TruGenomix Wins Southeast Life Sciences SE Color Pitch

The first SE Color Pitch event, hosted by Southeast Life Sciences, was held on June 24, 2021, featuring top minority-led, early-stage life science companies from the southeast United States.

The winner of the SE Color Pitch event, TruGenomix, which will receive the $10,000 prize, sponsored by Moderna. Presenting for TruGenomix was Charles Cathlin. CEO & Founder.

TruGenomix is a precision behavioral health company focused on advancing the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Our behavioral health platform incorporates our core products, TruGen-1and TruBase. TruGen-1 is a 1000 gene neuropsychiatric panel, designed in collaboration with Illumina, that includes our patented markers for PTSD predisposition. TruBase is our custom-built machine learning and bioinformatics engine, which is designed to support behavioral health research, clinical decision-making, and biomarker discovery.

See the presentation HERE.

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The Roanoke City Council has accepted a $1 million U.S. Small Business Administration grant to purchase advanced laboratory equipment for RoVa Labs, a biotechnology startup incubator that combines biomedical research facilities with business development support. Since opening in May 2026, RoVa Labs has grown to house nine research tenants, and officials say the new funding …

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Kaléo Awarded $96.1 Million BARDA Contract to Advance 2-PAM Auto-Injector for U.S. Chemical Threat Preparedness

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Virginia Ranked No. 1 in Nation for Workforce Training Program by Area Development

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