Elevator Competition Winner to Present at Tech Event

Orthovative Technologies, a company that was co-founded by a student in Wake Forest University's Evening Professionals MBA program and won this year's Elevator Competition, will participate in the 11th annual technology briefing of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce.

The company was founded by David Smitherman and Tadhg O'Gara, a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and and assistant professor at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. 

Orthovative Technologies is the firm behind the OrthoCorrect Patch, which monitors patient posture and provides auditory and vibratory corrective feedback to strengthen back muscles and eliminate back pain.

Orthovative won $10,000 at the 2012 Elevator Competition, participating in the Traditional track. The firm also received automatic entry into the Venture Labs Investment Competition.

The briefing is scheduled to take place at 8 am on Sept. 20 at the Benton Convention Center.

Click here to learn more about the Chamber of Commerce's tech briefing. Below is a video from Orthovative Technologies.