1. CerviCare
Providing automated cervical cancer diagnostics for accurate, rapid testing of low-income populations
Team
Jahrane Dale
Olachi Oleru
Ritish Patnaik
Stephanie Yang
Advisor: Dr. Aaron Kyle
Interviews
Last 24 hours: 15
Total: 53
2. Day 1 - What We Thought
Good Need +
Good Product =
Great Business
Opportunity
Plan to build up
the company over
the span of
multiple years
Talk primarily to
our “end users”
(gynecologists)
Build up business
model over the
next month
Begin talks with
VCs and angels in
Mid-February
3. Day 1 - Canvas
6. Key Partners
Key Partners:
International Health
Groups (WHO); NGOs;
Key Suppliers:
Manufacturers; Columbia
Tech Ventures (CTV);
International Health
Groups; NGOs
Getting: Access to
customers & device
manufacturing
Giving: CerviCare
Diagnostic System
7. Key Activities
9. Cost Structure 5. Revenue Streams
Per device sold to the international health organization and non-profit
organizations (NGOs)
Estimated $50 per CerviCare system
1. Value Propositions 4. Customer Relationships
Get Customers:
partnerships with health
organizations
Keep and Grow: ease of
use and quality service
2. Customer Segments
Most Important
Customers: Patients: get
care; Gynecologists:
provide care; Low-Cost
Clinics: venue for care;
International Health
Organizations (NGOs):
provide medical devices
What they want: low-cost,
rapid and more accurate
cervical cancer diagnostics
8. Key Resources 3. Channels
4. Day 2 - What We Learned
don’t make their hotlines
bling (cold calling doesn’t go
over well)
Total Available
Market (2020)
Served Available
Market
Target
Market
$22B
$18B
$3B
6. Day 3 - What We Learned
EARLYJANUARY
CTV evaluation of IP rights
Preparation of provisional patent
Consultation with CTV and
external IP lawyer
Prototype iteration(s)
Field testing
Prototype reiteration
US Patent & Trademark Office
Monopoly for up to 20 years
~90% of issued patent documents
$3-5k
$30-50k
→ Final Design
Reimbursement Officer
Invention Report
Provisional Patent
Money
Claims
Pays membership
Coverage
Out-of-pocket fees
LATEJANUARY
Utility Patent
FEBRUARY2017
Medical Services
CerviCare
Insurance
Patients
Healthcare
Providers
(i.e hospitals and
physicians)
$0
7. Day 3 - Canvas
6. Key Partners 7. Key Activities
Development of automated
software; customer
management; hardware
development; regulatory
process; filing patents;
organize government-
supported training;
fundraising efforts
9. Cost Structure 5. Revenue Streams
1. Value Propositions
Current Problems:
Low sensitivity and specificity;
hard to get complete acetic
acid coverage; subjectively
classify cancerous lesions;
requires hours of lesion ID
training
Product Features:
Automated and objective
diagnostic; reduced required
operational training; complete
acetic acid coverage; low-
cost;
data is sent to referral
hospitals
4. Customer Relationships
Get Customers: design
competitions; get attention of
opinion leaders & prominent
health advocates; research
publications; referrals
Keep and Grow: ease of use
and quality service
2. Customer Segments
Most Important Customers
(Domestic & in
Uganda/India):
Patients: get care;
Healthcare workers:
provide/influence care;
Low-Cost Clinics: venue for
care;
International Health
Organizations (Uganda) &
NGOs (both): provide medical
devices
What they want:
low-cost, accessible, rapid
and more accurate cervical
cancer diagnostics
8. Key Resources
3. Channels
8. Day 4 - What We Learned
Cost of Goods
(Supply Chain)
$25
R&D + SG&A + Profits
$135
EU
Discounts
$20
$200 EU
price
Cost of Goods
(Supply Chain)
$0.05
R&D + SG&A + Profits
$0.35
EU
Discounts
$0.05
$0.50 EU
price
Disposable Sleeve
CerviCare System
Reseller
$0.05
Reseller
$20
9. Day 4 - Canvas
6. Key Partners
NGOs
7. Key Activities
9. Cost Structure 5. Revenue Streams
1. Value Propositions
Addressed Problems:
~75% sensitivity and ~80%
specificity; subjective cancer
lesion identification; 5-10
days of lesion ID training
Funding bodies: ~$0.50 per
test; ~$22B total market size;
matches grant requirements
Clinics/Hospitals: 1-2 days
of healthcare worker training,
visual referral data & images;
12 patients per hour & nurse
Physicians: ~95% sensitivity
& ~95% specificity; reduced
required training & treatment;
12 patients per hour & nurse
4. Customer Relationships 2. Customer Segments
Funding Bodies (Global
Health Organizations
8. Key Resources 3. Channels
10. Day 5 - What We Learned
510(k), Class II Approval
Predicate (DySIS) Screening
Approval for Use in Uganda
510(k) Review
FDA (USA)
NDA (Uganda)
REGULATORY PATHWAYKEY ACTIVITIES, PARTNERS & RESOURCES
Grants &
Angels
Advisory
Board
Manufacturing
Facilities &
Device
Materials
Provisional
and Utility
Patent
Device
Design &
Development
Fundraising
Clinical Trials
& Regulatory
Approval
Manufacturing
Freedom to
Operate
Medit;Analog
Devices; Rex
Plastics
WHO; Gates
Foundation;
World Bank
Low-Income
NGOs and
Governments
USAID, ADF,
IMF, AfDB,
DFID
Columbia
Technology
Ventures
Resources
ActivitiesPartners
11. 6. Key Partners 7. Key Activities
9. Cost Structure 5. Revenue Streams
1. Value Propositions
Addressed Problems:
~75% sensitivity and ~80%
specificity; subjective cancer
lesion identification; 5-10
days of lesion ID training
Funding bodies: ~$0.50 per
test; ~$22B total market size;
matches grant requirements
Clinics/Hospitals: 1-2 days
of healthcare worker training,
visual referral data & images;
12 patients per hour & nurse
Physicians: ~95% sensitivity
& ~95% specificity; reduced
required training & treatment;
12 patients per hour & nurse
4. Customer Relationships 2. Customer Segments
Funding Bodies (Global
Health Organizations
8. Key Resources 3. Channels
Day 5 - Canvas
12. Conclusions
Good Need +
Good Product =
Great Business
Opportunity
Plan to build up
the company over
the span of
multiple years
Talk primarily to
our “end users”
(gynecologists)
Game Plan:
Build up business
model over the
next month
Begin talks with
VCs and angels in
Mid-February
WHAT WE THOUGHT
WHERE WE ENDED
Need to
consider other
aspects: archetypes,
IP, regulatory,
revenue model,
etc.
Need to talk
to all customer
segments and key
partners, not just
“end users”
Gain funding
through both
competitions and
grants before
talks
Game Plan:
Prototyping and
continue iterating
business model
hypotheses
Acquisition or
licensing
13. Future Plans
DEVELOPMENT
IP &
FUNDING
FIELD
TESTING
DEVELOPMENT
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Finish prototyping
and produce a MVP
Continue customer
discovery process
for India & USA
IP & FUNDING
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
Obtain a provisional
patent on our device
Apply for incubators,
design competitions,
& health/aid grants
FIELD TESTING
SUMMER 2016
Conduct field tests in
Mulago Hospital via
Columbia partnership
Pitch to angels & VCs
CLINICAL TRIALS
DECEMBER 2016
Begin Phase I clinical
trials (FDA approval)
CLINICAL
TRIALS