Impact Initiative

Upstream Partners is investing our intellectual property and economic expertise to assist causes that align with our values.

What we do

Upstream works with non-profits and emerging technology companies to help identify their IP and business strategy.

Upstream can assist in the follow areas:

• Developing IP positions

• Identifying a company’s proprietary IP assets

• Preparing an IP catalogue

• Growing relationships and financing.

• Strategizing product execution

• Testing and developing the minimum viable product in the market

• Refining their problem/solution fit for optimal returns.

Investing

We are investing our time, resources, capital and know-how to support organizations that create a positive impact on the Philadelphia community and the world.

Upstream commits to

• Dedicate 10% of hours to impact initiative projects

• Encourage team members to investigate causes that interest them

• Mentor Philadelphia innovators in areas such as medical devices

What we value

Upstream’s values are for the Impact Initiative

• Positive impact on the community

• Innovative solutions for under-served populations

• Environmental preservation

• Mission-driven causes

Client Background

Endolutions is a medical device development company that conceived of, developed and demonstrated the effectiveness of a surgical closure device. Their innovation is used in laparoscopic surgery, and it has now been licensed to New Wave Ends, who successfully launched the product in early 2019.

Client Background

AusculTech Dx is a Children’s National Medical Center spin-off working on translating and commercializing computerized auscultation analysis research. Entrepreneurs and inventors, who have translated novel technologies developed in academia to FDA-cleared products, make up the founding team.

Client Background

IGI Technologies is a University of Maryland-based startup focused on delivering high-speed image registration solutions to clinicians. Medical images taken of the same patient but on different equipment or at different times are difficult to overlay due to changes in the body from breathing, position, or morphology. IGI Tech corrects these misalignments automatically and on-demand. To achieve their level of accuracy and speed, IGI Tech leverages their patented algorithm that subdivides the registration problem and map it to a high-speed programmable platform: a graphics processor.