Sidney CollinSidney started a company to aid those with Parkinson's disease. She is currently working out of the HotHouse in downtown SLO.
Sidney Collin has a superpower. She sees through obstacles, and beyond boundaries, that stump many of us. Sidney’s long-term vision is to use her Cal Poly biomedical engineering degree to advance neuroscience research to improve the lives of others.
In her senior year, Sidney started a three-student company to develop a medical device for Parkinson’s Disease patients with a debilitating walking disorder. It worked so well that Sidney couldn’t imagine stopping. To acquire business skills, she entered Cal Poly’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, which is where I met her. This wasn’t Sidney’s first time exploring her passion for biomedical research. In 2017, she spent six months in France conducting research in digital brain therapies. Watching Sidney navigate a company startup while earning Dean’s List and magna cum laude honors has been inspiring. Her accomplishments include Outstanding Woman in Engineering Award, first place in TCU’s Values and Ventures Competition and raising over $400,000 from investors to launch De Oro Devices. Her team recently won Central California Angel Conference’s grand prize investment. To Sidney, every puzzle is solvable, every problem is engineerable. The cool thing is that she aspires to help others. Sidney will blaze a trail around every obstacle until she makes our world better. I can’t wait. Written by: Jan Haynes, mentor |