sleep-disorders
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The Medicine That Does Not Ask You to Wake Up
XWPharma built an investigational sleep drug around a plain inconvenience: treatment should not interrupt the night it is meant to repair. A $20 million upfront license turned that idea into a business deal.
Neura Health
Neura Health is a virtual neurology clinic that gives the 145 million Americans living with neurological conditions fast access to board-certified neurologists, dedicated care coaches, and an app-based treatment plan. Founded in 2020 by Elizabeth Burstein and Sameer Madan, the company pairs telehealth video visits with always-on care navigation to cut the typical months-long wait for a neurologist down to about a week, treating headache and migraine, epilepsy, sleep disorders, concussion, stroke recovery, tremor, long COVID, and memory disorders.