Episode 1: The OxiWear Story
Venture Forward
English - September 11, 2019 18:32 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsTechnology Business Entrepreneurship georgetown entrepreneurship business launch leadership enterprising students washington dc Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Shavini Fernando is a Georgetown alum with a life threatening disease who invented a medical device to prolong and enhance the lives of the millions of people who suffer from this ailment. Her company, OxiWear, has turned this device into a fashionable accessory that monitors the oxygen level in the blood, and signals when that level drops dangerously low.It’s a niche product for people with pulmonary hypertension, who need to know immediately when their blood oxygen level drops. On a moment’s notice, this personalized accessory will call 911 and phone-a-friend, to save the life of the wearer.