Caitlin Granfield

1 month ago | refreshmiami.com | Caitlin Granfield

Rick Toren wears a lot of hats. He’s a co-creator of the EpiPen, a former professor at the University of Miami (who’s looking to teach again) and the CEO of Swift Sync, which makes a pacing catheter for patients with heart problems.

1 month ago | refreshmiami.com | Caitlin Granfield

Dr. Evangelos Badiavas, a University of Miami Health System dermatologist, theorized that wounds produced from Epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a group of rare genetic skin disorders characterized by fragile skin that blisters, tears and falls off easily, could be treated successfully using the extracellular vesicles from stem cells. Extracellular vesicles are vital for intercellular communication, enabling traffic of proteins, lipids and RNA between cells.

2 months ago | refreshmiami.com | Caitlin Granfield

When Ori Ohayon bought his first house, he spent around $5,000 on settlement costs, legal fees and title fees. He knew other homeowners were in the same boat, and he aimed to find a faster and less expensive way to obtain a title for a property.  “We wanted to create a product that was preemptive and automatic, and we ended up with Titl, which is really an automated title process,” said Ohayon.

2 months ago | refreshmiami.com | Caitlin Granfield

People who are blind or visually impaired may soon have a way to make their day-to-day life easier: Glasses equipped with AI technology that read menus and classwork and let users know of obstacles in their path. Fovionics, founded by Mike Romano and Gabriel Habech [pictured above], is seeking people for its pilot program for the first round of the glasses. Romano graduated from FIU with a degree in engineering and Habech is a current student there studying engineering.

2 months ago | refreshmiami.com | Caitlin Granfield

By Caitlin GranfieldDetect helps utility companies identify equipment defects before a power failure or accident happens. The Miami-based startup does this through its proprietary AI-powered technology, which enables utilities to respond quickly, lowering their risks, driving down their costs, and potentially saving lives.