Al Mashal
@al_mashal
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Co-founder of @CurrentSurgical. Formerly @medtronic & @CambConsultants. Piled Higher and Deeper @UWMadison. š Badger for life. š§
Washington, DC
Joined June 2009
While NIH/NSF grant overhead rates need reform, a 15% cap is unrealistic. Even as a scrappy startup, our indirect rate is ~40%. We need a balanced approach that ensures research sustainability
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Something fascinating - surgeries are often hospitals' biggest money-makers, and it makes sense why. For so many major diseases, surgery is the best shot at a cure. Every surgical breakthrough leads to greater longevity.
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As cancer rates are surging in younger people, we face a crucial reality: surgery remains the only path to a cure for most cancers. This is why our mission @CurrentSurgical is so important.
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Itās great to see new applications of quantitative ultrasound (monitoring of interstitial lung disease). IMO itās an underutilized technique with a lot of potential.
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Read more about what my co-founder Chris Wagner and I have been up to. Thanks for the spotlight @hseas .
Excited to see @CurrentSurgical Co-founder/CTO Chris Wagner featured in @hseas Alumni News! They describe how our smart needle tech is set to transform cancer treatment with precision & innovation. Full story: #Innovation #Healthcare #HarvardAlumni
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RT @trueventures: What motivates the @CurrentSurgical team? Meet #founders @Al_Mashal and Chris Wagner, and learn about their vision for emā¦
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@SumnerLN @ForestNeurotech @ButterflyNetInc Congrats! This is great news! Ultrasound hardware strategy is never straightforward, great job navigating.
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Thanks so much for the shoutout @EleanorNorton! We appreciate all the support weāve received from our DC community and are excited to use our new @nihseed @NCIsbir grant to help millions of patients receive curative surgery without the traditional limitations.
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Excited to announce that @CurrentSurgical has been awarded a $400k Grant from the @nihseedās @NCIsbir. Weāre so grateful for this additional help as we develop our surgery platform for early-stage cancer and make it available to patients that much sooner.
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RT @paulg: Oklahoma plans to kill Richard Glossip on May 18. The state's own attorney general has said that this would be a "grave injusticā¦
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RT @pillar_vc: At @pillar_vc, weāre open-sourcing all the knowledge and knowhow of building biotech companies. Today, weāre releasing theā¦
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Really enjoyed my conversation with @MichaelaAlthou1 @TechnicallyDC. She gives a great description of what we are working on.
Led by @trueventures, DC startup @CurrentSurgical just raised $3.2 million. Founder Al Mashal spoke to us about the company, which is building a needle-sized cancer treatment
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Great post by @alexschbrt. He is spot on with key communication skills founders need to continuously develop and master.
Great communication skills can be extremely powerful. An ability any (technical) founder should try to master. Short post &š§µabout: Common mistakes we see Tips for an intro deck + template What to avoid + tips when chatting with investors
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RT @NatashaSharma: Congrats, @al_mashal & Chris! We love your dedication to bettering patient care and widening the curative treatments avaā¦
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RT @alexschbrt: Being able to find and destroy diseased tissue with very high precision but without harmful invasive surgery could change hā¦
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RT @mattkrisiloff: Very excited about this company - think it could change how many cancers are treated.
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RT @trueventures: .@CurrentSurgical's smart needle helps surgeons operate with heightened precision and "confidently treat tumors anywhereā¦
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Really excited to announce today our $3.2M seed closing. We are so grateful for everyone who has caught our vision for cancer treatment! Thanks especially to @trueventures, @1517fund, and @Scifounders. We canāt do this without your support.
š§µToday weāre proud to announce the close of our seed round, led by @trueventures with participation from @1517fund and @scifounders. Find out more about where weāve been and where weāre headed in this new piece from @bheater over @TechCrunch.
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