Sling Health TAMU
About This Organization
- Abbreviation(s):
- Sling
- Purpose:
- Sling Health is a biomedical design and entrepreneurship incubator with the goal of solving everyday, real-world problems that clinicians may not have the time or expertise to address, while providing students with valuable experience. We do this by turning teams of students into medtech start-ups. Sling Health provides teams with clinical problems and gives students from multiple backgrounds the opportunity to work in teams to develop innovative solutions. Teams of engineering, medical, business, graduate, and undergraduate students work together over two semesters to brainstorm, research, design, prototype, and test novel devices and software applications for patient care. We provide teams with funding, lab space, equipment, and guidance from clinical, technical, and entrepreneurial advisors. The Sling Health timeline concludes with presenting final designs at Demo Day to a panel of judges, potential investors, and the public. Teams use this event to share their prototype with the community and "test the waters" of the local entrepreneurship ecosystem.
- Year Founded:
- Sling Health TAMU: 2019, Sling Health National: 2013
- Membership Dues:
- No dues
- Admits Members:
- Early Fall
Public Contact Information
- Public Contact Name:
- Tokunbo Falohun
- Public Contact E-mail Address:
- tfalohun@tamu.edu
- Public Contact Phone Number:
- 4107907596
Group Contact Information
- Organization Web Site:
- https://www.slinghealthtamu.org
- Organization E-mail Address:
- slinghealthtamu@gmail.com
Organization Associations
- Academic Department:
- General (No College)
Membership
- Approximate membership of the organization:
- 51-100
- Membership policies:
- Our organization accepts undergraduate students as members
- Our organization accepts graduate students as members
- Our organization accepts faculty/staff as members
- Weekly time committment required of organization members:
- 3-5 Hours
- Membership intake process:
- Application Only
Events
- Community Service Projects:
- Never
- Fundraising Events:
- Never
- Speakers/Lectures:
- Three or more times per semester
- On-Campus Social Events:
- Once per semester
- Off-Campus Social Events:
- Never
- Hosting Conferences:
- Once per year
- Sponsoring Special Events (Concerts, one-time events, etc.):
- Never
- New Member Orientation/Training:
- Once per year
- Events with Alcohol:
- Never
- In-State Travel:
- Once per semester
- Domestic US Travel:
- Never
- International Travel:
- Never