Volume 3, Issue 11 | November 2025

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ECOSYSTEM SPOTLIGHT

BioLabs expands to Rochester, Minnesota, in strategic collaboration with Mayo Clinic and others to accelerate healthtech innovation
BioLabs

Where startup energy meets world-class clinical discovery: BioLabs is bringing its first Midwest location to Rochester, Minnesota, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, the Destination Medical Center initiative and local partners. The new 16,000 sq ft facility will provide biotech and HealthTech startups with turnkey labs, offices and direct access to a thriving innovation ecosystem. Read more…

PROGRESS IN RESEARCH

Melanoma test may spare patients from needing biopsy surgery. Read more...
Hidden factor driving aggressive prostate cancer uncovered. Read more...
AI tools from Mayo Clinic help predict severe asthma risks. Read more...
MAYO CLINIC PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
FUNDING NEWS

Kardigan raises $254M Series B to advance personalized cardiovascular medicines.
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MediView closes $24M Series A to redefine surgical navigation and medical imaging.
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FYR lands $8M in funding to find new biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease and beyond.
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Johnson & Johnson MedTech advances AI fund
First awardees selected for Polyphonic™ AI Fund for Surgery QuickFire Challenge 
Congratulations goes to Mayo Clinic’s Cornelius Thiels, DO, and his team on receiving Johnson & Johnson’s Polyphonic™ AI Fund for Surgery QuickFire Challenge Award for their innovative work developing AI models to detect surgical-site infections and wound complications. Their project was selected from submissions representing diverse teams across 29 countries, advancing data-driven solutions to enhance surgical decision-making and patient outcomes. Read more...
MAYO CLINIC PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS

How AI technology helped an Iowa mom with breast cancer avoid a mastectomy
ABC News

While Mayo Clinic and other institutions are advancing AI tools for breast cancer detection, other centers such as Mercy Cedar Rapids are also using AI-powered imaging and ‘digital twin’ models to help patients. Watch video to learn more about the use of tan AI-powered 3D digital twin powered by NVIDIA.
Calico Life Sciences receives U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation for its investigational treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Read more...
FDA grants RMAT designation to Avobis Bio’s AVB-114, an implantable cell therapy designed to treat Crohn’s disease–related perianal fistulas. Read more...
Corvus Health launches a digital platform to streamline surgical referrals and improve patient access to coordinated, efficient care. Read more...
What it means to be a mission-driven medtech company
Cadence Neuroscience

CASE STUDY: Conducted at Mayo Clinic, a study found Cadence’s seizure monitoring and therapeutic equipment achieved a 93% median seizure reduction and assisted 50% of patients in achieving significant periods of seizure freedom, making a noticeable impact on quality of life. Watch video...
HEARD AROUND MAYO CLINIC 
WHAT OUR LEADERS ARE TALKING ABOUT

Judy Boughey, MD, speaks on more than 40 years of innovation and discovery in treating breast cancer at Mayo Clinic.
Peter Rhee, DO, MS, speaking on the importance of furthering medicine beyond just being a practitioner in an article on mentorship and innovation.
Cherisse Marcou, PhD, discusses the results of the first U.S.-based Undiagnosed Hackathon, hosted at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Dawn Mussallem, DO, on the Mel Robbins podcast discussing nutrition, cancer and personal health.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Find select Mayo Clinic Business Development staff at:
  • BIO-Europe 2025 | Nov. 3-5 | Vienna, Austria
  • Bearhs Surgical Innovation Summit | Nov. 18 | Rochester, MN
  • Advanced Therapies USA | Nov. 18-19 | Philadelphia, PA  
  • RSNA | Nov. 30-Dec. 4 | Chicago, IL 
  • JP Morgan Healthcare Conference | Jan. 12-15 | San Francisco, CA 
  • Advanced Therapies Week | Feb. 9-12 | San Diego, CA 
  • Biocom California | Feb. 24-26 | San Diego, CA 
  • LSI USA | March 16-20 | Dana Point, CA 

OPEN POSITIONS:
  • Senior Licensing Manager
  • Technology Development Associate II

Mayo Clinic Alumni Magazine

This issue dives into the journey from bedside to bench and back again, showcasing innovations in: 

• Interventional radiology 
• 3D modeling 
• Transplant medicine 
• Regenerative therapies 
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