Huge Wins for Kaplan Lab Students and Their Venture, EntoCellular!

Sophie Lecter and Michael Saad of EntoCellular hold a large ceremonial prize check for $12,000 from the Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts. They are standing on stage with a competition representative after winning the Tufts New Ventures Competition.

A massive congratulations to our PhD students, Sophie Lecter and Michael Saad! Their new venture, EntoCellular, recently took home first place in the Life Science track of the 2025 Tufts New Ventures Competition. On top of that incredible win, they have also been accepted into the highly competitive MassChallenge Switzerland 2025 accelerator program. We are so proud of the work they are doing and can’t wait to see what’s next for them and EntoCellular! To learn more check out EntoCellular, check out the articles below.

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Winners Announced in 2025 Tufts New Ventures Competition Finals (Gordon Institute News)

TUCCA Announcement (LinkedIn)

MassChallenge Switzerland Announces 2025 Early-Stage Accelerator Cohort (MassChallenge News)