We’re on a mission to improve quality of life for seniors and caregivers.
What We Do
OK2StandUP is the first artificial-intelligence-powered fall mitigation solution developed for seniors and their caregivers. For decades, falls have been accepted as an unavoidable part of aging. We can do better than that and our seniors deserve better.
Helping older adults age gracefully and professionals work more efficiently was not what I had envisioned during my doctoral studies in mechanical engineering. It all began several years ago with a simple engineering question to solve a complex health problem: “Can falls among older adults be avoided with a sensor?” We spun out of the University of Pittsburgh to answer this question. We at OK2StandUP, INC have been thinking, researching, and developing a solution to address this problem. The answer is a firm "Yes!”. Our company is proud to offer OK2StandUP, a solution that works for older adults, their families, and care organizations.
Our Supporters
Leadership
Eunice Yang, PhD
Dr. Yang is the founder and CEO of OK2StandUP. She drives the company's vision, strategic planning, and execution. Her diverse background has provided the multidisciplinary bridge between physiological sensor data analysis and AI design for OK2StandUP. Prior to OK2StandUP, she was a turbo machinery engineer at Boeing, co-founder of two prior startups, and a tenured associate professorat the University of Pittsburgh.
Deb Penny
Deb Penny has a B.S. in Psychology and M.S. in UX/UI. Deb brings 15+ years of medical device expertise, with specialized knowledge inUX/UI and FDA regulatory compliance. With her experience she steers product development towards compliance coupled with usability. She spearheaded our recent milestone of registering the product as anFDA Class I medical device.
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Sabber Ahamed, PhD
Dr. Sabber Ahamed holds a PhD in Geophysics and brings 8 years of data science experience. He leads our technical team of four software engineers specializing in microservices architecture and API infrastructure, supported by a DevOps engineer focused on cloud infrastructure and MLOps, and a full-stack developer building scalable platforms.
OUR TEAM
Gabriela Isturiz
Gabriela Isturiz (Gaby) is a serial entrepreneur, innovator, experienced CEO, and founder of two high-growth successful SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) technology companies that were sold to Fortune 500 companies. Her domain expertise is developing strategies for large scale business growth.
Steve Plank, BSME, MBA
Steve Plank has almost three decades of experience and a track record of success in both the public and private markets. From 2010 through 2016, Steve was the co-founder and partner of Espalier Global, a global technology, media and telecom hedge fund, with assets approaching $1 billion. Steve still actively manages a portfolio of public equities while also advising on a handful of private investments throughout the technology domain.
Ervin Sejdić, PhD
Professor Ervin Sejdić, Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence for Health Outcomes at Research & Innovation, North York General Hospital, is an Associate Professor in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. His expertise is in the development of medical devices and new signal analysis techniques. His current specialty is in age- and disease-related changes in functional outcomes.
Robert Zimmerman, MD
Dr. Robert Zimmerman has over 25 years of experience as a physician, medical director, and now as a Chief Medical Officer for Bridges Health Partners in Southwestern Pennsylvania. He has spearheaded population health efforts to provide a high-quality and patient-focused care. He fully understands the challenges that hospitals and skilled nursing units face in terms of mitigating in-facility falls.
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