🎉 CERV Wins Innovator Funding at SVC! 🎉 We’re happy to share that CERV was awarded Innovator Funding in the Fall 2024 Skandalaris Venture Competition! This recognition, alongside $3,000 in non-dilutive funding, reinforces our commitment to revolutionizing maternal health and improving labor and delivery experiences. Competing alongside so many talented teams from the WashU entrepreneurial community has been inspiring. We’re incredibly grateful for the WashU Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation & Entrepreneurship's support, the mentorship we’ve received throughout this journey, and the judges’ recognition of our mission and progress. A huge congratulations to all of the finalists and winners—we’re honored to be in such amazing company. Together, we’re shaping the future of innovation and making meaningful impacts in our industries. This funding will help propel CERV to the next stage of development, and we’re more motivated than ever to keep pushing forward. 🚀 Read more about the competition and all the incredible teams here: https://lnkd.in/gPYtXVpi Thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way. Stay tuned for more updates from CERV! 💪 #MaternalHealth #FemTech #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #WashUStartups #CERV
CERV
Medical Equipment Manufacturing
Saint Louis, MO 66 followers
Elevating cervical checks with safety, comfort, and precision.
About us
At Cerv, we specialize in addressing the critical need for continuous and objective monitoring of cervical dilation during labor. Our innovative device eliminates the need for numerous inconsistent and invasive exams, ensuring a precise measurement of cervical dilation. Tailored for pregnant individuals, our technology prioritizes a painless experience, avoiding any piercing or clipping methods. Our solution not only enhances the accuracy of labor progress assessments but also fosters a more comfortable experience for expectant mothers.
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- Medical Equipment Manufacturing
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Saint Louis, MO
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- Self-Employed
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🚀 More exciting news from CERV! 🚀 We had the incredible opportunity to pitch at the STL Startup Week Pitch Competition on Thursday, alongside nine other amazing startups. We’re so inspired by their drive, passion, and commitment to solving some of the world's biggest challenges. 🎉 We’re thrilled to share that CERV won $800 in funding! 🎉 This will help us reach critical milestones in our development and continue our mission to revolutionize maternal health. A huge thank you to STL Startup Week for this amazing opportunity! Next up: We’re competing in the Skandalaris Venture Competition finals this week! Come support us at the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards on Wednesday night—we’d love to see you there! #MaternalHealth #StartupJourney #STLStartupWeek #FemTech #Innovation
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🎉 More big news for CERV! 🎉 Last night, CERV co-founder Elizabeth Buzbee took the stage at the Skandalaris Center's IdeaBounce® event and pitched our mission to improve maternal health—winning CERV another $200 prize! We’re feeling the momentum building and can’t wait to turn it into more milestones and progress for our startup. A huge thank you to the Skandalaris Center, our supportive audience, and the incredible judges for their invaluable feedback. Moments like these fuel our passion for bringing positive change to women’s health. Onward and upward! 💪 #MaternalHealth #FemTech #StartupJourney #IdeaBounce
Thanks to everyone who came out to IdeaBounce® last night to support our awesome group of bouncers! It's never easy to get up in front of a room full of people and pitch your ideas, but this group crushed it. Congratulations to the Top Ideas of the night: CarePath (Andrew Stenger), CERV (Elizabeth Buzbee), PathWise (Yabsira Ayele), and Rocky Dog Energy (Dawson Arkell)! A huge thanks to our judges, Courtney Barrow, Tuan Lee, Pierre Paul, and Sophia Westrich for volunteering their time and expertise. Your feedback is invaluable to our students! #SkandalarisCenter #WashU #IdeaBounce #startup #entrepreneurship
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🎉 Exciting news from CERV! 🎉 On Friday, CERV co-founders Sandy Montgomery and Elizabeth Buzbee had the incredible opportunity to represent our startup at the WashU Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation & Entrepreneurship Innovation Expo for Parent & Family Weekend. We were thrilled to connect with so many attendees, share our vision for transforming maternal health, and showcase our progress. We spoke with many mothers of college students who gave birth over 18 years ago—yet still vividly remember the discomfort, pain, and invasiveness of cervical checks during labor. Hearing these stories only strengthened our commitment to creating a better, more comfortable experience for mothers everywhere. ✨ Thanks to the support of the attendees, who voted for their favorite startup, we are honored to announce that CERV won the popular vote and a $250 prize! ✨ These funds will go directly toward advancing our device development—another exciting step in our journey to improve labor and delivery care. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, supported us, and shared in our mission! 💪 #MaternalHealth #Innovation #WomenInSTEM #Entrepreneurship #SkandalarisCenter #CERV
