{"652440":{"#nid":"652440","#data":{"type":"news","title":"2021 InVenture Prize Finalists: Where Are They Now? Medsur is tackling the femtech space","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy Frida Carrera\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter almost a year since the completion of the 2021 InVenture Prize Competition, we caught up with finalist Sammie Hasen to see what she\u0026rsquo;s been up to over the past couple of months! For 2021\u0026rsquo;s competition, Sammie\u0026rsquo;s invention, BCase, placed as a finalist for its accessible, discreet, and secure birth control storage that attaches directly to the back of your phone.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EToday, Sammie successfully launched BCase in New York City on World Contraception Day as one of five brands featured by Medsur Inc, the consumer goods company founded by Sammie. On September 26th, Medsur was even invited by The Pill Club, a leading contraceptive company, to participate in the launch of their uterus-shaped vending machines in New York. Medsur now continues to garner the attention from many leading health companies in the birth control space and this is just the beginning for Sammie.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I plan to keep growing Medsur and follow our vision of creating a suite of innovative products for uterus owners. I am slowly growing the team, and I have now added the incredible Alexa Graham as COO. She is a rockstar, and she will help me grow Medsur to be all that we envision it to be!\u0026rdquo;, she explained.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESammie adds that Medsur is always looking for new ambassadors to join the team and encourages anyone passionate about the femtech space and building innovative products to consider signing up!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can learn more about Medsur and BCase on their website here:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.medsurinc.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.medsurinc.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the upcoming InVenture Prize Competition visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inventureprize.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/inventureprize.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;. Registration closes on Jan. 19.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"InVenture Prize Finalist BCase is tackling the femtech space."}],"uid":"28156","created_gmt":"2021-11-04 00:42:21","changed_gmt":"2021-11-04 00:44:02","author":"Recha Reid","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-11-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-11-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"652439":{"id":"652439","type":"image","title":"Sammie Hansen","body":null,"created":"1635984959","gmt_created":"2021-11-04 00:15:59","changed":"1635984959","gmt_changed":"2021-11-04 00:15:59","alt":"","file":{"fid":"247530","name":"MicrosoftTeams-image (17).png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2817%29.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2817%29.png","mime":"image\/png","size":128657,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2817%29.png?itok=Zb4_FGCd"}}},"media_ids":["652439"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/inventureprize.gatech.edu\/","title":"InVenture Prize"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.medsurinc.com\/","title":"Medsur"},{"url":"https:\/\/innovation.gatech.edu","title":"Student Innovation programs"}],"groups":[{"id":"98291","name":" Experiential \u0026 Engaged Learning"},{"id":"605793","name":"Innovation (news)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"179356","name":"Industrial Design"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7764","name":"InVenture Prize"},{"id":"187330","name":"BCase"},{"id":"189267","name":"medsur"},{"id":"189268","name":"sammie hansen"},{"id":"189269","name":"femtech"},{"id":"8261","name":"finalist"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["inventureprize@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}