(Nashville, TN) - This year’s competition is being held in Nashville, Tennessee. The University of Kentucky will be represented by three student teams that have been led and coached by The Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship (VACE) in the Gatton College of Business & Economics. Each of these teams are graduates of VACE’s online Bootcamp Accelerator, where they won top awards and early-stage capital for their startups. Below is a summary of the teams and their founders. The 2025 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business while attending college or university. Nominees compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local and national competitions in the hope of qualifying for the Global Finals.
DocAI
Sarisha Lohano is a University of Kentucky Undergraduate student pursuing a career in the medical field, representing the Lewis Honors College, College of Medicine, and the College of Arts & Sciences. She is working on this startup with her brother and Co-Founder, Dushant Lohano, who is currently attending Phillips Exeter Academy High School.
DocAI is a unique platform where patients can receive AI-generated videos based on input from their doctor’s notes. The goal is to utilize AI text-to-video that generates personalized animated videos summarizing diagnoses, treatments, and post-appointment instructions. These videos will be sent to patients and families, ensuring clear understanding, promoting adherence, and enhancing overall healthcare engagement and satisfaction after discharge.
Connect: sarisha.lohano@uky.edu
NanoMed Adaptive Technologies
NanoMed Adaptive Technologies is led by Maame Abena O. Afrifa, a University of Kentucky PhD Candidate in the Biomedical Engineering Department, Stanely & Karen Pigman College of Engineering. NanoMed Adaptive Technologies is developing a skin patch that will deliver drugs in a more efficient way using a novel design that will assist patients suffering with inflammation. This tunable system would have the potential of delivering FDA approved drugs to the compromised sites topically and transdermally. Looking ahead, NanoMed Adaptive Technologies seeks to pioneer the intersection of nanotechnology and medicine. The dream is to have a startup company that is dedicated to the promise of offering one platform that can be adaptive enough to deliver various drugs based on the disease mechanism.
Connect: maame.afrifa@uky.edu
HelperHat
Wyatt Hench is the founder of HelperHat, which seeks to create better organization for everyday tools in the garage. Wyatt is an undergraduate student seeking his degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Stanely & Karen Pigman College of Engineering.
Connect: wyatt.hench@uky.edu