Meridian October: Quarterly Showcase of AI in Deep Tech - Health

Where deep tech meets AI meets the energy transition. Brought to you by Neon Syndicate and the Texas Futures Coalition.

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Texas is becoming the center of gravity for the technologies that will define the next century: AI, advanced energy, new materials, agriculture, and the deep tech infrastructure underneath all of it.

Meridian is where that work gets seen and connections are made to unlock growth.

Agenda:

530pm - Arrival and networking

545pm - Kickoff, Asks and Offers

6pm - Presentations

7pm - More networking

October Presenters:

Josh Sorin at Straia Health is building cutting edge tools to predict how climate and environmental factors impact human health – enabling individuals, communities and organizations to act early and prevent harm.

Rich Phillips from Paradromics will talk about the groundbreaking work on Brain Computer Interfaces

Madeline Parrish, CEO of FORSE, is building a physiological world model to diagnose disease before it's visible, starting with Charlotte, the infrastructure that weaves fragmented patient data into the full clinical picture at the point of care.

Overview

Each quarter, Meridian convenes a focused group of founders, investors, academics, policymakers, and corporate leaders for a curated showcase of the most promising AI and climate-driven deep tech companies coming out of Texas and beyond. A small number of companies present. The rest of the time is for the conversations that move capital, pilots, and partnerships forward.

Presented by Neon Syndicate and the Texas Futures Coalition, Meridian brings together the operators, investors, academics, and policymakers shaping what comes next, including perspectives drawn from the front lines of corporate, venture, startups, national lab research, and the classroom at UT Austin.

Together we're building a stronger ecosystem that can create healthy growth and a more resilient future.

This is not a pitch competition or meetup. It is a recurring reference point for people serious about building the future here.