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CERV co-founders Elizabeth Buzbee and Annika Avula had the amazing opportunity to attend BMES and receive our Honorable Mention in Venturewell's DEBUT Challenge! Thank you WashU Biomedical Engineering, VentureWell, and The National Institutes of Health for this honor! #BMES2024 #DEBUT #FemTech
Sharing the joy of our WashU Biomedical Engineering team CERV receiving honors for their design in the NIH DEBUT competition at #BMES2024. Congrats to Elizabeth Buzbee Annika Avula (and Sandy Montgomery) sharing a celebratory pose with NIH ORWH Director Dr. Clayton. #femtech #WomensHealth
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🎉 We are thrilled to announce that CERV is a finalist in the Skandalaris Venture Competition! This incredible opportunity gives us the chance to compete for funding that would make a meaningful impact on our company and accelerate our development. CERV was founded to address a critical need in maternal healthcare by offering an innovative, non-invasive approach to accurately measure cervical dilation. With the support of the WashU Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation & Entrepreneurship, we’re one step closer to making this vision a reality. 🌟 Join us on November 20th for the next stage of the competition! 🌟 Check out the post below for more info on the competition and the other amazing finalists! #Innovation #MaternalHealth #HealthcareStartup #Entrepreneurship #CERV
Congratulations to the 16 Skandalaris Venture Competition finalists! "The energy at this year's Semi-Finals was electric - innovative ideas, passionate pitches, and a vibrant community of entrepreneurs and judges made it an unforgettable and inspiring event," said II Luscri, Skandalaris Center Managing Director. "This cycle featured teams from every corner of the University, demonstrating the strength of our interdisciplinary approach to innovation and entrepreneurship at WashU." Check out a recap of the SVC semifinals and a full list of the teams moving on to compete for a $50,000 prize pool on our blog: https://lnkd.in/gFB6-c54 A huge thank you to our judges for volunteering their time and expertise today, we couldn't do this without you! Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School Washington University McKelvey School of Engineering, WashU Arts & Sciences WashU Sam Fox School WashU Brown School Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis School of Law #WashU #SkandalarisCenter #SVC #SkandalarisVentureCompetition #Entrepreneurship #Startup
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We are thrilled to share that CERV has received an Honorable Mention in the 2024 DEBUT Challenge design competition! The DEBUT Challenge is known for showcasing innovative designs that push boundaries, and being acknowledged in such a prestigious competition is a testament to our vision and commitment to excellence. Thank you to the DEBUT Challenge organizers and judges for this honor. We're more motivated than ever to continue our journey and drive forward with our mission to bring comfortable and safe cervical checks to mothers everywhere! Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to innovate and make an impact! Congratulations to all the amazing winning teams! See all their revolutionary solutions here: https://lnkd.in/gsWaHBiU #DEBUTChallenge2024
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Yet another wonderful video by WashU Engineering! We are so grateful for the opportunity to spread the word about our passion for revolutionizing women's health!
Meet Cerv, the undergrad senior design project and brainchild of recent WashU Biomedical Engineering grads Annika Avula, Elizabeth Buzbee, and Sandy Montgomery. Cerv serves to reduce the risk of infection and put an end to invasive exams with this innovative device, merging an endoscopic camera into a menstrual cup. Changing the journey of labor for healthcare pros and moms-to-be alike. #WomeninSTEM #laboranddelivery #biomedicalengineering
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We are honored to be featured by WashU BME in this wonderful video about BME Day! Thank you to everyone involved!
Our senior Biomedical Engineering students demonstrated their skills through rigorous design and prototype presentations at BME Day. This event showcased their innovative solutions to complex biomedical problems and highlighted their readiness to contribute to the industry. See how these future leaders are paving the way in engineering. #BME #biomedicalengineering
BME Day 2024
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Cerv visited the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor this weekend to attend Sling Health's National Demo Day! We appreciate the support from Washington University's Biomedical Engineering Department for funding this trip and giving us the opportunity to bring our idea to new places. We learned a lot from this event and hope to attend National Demo Day next year as a pitch finalist!
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