SafePush, a Metairie-based medical device firm, recently bagged a £100,000 business pitch during Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week.
Victory in this contest has empowered SafePush to build upon its revolutionary new medical device, expand its team of experts, and strengthen research initiatives. This win also placed the company on a competitive pedestal within the medical device industry.
The contest’s triumph has unlocked for SafePush the opportunity to compete in the Startup World Cup Grand Finale this October in California. A grand prize of $1 million presents a significant winning prospect for the company.
SafePush is renowned for its unique, one-use mechanical device, which fastens to a syringe’s tip and modulates the pace of medication administration.
SafePush lands investment, preps for Startup Cup.
Tonia Aiken, co-CEO, lawyer, and nurse, brainstormed this innovative concept after witnessing the consequences of a rushed injection on a client—the event drove the innovation of the SafePush device.
The invention could relieve frontline healthcare workers, namely nurses, from the burden of accurately administering medications amidst the demand overload due to the nurse shortage, thereby potentially minimizing medical errors.
Co-chiefs Tonia Aiken and Kevin Edwards deserve the credit for collectively birthing the ingenious concept of SafePush. Their shared vision and business acumen have created a device reflecting their commitment to medical innovation.
Last year, SafePush also garnered the top honor at the PitchBR competition, organized by Nexus Louisiana, fetching a $1,000 prize. This underscores the company’s potential to revolutionize the medical device sector and optimize patient safety.
