{"id":1097,"date":"2025-09-20T03:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T03:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/data\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2026-01-13T07:49:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T07:49:05","slug":"news-mentor-appreciation-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/data\/news-mentor-appreciation-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NUS Medicine Digital Health Accelerator Recognizes Mentor Contributions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>The expertise and networks that transform early-stage healthcare startups into investment-ready ventures\u2014celebrating the mentors behind Demo Day 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Following Demo Day 2025, the NUS Medicine Digital Advanced Technology Accelerator (DATA) gathered at Maggie&#8217;s to recognise the mentors who guided the 2025 cohort through their 12-week acceleration journey. 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