Isomere, Inc. — Rogers, Arkansas
Recognition
Five judging panels. Four states. One consistent verdict: strep testing is broken, and the fix is worth funding.
Isomere, Inc. competed as Altaris MedTech through April 2026.
Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock
Arkansas Governor's Cup
First place in the 25th annual competition, drawn from a $141,000 prize pool and teams representing four states.
Rice Alliance, Houston
Rice Business Plan Competition
A top-seven finish among 42 teams at the world's largest and richest student startup competition — the University of Arkansas' strongest result since 2018. Also won the Mercury Fund Elevator Pitch Competition outright, first across all 42 teams.
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Made@UofA Week
One of three ventures recognized at the University of Arkansas' inaugural capstone showcase for campus-born companies.
University of Mississippi, Oxford
Servin' the South Business Model Competition
First out of 45 competing teams, selected from 60 invited institutions across the mid-South.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville
SEC Student Pitch Competition
First place at the conference-wide competition, judged by operators and investors drawn from across all sixteen SEC institutions.
In non-dilutive prize capital, deployed directly into bacteria validation and clinical study design.
Any one competition could be a fluke. But when you place consistently in front of completely different panels of judges and investors, you start to trust that the market is telling you something real.
Lance Lockwood · Co-founder & CEO
Strep-Detect is an investigational device. Not available for sale. Limited by law to investigational use.
Awards recognize the company and its business case. They are not an evaluation of device safety or effectiveness by any regulatory authority.