Thursday March 27th marked the 2025 CBID Dolphin Tank event. This gathering consisted of several presentations from CBID startup companies which showcased innovative healthcare solutions. Companies specialized in peripheral arterial disease, neurosurgery, head and neck cancer, and emergency medicine.

Following these picthes, Dr. Africa Wallace, the Global VP of Medical Affairs at Johnson & Johnson MedTech Surgery delivered a keynote lecture. Her lecture ‘Beyond the Scalpel: Transforming Healthcare through Innovation’ reflects her unique journey as a member of the field of healthcare. She reflected on both the sacredness of human life that she has come to understand from the perspective in the OR, and the experiences early on which have shaped her to becoming the successful person she is today. Her insights offer great lessons for those aspiring to further their careers in healthcare, and it is with many thanks to her time that CBID is excited to be sharing this video version attached below.

For those who could not attend the 2025 CBID Dolphin Tank event to see the touching keynote lecture delivered by Dr. Africa Wallace, we are happy to be uploading a video version, taped from Dolphin Tank! 🎬

The event was a wonderful gathering of the engineers of the future of healthcare. Thank you for all who were a part of Dolphin Tank 2025, for making it so special, and a huge success this year around! We look forwards to seeing you all more.

Attached below are some photographs highlighting the event. 📸
1. CBID class photo
2. Veina Vascular: Reducing Blood Draw Hemolysis in Emergency Medicine
3. Neuro Prima: Transforming Brain Decompression and Skull Reconstruction in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
4. Dr. Africa Wallace delivering her keynote lecture
5. SurgMap: Margin Localization and Specimen Mapping for Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
6. Blue Healer: Tibial Implant for Limb Salvage