Cover Image for Ecphora Capital's 2026 Portfolio Showcase
Cover Image for Ecphora Capital's 2026 Portfolio Showcase
Maryland's Premier Medtech Venture Capital Firm

Ecphora Capital's 2026 Portfolio Showcase

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Meet the companies shaping the future of medicine.

Join Ecphora Capital for our 2026 Portfolio Showcase, featuring ten companies advancing innovation across medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, biotechnology, and patient care.

What to Expect

  • Meet the visionaries behind some of the most compelling innovations in medicine

  • Hear directly from portfolio company CEOs in a series of focused, high-impact presentations

  • Explore breakthrough technologies poised to reshape patient care and clinical practice

  • Engage in live Q&A with founders and executive leadership

  • Continue the conversation with participating companies following the showcase

Featured Portfolio Companies & CEOs:

ICUFree — Howard Carolan, CEO & Co-Founder
Critical care innovation improving care for mechanically ventilated patients.

Nanochon — Benjamin Holmes, PhD, CEO & Co-Founder
Developing a novel implant for cartilage repair and joint preservation.

Nodal Therapeutics — Christopher M. Jewell, PhD, Founder
Developing a single-treatment biotech platform to stop autoimmune disease.

Gelectric Medical — Leah Klein Borden, PhD, CEO
Developing electroadhesion technology for next-generation tissue repair.

Astek Diagnostics — Mustafa Al-Adhami, PhD, Founder & CEO
Developing rapid diagnostic technology to identify bacterial infections and inform antibiotic treatment.

Sonogen Medical — Jason Winder, Founder & CEO
Advancing medical ultrasound technology for bone-fracture healing and other diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

ARMR Systems — Chibueze “Chibs” Ihenacho, Founder & CEO
Developing wearable hemorrhage-control technology for severe traumatic bleeding.

Kallisio — Rajan Patel, Founder & CEO
Advancing personalized radiation oncology through patient-specific technology designed to improve treatment precision.

CoapTech — Brad Kreger, CEO
Advancing ultrasound-guided technology that enables gastrostomy procedures at the point of care.

Nanoplex — Joseph Beyene, PhD, Founder & CEO
Developing a first-in-class approach to preventing the transmission of tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease.

Event Details:

Friday, September 25, 2026
12:00–1:30 PM ET
Virtual via Zoom

Presentations will be followed by live Q&A. Attendees may submit questions through the event chat; attendee audio and video will not be used.

A curated look at the technologies, companies, and leaders poised to shape the next era of healthcare.

Maryland's Premier Medtech Venture Capital Firm