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How SOSV’s deep tech startups are innovating to fight COVID-19
HAX Team
June 20, 2020
Formlabs' 3D-printed BiPAP-to-ventilator converter
One of HAX’s highlighted companies in the discussion was Formlabs, a 3D printer company that recently received FDA approval on its 3D-printed BiPAP-to-ventilator converter. Source: Formlabs

While many companies are contributing to the battle against the pandemic, deep tech startups are trying to overcome scientific challenges to help with prevention, testing, or treatment in novel and scalable ways. This event brings together investors who have backed dozens of relevant startups, to get a sense of the variety of solutions being developed, their potential outcomes, and the broader role and opportunities of deep tech investment.

In this live panel, moderators Julie Wolf, former communications director of SOSV’s IndieBio, and Benjamin Joffe, SOSV partner, explored these questions with three speakers:

  • Seth Bannon, Founding Partner, Fifty Years
  • Alex Morgan, MD PhD, Partner, Khosla Ventures
  • Jun Axup, PhD, Chief Science Officer & Partner, IndieBio/SOSV

Learn more about how deep tech is digging even deeper to fight COVID-19 in the recorded session below.