Published: June 29, 2022

Pitch Your Idea at the 2022 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO Experience

Industry entrepreneurs will go head-to-head with their latest innovations with a panel of judges and audience members viewing the top presentations and products within the industry.


En Trepreneur Faceoff 2The ENTrepreneur Faceoff, which debuted in 2021, allows industry entrepreneurs to go head-to-head with their latest innovations with a panel of judges and audience members viewing the top presentations and products within the industry. New this year, the ENTrepreneur Faceoff will take place in the OTO Experience.

If you are involved in digital health, medical device, diagnostic, or drug innovation, the Annual Meeting Organizing Committee invites you to submit your ideas, projects, or startups for presentation during the ENTrepreneur Faceoff. Teams may be looking for collaborators, advisors, feedback, or funding. The deadline to submit is July 29.

The top teams will be invited to present at the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, September 13, 6:00–8:00 pm (ET). Certificates will be awarded.

Submission Guidelines

The top teams will be invited to showcase their work at the reception with the top three submissions invited to pitch for an award judged by a panel of industry experts. This will be a non-confidential meeting. Presenters are reminded not to present or share confidential information without intellectual property protection in any forum, including this public event. The AAO-HNSF does not provide intellectual property protection for this event. Your submission will include the following information:

  1. Presenters: Name and affiliations
  2. Project title
  3. Describe the problem you are attempting to solve. What is your unmet medical need?
  4. Describe you proposed solution
  5. Describe what current solutions are available to address this problem. What are their strengths / weaknesses? How do you fill the gap where the treatment options don’t currently meet?
  6. What’s the market for your idea?
  7. What stage is your concept? (e.g., Idea only, prototype, animal or human studies, FDA approved).
  8. Why would you like to present at this event? (e.g., Looking for feedback, clinical advisors, funding etc.)
  9. Have you already received funding for this project? If so, what is the source and how much have your received?
  10. Is your IP protected and are you comfortable sharing information about this with the audience? The audience will not be signing an NDA.
  11. Attestation: I attest this concept / product is not currently for sale and will not be for sale prior to January 2023.

To learn more about the ENTrepreneur Faceoff and to submit your idea, project, or start-up, please visit www.entnet.org/events/annual-meeting/special-events/entpreneur-face-off/.


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