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Rubitection
Techstars '20Rochester, US · Founded 2011 · 4 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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Rubitection develops the Rubitect Assessment System for early detection and management of pressure injuries (bedsores) in healthcare settings. The company serves healthcare providers and institutions focused on wound care and patient monitoring.
Also known as Rubitection Inc
Founders & leadership
Rubitection was founded in 2011 by Sanna Gaspard.
Board
Investors · 2
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Rubitection is a healthcare technology company developing the Rubitect Assessment System (RAS), an early skin health monitoring and care management platform. The system pairs a low-cost, easy-to-use handheld measurement probe with care management software, giving caregivers and healthcare professionals data to support early skin assessment, personalize care, and enable prevention across care environments. The company positions the platform as an alternative to the manual blanch test used for bedsore detection.
The approach rests on skin redness — or hyperpigmentation on darker skin tones — as an early indicator and predictor of skin-related injuries and conditions in wound care, dermatology, and plastic surgery. Initial applications target the prevention of bedsores (pressure injuries) and diabetic foot ulcers, with additional stated applications in vascular leg ulcers and chronic dermatological conditions. The company describes the current platform as an AI assessment and care coordination platform covering wound prevention and monitoring, dermatology care, and vascular health monitoring.
Rubitection's stated mission is to become a global standard system for skin health monitoring and care management for wounds and chronic dermatological skin conditions.
Founding story
Rubitection was founded by Sanna Gaspard, PhD, who earned a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering at the University of Miami (2004) and a master's (2005) and PhD (2011) in biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. While completing her graduate degrees she founded and led two biotech companies, TLneoCare, LLC and Rubitection Inc., to commercialize her innovations, developing the business strategy, IP strategy, and raising initial financing. Her stated vision is to make the Rubitect Assessment System the global standard solution for early bedsore detection and management.
Traction
The company reported $440,000 raised as of January 1, 2025 on its TechCrunch Startup Battlefield profile, and is listed at pre-seed stage with 1-10 employees.
Latest developments
The company's website presents the offering as an AI assessment and care coordination platform for skin-related and vascular health conditions, spanning wound prevention and monitoring, dermatology, and vascular health, and is recruiting beta testers.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Rubitection is an early-stage, pre-seed medical device and health technology company positioning its system as a superior alternative to the manual blanch test for bedsore detection, in a market where treating a single bedsore can cost up to $45,000.
Technology
The Rubitect Assessment System consists of a handheld measurement probe and accompanying care management software. The company describes the platform as using AI to deliver care insights and states it develops proprietary risk-based algorithms supported by clinical data analysis, work led by its data scientist manager. The underlying clinical signal is skin redness or hyperpigmentation, used as an early indicator of skin injury or inflammation.
Go-to-market
The company recruits beta testers for its platform through its website and maintains a newsletter and listed partners. It has participated in startup accelerator and competition programs, including the Luminate accelerator (cohort 3) and TechCrunch Startup Battlefield.
Caregivers and healthcare professionals responsible for skin assessment and care management, spanning wound care, dermatology, plastic surgery, and cosmetics settings; the company also targets patients at risk of bedsores, diabetic foot ulcers, and vascular leg ulcers.
Geography
Listed locations include Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Rochester, New York in the United States.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Non-dilutive funding · 2 SBIR/STTR awards
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health (NIH)National Institutes of Health | Phase I | 2016 | $221.4K |
| National Science Foundation | Phase I | 2013 | $150K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.
Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsLuminate published a spotlight and podcast on Rubitection, a Luminate cohort 3 startup, covering the Rubitect Assessment System and the CEO's accelerator experience.
CEO Sanna Gaspard was selected as a finalist for the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards.
CEO Sanna Gaspard took 1st place at the 3 Rivers Investment Venture Fair's Technology showcase.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Rubitection do?
- Rubitection builds the Rubitect Assessment System, a probe-and-software platform for early bedsore and skin health assessment.
- Who founded Rubitection?
- Rubitection was founded by Sanna Gaspard in 2011.
- Who are Rubitection's investors?
- Rubitection's investors include D3VC, Techstars.
- Where is Rubitection headquartered?
- Rubitection is headquartered in Rochester, US.