{"id":1045,"date":"2024-07-08T21:26:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T21:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/connect.org\/?page_id=1045"},"modified":"2025-06-11T14:18:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T21:18:57","slug":"springboard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Springboard"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1045\" class=\"elementor elementor-1045\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8ea3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd8ea3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;opacity-fan&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 283.5 19.6\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exit Value<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c3437 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6c3437\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b43d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"5b43d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"8500\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e37c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37e37c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jobs Created<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1392cb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1392cb3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5162d90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5162d90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Since 2005<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376337aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"376337aa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de04c04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2de04c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to the Springboard Corner<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19985a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a19985a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Check out the blog where we highlight and showcase recent milestones of life science and hi-tech startups we have worked with through Connect\u2019s Springboard program.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d2d19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2d2d19\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec88ea3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec88ea3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b759a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b759a0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65cf692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65cf692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DTx-1-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-641708\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DTx-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DTx-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DTx-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DTx-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DTx-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b126f79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b126f79\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b46cbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b46cbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The DTx Journey<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade37a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ade37a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Starting a life science company is not easy. Continuing to keep the venture going while at the same time achieving scientific milestones is hard work. But San Diego is a good place to do just that. Known for its culture of collaboration, San Diego is unique in that it has an innovation ecosystem filled with an abundance of startup resources and relevant life science expertise to foster the creation and growth of a biotech company.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Here we share the journey of a San Diego home-grown success story\u2026<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-954baf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"954baf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/the-dtx-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the Blog<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1d13f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b1d13f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-363c37c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"363c37c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef4b98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ef4b98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Springboard Corner<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66bc7a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66bc7a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Welcome to the Springboard Corner, your go-to spot for the latest achievements in the life sciences and high-tech startups sphere. Here, we shine a light on the trailblazers and innovators who\u2019ve journeyed through\u00a0Connect\u2019s Springboard Program. Dive in to discover the groundbreaking milestones of the companies at the forefront of shaping our future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f967dad elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f967dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/blog\/?e-filter-aa2f8f9-category=springboard\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View All Blogs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bb779 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52bb779\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa92237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa92237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Springboard-Social-Rectangle-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-641709\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Springboard-Social-Rectangle-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Springboard-Social-Rectangle-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Springboard-Social-Rectangle-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Springboard-Social-Rectangle-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Springboard-Social-Rectangle.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3df9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba3df9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5604508 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5604508\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa372f elementor-testimonial--skin-default elementor-testimonial--layout-image_inline elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"5fa372f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:100000,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWe worked very closely with the Connect Springboard program to develop and optimize our pitch. The Springboard mentors provided guidance and, ultimately, confidence. Connect armed us with access to a network of experienced executives that launched DTx to early success with fundraising and execution of the business plan. \u2026 Connect\u2019s Springboard program, along with the connections that resulted, accelerated my own personal growth as an entrepreneur and a CEO by exposing me to experts in areas that were complete blind spots for me.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arthur-Suckow.png\" alt=\"Arthur Suckow,\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Arthur Suckow,<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">CEO, DTx Pharma<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThe Springboard experience was extremely valuable, particularly in our case where our founders had limited business\/operational experience, and no experience with pitching. Without Springboard, we would not be kicking off a seed round with potential investors.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Melanie-Lang.png\" alt=\"Melanie Lang\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Melanie Lang<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Co-founder & CEO, FormAlloy<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWe are not the typical startup, which we assume would normally be part of the program, as our company is over five years old. We needed to take our company to the next level so \u2026 Connect customized a program for us to take into account our company maturity and management staff experience. Springboard introduced us to industry experts relevant to our business and technology. We have won numerous quantum sciences contracts which reflects on the mentoring and knowledge shared during the program to boost Qubitekk to the next level. We highly recommend this program for young startups and companies like us who are moving onto their teenage startup years and need a catalyst to get them to the next level.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Corey-McClelland.png\" alt=\"Corey McClelland\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Corey McClelland<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">CRO, Qubitekk, Inc.<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cParticipating in Springboard was incredibly beneficial to us in the early stages of the company. The team at Connect really helped us focus on our value proposition and how we would be able to get our product to market. They are an excellent resource for the startup community in San Diego, as they were able to connect our team with industry domain experts to give us invaluable feedback and support along the way. The feedback they gave us on everything from product, customer base, competitive positioning and investor expectations was always appreciated and we continue to work with the team there to this day. We highly recommend this program.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Seth-Merritt.png\" alt=\"Seth Merritt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Seth Merritt<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Co-founder & CEO, Welby Health<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanofi.com\/en\/media-room\/press-releases\/2024\/2024-05-30-13-01-38-2890833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acquired by Sanofi for $1.7B<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7327c257 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7327c257\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0cc87c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0cc87c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5021ad e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5021ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.90000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novartis.com\/news\/media-releases\/novartis-builds-neuroscience-pipeline-and-xrna-platform-capabilities-acquisition-dtx-pharma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acquired by Novartis for $1.1B\u200b<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eda26ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eda26ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca10717 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ca10717\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d570540 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d570540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.90000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20240318820510\/en\/Carlsmed-Raises-52.5M-in-Series-C-Financing-to-Advance-Personalized-Spine-Surgery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raised $52.5M Series C Round; FDA cleared device<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2394fedb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2394fedb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe8e183 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fe8e183\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f58e43 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68f58e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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e-child\" data-id=\"764dd57\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69dda7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e69dda7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/springboard-companies\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View All Companies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719800d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" 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