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How a fellowship at my university helped jumpstart my prosthetics company

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    October 09, 2024

After finishing her degree, a incubator-style university program led Sydney Robinson to create a business making adaptable socket for amputees.

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Sydney Robinson is the co-founder and CEO of Vessl Prosthetics, a company that grew out of her time in Western University’s medical innovation fellowship. Together with her co-founder, Oleksiy Zaika, she developed a prosthetics socket that adapts its shape throughout the day to reduce friction and chafing on the wearer’s leg. We spoke to Robinson about her journey to Vessl, and what lies ahead for her and Zaika...(Read more).

Published on October 7, 2024
Written by Alex Cyr
Originally published by Canadian Business

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