 in 2020.
- Won first place in the 2017 Tufts Montle Prize and Ricci Prize with the founding team.
- Helped Lura Health secure NSF SBIR support, including a $1 million Phase II award announced in 2022.
- Led Lura Health into an investment and business partnership with SCO Group in Japan in 2025.
- Selected as a 2026 INNOVATE100 honoree in New Jersey.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Presented Lura Health's platform at the AGA Incubator Showcase during Digestive Disease Week in Chicago.
- **2026-05** — Recognized among New Jersey's 2026 INNOVATE100 honorees.
- **2025-12** — Ilika reported that Lura Health was working with Ilika and Cirtec Medical to demonstrate Stereax miniature batteries in Lura Health microsensors.
- **2025-08** — Lura Health announced an investment and business partnership with SCO Group to support Japanese clinical pilots and Asian expansion.
- **2025-11** — Lura Health was selected for the American Gastroenterological Association's inaugural incubator cohort.

## Links

- Website: https://lurahealth.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-weinstein-35115080/

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Last updated: 2026-08-26