University at Buffalo School of Management

Autumn 2021 Buffalo Business 3 MD/MBA and MBA win UB entrepreneurship competition Opollo Technologies, a fintech health care AI startup, took first place in UB's Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entre- preneurship Competition (Panasci TEC) last spring. Ryan Young, MD/MBA '21, and Anders Rosén, MBA '21, won $25,000 in startup capital and in-kind services valued at $27,000 for their company. Opollo™ is a machine-learning algo- rithm that uses medical natural language processing to provide two to three times more accurate surgery duration forecasts than existing methods. The cloud-based artificial intelligence platform learns from a wide range of health care data to optimize operating room scheduling. Opollo Technologies also empowers its health care facility customers to monetize their efficiency by selling the resulting open time slots to health insurance companies on the Opollo Exchange, a marketplace where medical services are bought and sold. In-kind awards include legal services from Colligan Law LLP, accounting services from Lumsden & McCormick LLP, human resource services from the People Plan from HR Foundations Inc., business development services from Western New York Incubator Network and the UB Office of Business and Entrepreneur Partner- ships, and office space from North Forest Office Space. Two biomedical engineering students took the $10,000 second-place prize for their company, Layer Slayers, a proprietary cloud-based education platform for 3D printing that enables companies to take advantage of additive manufacturing technologies. The People's Choice award of $1,000 went to BOSQ, a breast pump that creates a personalized experience for nursing mothers, while providing comfort, efficiency, affordability and portability. Other new venture ideas included a leak-sensing film that works with an app to monitor patients who have had intestinal repairs, and a shower chair accessory that promotes independence while bathing, aiding in injury prevention within the aging community. Now in its 21st year, Panasci TEC was created by the School of Management and the UB Office of Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships, and is funded with a $1 million endowment from the late Henry A. Panasci Jr. to facilitate and promote the commercialization of UB-generated technologies. The event is hosted by UB's Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars. The School of Management has expanded its portfolio of micro-credentials, providing learners with an opportunity to gain relevant workforce skills without the financial and time commitments of a degree. Smaller than a minor or certificate, micro-credentials enable participants to earn stackable skills that differentiate them academically and professionally. Those who complete a micro-credential receive a digital badge—a clickable image that houses information validating their newly acquired skills. Recipiants can share these dynamic credentials on social media, digital résumés and e-portfolios to increase their marketability and show- case abilities. While hundreds of individu- als might earn the same badge, each badge is unique due to its verifiable metadata, including information regarding the issuing institution, date of issuance, criteria for earning and evidence that the learner has met the criteria. Micro-credentials vary in terms of instructional level and eligibility. Below are the school's current micro- credentials, but new offerings are in the works. Visit management.buffalo.edu/ micro-credentials for an up-to-date list with eligibility and other information. • Business Practices in the U.S. • Data Modeling Using Excel • Finance Academy • Foundations of LeaderCORE™ • Global Collaboration and Leadership • Intercultural and Global Competency • Leadership Coaching Certification • MBA LeaderCORE™ • Prominence in Leadership Daniel Pink (above), No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of When, To Sell is Human, Drive and A Whole New Mind, was keynote speaker last spring at the annual conference hosted by the school's Center for Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness. The virtual event, titled "The Future of Leadership: Changing the Way We Live and Work," drew more than 220 attendees. Photo: Tom Wolf Micro-credentials sharpen critical skills Anders Rosén, MBA '21, and Ryan Young, MD/MBA '21, of Opollo Technologies Inc. Photo: Nancy J. Parisi

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