Thesis - Xcellerant Ventures

Descriptors of Focus

Xcellerant Ventures is focused on the transformation of the healthcare industry to a more consumer-centric focus. The Xcellerant team targets innovations and breakthrough technologies that increase access to quality healthcare, improve the patient experience, and reduce the overall cost of personalized healthcare.

Xcellerant capitalizes on healthcare’s consumerization by investing in six industry trends at the intersection of technology innovation, data analytics, and hyper-personalization.

1 Digital
Adoption

2 Care
Convenience

3 Systems
Revitalization

4 Personalized
Healthcare

5 Data
Management

6 Process
Automation

Barbara Wirostko

M.D. FARVO

Dr. Barbara Wirostko, a serial entrepreneur, is the Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of Qlaris Bio. Dr. Wirostko is a board-certified practicing glaucoma specialist holding a Clinical Adjunct Professor position at the University of Utah, in Ophthalmology at Moran Eye Center and in the Dept. of Biomedical Engineering. She was previously the Chief Medical Officer of EyeGate Pharmaceuticals following its acquisition of Jade Therapeutics where Dr. Wirostko was Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer spearheading the strategy and operations for the preclinical and clinical development of the unique hyaluronic acid, Ocular Bandage Gel (OBG), for human use. For Jade Therapeutics, Dr Wirostko received upwards of 3 M in SBIR funding as the Principle Investigator for the OBG polymer from the Dept of Defense and National Science Foundation. Prior to Jade, she served as the Chief Medical Officer of Altheos, a glaucoma startup company, and held leadership positions in medical and clinical development at Pfizer in Ophthalmology, overseeing the global medical responsibilities for the Xalatan franchise as Senior Medical Director. She sits on various editorial boards including the prestigious Ophthalmology Glaucoma and Journal of Glaucoma, has published and written hundreds of peer reviewed papers, books, serves on numerous advisory boards, grant review committees, and holds fellowship positions with The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

She has been invited globally to lecture on her area of clinical research expertise, exfoliation glaucoma. Dr. Wirostko received her MD from and completed her residency at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY, and holds a BA with distinction in Microbiology from Cornell University.

Following the death of their oldest son, Dr. Wirostko with her husband Dr. Joseph Morelli founded a nonprofit for young students with learning challenges. Started in 2014, under Dr. Wirostko’s directorship, the Joseph James Morelli Legacy Foundation is now a nationally recognized 501c3, having awarded 100s of students’ scholarships around the country, to help recognize and advocate for dyslexia. Her outreach and advocacy have included a TedX talk in April 2019 on the story of Joseph. Dr. Wirostko currently lives in Park City, Utah with her husband and children, enjoying skiing and the outdoors.

Descriptors of Focus

1

Digital Adoption

2

Care Convenience

3

Systems Revitalization

4

Personalized Healthcare

5

Data Management

6

Process Automation

Trend One - Digital Adoption

Aligning Teams

Integrating Sytems

Understanding Patients

Enhancing Engagements

Trend Two - Care Convenience

Patient-Centered Engagement

Quality Data = Quality Care

Empowered Professionals

Highly-Personalized, Virtual Care

Trend Three - Systems Revitalization

Patient Activation Strategies

Synergistic Technologies

Patient-First Operating Models

Service Transparency

Trend Four - Personalized Healthcare

Enhancing Service

Embracing Personalization

Integrating Systems and Technology

Developing Omnichannel Capabilities

Trend Five - Data Management

Transitioning to the Cloud

Managing Cross Channel Data

Embracing Data Privacy

Redefining Strategy

Trend Six - Process Automation

Barbara Wirostko

John Shufeldt

Chris Yoo

Digital
Adoption

Care
Convenience

Systems
Revitalization

Personalized
Healthcare

Data
Management

Process
Automation