ECHO Discovery Fireside Chat #3: Sparked Screening

Join us and the Translational Biology and Engineering Program for an ECHO Discovery Fireside Chat with Dr. Stephanie Buryk-Iggers – CEO & Founder of Sparked Screening Inc.!

Sparked Screening, previously named the number one early-stage company by the University of Toronto, offers the first at-home device that screens for risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) using proteins found in saliva. Results are provided rapidly and without the need for a traditional laboratory or technical training.

Dr. Buryk-Iggers has built a career dedicated to health equity. She holds a Master’s in biomedical engineering and a PhD in clinical exercise from the University of Toronto – during which she was named top 12 student entrepreneurs in Canada by Enactus. She has further honed her leadership skills through directing health program development in marginalized areas. Dr. Buryk-Iggers is dedicated to supporting student entrepreneurs; she is a coach for the start-up incubator iCUBE, and teaches Healthcare Innovation at the University of Toronto.

Register for this free, virtual chat today!

This Fireside Chat is part of the ECHO Discovery program, a foundational education program that explores ideation, research translation, and entrepreneurship.

ECHO Discovery is funded and organized by the Translational Biology & Engineering Program and TRANSFORM HF, at the University of Toronto and Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research.