I am Elizabeth Tikoyan, a graduate of the University of Virginia with High Honors and an esteemed member of the Raven Society, the university's most prestigious honorary society.During my high school years, I faced a severe misdiagnosis that left me partially paralyzed, with profound memory loss, nerve damage, and speech impairment. After more than a decade of struggle, I made a complete recovery through the power of crowdsourcing when traditional medical avenues had no way to help.Driven by my experience, I founded Healp (Techstars x J.P. Morgan), a groundbreaking platform addressing healthcare gaps through patient communities. Healp serves as both a powerful patient network and a strategic platform for health partners to build their own patient communities around their solutions.Our platform empowers partners to bridge trial gaps, enhance study and product promotion, and foster meaningful patient engagement through interactive tools like forums, polls, live chats, and surveys. Partners leverage our platform to recruit patients for trials, engage diverse patient audiences, and gain critical insights into the unique needs of various patient groups.Healp has earned recognition from Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for our significant impact in the patient community. Our accolades include Technically Invention of the Year 2021, CBIC Student Entrepreneur of the Year 2019, and Top 32 Student Startups by Student Startup Madness. National Geographic Women of Impact has also acknowledged our work.Our efforts have been spotlighted in major national and international media outlets, including USA Today, Cheddar News, The New Yorker, Global News, iHeartRadio, Washingtonian, Fox 5 News, NBC 4, ABC 7, and over 70 additional news organizations.Moreover, Healp has been selected for prestigious accelerators such as the Halcyon Fellowship, Techstars x J.P. Morgan, and Lighthouse Labs, Tampa Bay Wave. We are also proud to host one of the largest pediatric and young adult communities, underscoring our commitment to transforming healthcare through patient empowerment.
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