Tissue Engineer Moderates Big Idea Pitch at NOEW

Emma Rogers, Obatala's Tissue Engineering Research Scientist, served as a moderator for the IdeaPitch, the culminating event of the annual New Orlean Entrepreneur Week, presented by Idea Village. Obatala is so proud to be a part of the growing startup community of Southeast Louisiana and is a strong supporter of the Idea Village's work and mission.

Obatala® Team Published New Manuscript

Our scientific team published a new paper in collaboartion with researchers at Xavier University, Louisiana State University, Penn State University, Tulane University, Delgado Community College, and the Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research that discusses the ideal characteristics of a microphysiological system (MPS) to model human breast cancer.

Obatala Sciences™ investment from Elevate Capital featured in WSJ

Obatala recently closed an investment from Elevate Capital, a Venture Capital fund based in Portland, Oregon. Yuliya Chernova of the Wall Street Journal covered the firm's announcement of a $26.0 million first close of the Elevate Fund II to enhance its efforts to support underserved minority and women entrepreneurs with early-stage funding. With Fund II now officially launched, Elevate has already lined up six investments, all of which are led by Black founders and CXOs. More information on the fund can be found on their website.

Obatala Sciences™ Partners with React4Life for Webinar

Obatala Sciences is partnering with Italian company, React4Life, to present a webinar on February 18, 2021 at 9:30EST/8:30CST on 3D tissue models for preclinical in vitro assays.

React4life has patented the MIVO® - Multi In-Vitro Organ device which provides a multiple fluidic circulation and multi-chamber system for culturing cells in vitro resembling the real tissues complexity.

Obatala Sciences offers the first commercially available human derived 3D culture scaffold, ObaGel™, an innovative product designed to overcome the translational barrier between animal models and clinical response.

Register here to reserve your place: https://bit.ly/3cg1QJL.

Obatala Sciences™ adds to Staff

Obatala Sciences is proud to announce that we have hired Michael Landry as our CFO & General Counsel. Michael received his JD and MBA from Tulane University and his BA in economics and philosophy from Syracuse University. Before pursuing a business career, he practiced disability and federal administrative law. Prior to joining Obatala Sciences, Michael advised health IT, pharmaceutical, and biotech startups (including Obatala) as a consultant and at the New Orleans BioInnovation Center. Michael leads Obatala Sciences’ financial and legal operations.

Obatala Sciences™ secures investment from Ochsner Health

We are so proud to officially announce an investment from Healthcare Innovation Fund II, which has Ochsner Health, Ochsner Lafayette General, Acadian Companies, and the William C. Shumacher Family Foundation as investors. This investment not only provides capital for our company to continue to grow, but also access to incredible health care experts who can provide valuable advice on our future growth!

LED Selects Obatala Sciences™ as Lantern Award Winner

Louisiana Economic Development chose Obatala Sciences as the Lantern Award Winner for the Southeast Region. LED's Lantern Award winners are "selected by Louisiana’s Regional Planning and Development Districts, based on the contributions of the manufacturers to their communities, including investments in employment growth and facility expansion. Each business also must demonstrate sustainability by remaining in operation at least three years prior to the nomination." We are so honored to join the other companies in our state in receiving this award!

Obatala Sciences™ wins 3rd Place in Ignite Fire Pitch

Our CEO, Dr. Trivia Frazier, presented at the 2020 Ignite Fire Pitch and Obatala Sciences® was selected as the 3rd place in the pitch competition. Our whole team wishes to congratulate all the other participants, but in particular, the winner and our fellow New Orleans entrepreneur, Dr. Sunyoung Kim, CEO of Chosen Diagnostics.

Dr. Trivia Frazier Chosen as NOLA TECH 30 Honoree

NOLAvate Black is an organization focused on making the technology industry in New Orleans more Diverse and Inclusive. As a part of this iniative, NOLAvate Black selects 30 tech leaders each year to showcase the strength of the Black Community in New Orleans Tech Scene. We are proud that our CEO, Dr. Trivia Frazier was included as a 2020 Honoree!

CEO recently served as a pitch competition judge

Dr. Frazier, our CEO and cofounder, was a judge in the 2020 Virtual New Orleans Health Innovators Challenge presented by the New Orleans Business Alliance. The competition worked to create strategic partnerships between top emerging companies and local health system leaders.

Obatala Sciences™ Products are now on Quartzy!

Search for Obatala Sciences on Quartzy to check out our line of products, ranging from our robust fat-on-a-chip model to our uniquely sourced and diverse stem cells and culture media. Let us know if there are any other platforms you currently use that you would like to see us on!

CSO will present at upcoming Regenerative Medicine Conference

Dr. Jeffery Gimble will be speaking online December 12th at 12:45 EST at the Eleventh International Conference of Regenerative Medicine. He will discuss the uses of experimental biological hydrogels for regenerative surgery in the wound healing portion of the conference. Registration is free and open to the public!

CEO co-authors paper on therapeutic use of ASCs

Joining with co-authors from the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research at the Polish Academy of Sciences, our CEO, Dr. Trivia Frazier, discussed "The Effect of hypoxia on the proteomic signature of pig adipose-derived stromal/stem cells (pASCs)" in a recent paper published in Scientific Reports.

CSO's Recent Paper Featured in New York Times

Dr. Jeffrey Gimble was a co-author of a paper with collaborators at Columbia University Biomedical Engineering, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, and Columbia University Department of Mechanical Engineering that was recently featured in the New York Times.

Obatala Sciences™ selected as finalist for Ignite Madness

Our CEO, Dr. Trivia Frazier will be participating in the Ignite Madness pitch on October 29, 2020! Ignite is a non-profit that supports female entrepreneurs as they change the future of healthcare. We are excited to share our company's story in the final round and are proud to be a part of Ignite's growing network of female entrepreneurs!

Obatala® CEO gives back to her alma mater

Dr. Trivia Frazier spoke on two recent panels at Tulane University, where she earned both her PhD and MBA. She joined fellow alumni on the Black Waves Panel sponsored by Tulane's chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers.

Obatala Sciences™ continues to grow its staff

We are excited to announce the addition of new members to our team! Dr. Michael Henderson is the Director of Cell Biology. Emma Rogers is a Tissue Engineering Research Scientist. Katie Hamel will work as part-time Lab Technician while she completes her PhD at LSU, and Marisa Demasiliere will be a Marketing Intern during her last undergraduate semester at Xavier University.

Obatala Sciences™ CEO Signs the CEO Pledge

Dr. Trivia Frazier joins leaders from around the biotechnology industry in signing the CEO Pledge that commits to building a More Equitable and Inclusive Life Sciences Industry. As a female and African-American entrepreneur, this pledge closely aligns with Dr. Frazier's entire body of work. It also is a further demonstration of Obatala Sciences® mission to Drive Diversity in Research and Impact the Future.

Obatala Sciences™ included in NIA Small Business Showcase

Obatala Sciences® has received funding from the National Institute of Aging in the past and was recently selected for the NIA Small Business Showcase. Each of the companies were selected by the NIH Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Innovator Support Teams to present at an investor/partnering showcase.

Obatala Sciences™ Awarded Trademark

Obatala Sciences® is pleased to announce it has officially been granted a trademark from the US Patent and Trademark Office for its company name!