Ohio State Startups - Health & Wellness

CancerBridge LLC

License fiscal year: 2015
Ohio State primary inventor(s): Michael Caligiuri
College: Wexner Medical Center
Department: James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Leadership: Kent Bowen
Ownership status: Acquired/merged
Headquarters: Columbus, OH
Description: CancerBridge’s platform provides employers the ability to offer employees a telephonic navigation line for access to both a cancer-certified nurse and a cancer super-subspecialist physician for cancer-related inquiries. Built and spun out of Ohio State's James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, CancerBridge is a fusion of cancer inquiry, care navigation workflow, and a sophisticated call center routing technology, linking patients and super-subspecialty cancer physicians for specific inquiries in minutes versus days or weeks. CancerBridge was acquired by Ohio State Health Inc. in November 2018.

ImpactDS Consulting LLC

License fiscal year: 2020
Ohio State primary inventor(s): Anne Johnson; Myra Wilson
College: Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Department: Alber Enterprise Center
Leadership: Anne Johnson
Ownership status: Privately held
Headquarters: Columbus, OH
Description: ImpactDS Consulting, LLC is consulting services company that provides certification and training services to elder care facilities and providers. ImpactDS Consulting is built upon research conducted at Ohio State by former Professor Myra Wilson.

Rekovo LLC

License fiscal year: 2015
Ohio State primary inventor(s): Lise Worthen-Chaudhari
College: Medicine
Department: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Leadership: Todd Whittington
Ownership status: Privately held
Headquarters: Columbus, OH
Description: Rekovo uses movement and art to improve patient engagement, compliance and satisfaction during physical and occupational therapy sessions. Rekovo’s first product, Agile Art, is a SAAS+ hardware tool for physical therapists that decreases time-to-recovery for patients that require balance therapy. Agile Art provides clinical teams with data to track patient progress and outcomes (duration of task, time engaged, speed of motion). Patients with neurological disorders, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and those recovering from balance deficits can benefit from this product.

RxGames, PBC

License fiscal year: 2015
Ohio State primary inventor(s): Lynne Gauthier
College: Medicine
Department: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Leadership: Roger Crawfis
Ownership status: Privately held
Headquarters: Columbus, OH
Description: RxGames, PBC, formerly Games That Move You, creates therapy-in-motion for improved upper extremity mobility. With professional constraint-induced therapy treatments prohibitively expensive and inaccessible to most, the company is deploying a clinically-validated gamified therapy. For example, the Recovery Rapids game allows players to control an onscreen kayaker navigating through river obstacles by performing movements of their weaker arm and hand. This virtual reality-based physical therapy product can help optimize and expedite the recovery process.

The Difference USA LLC

License fiscal year: 2016
Ohio State primary inventor(s): Anthony Schlegel
College: Athletics
Department: Athletics
Leadership: Anthony Schlegel
Ownership status: Privately held
Headquarters: Lewis Center, OH
Description: The Difference USA is a fitness equipment company, founded by former Ohio State strength and conditioning coach Anthony Schlegel. The company’s first product, The Difference, is a portable hand-placement/striking machine that enhances upper body speed and strength, optimizing athletic performance for athletes in all sports.