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JuneBrain wins first place at 2025 BioChallenge in New Orleans.

AI-powered retinal imaging platform detects neuroinflammation and degeneration.

Origami Therapeutics and Centron Bio take second and third place.

Competition featured $100,000 prize pool and highlighted U.S. neurotech startups .

JuneBrain Inc., a Baltimore-based neurotech startup, took first place at the 2025 BioChallenge Pitch Competition, held October 30 at the New Orleans BioInnovation Center ( NOBIC ).

The annual contest highlights biotech and neurotechnology startups that are advancing brain health , attracting innovators from across the United States.

The competition, presented by UNT Health Fort Worth under Dr. Sid O’Bryant, executive director of the Institute for Translational Resear

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