Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A soccer teammate's concussion. A COVID-era neuroscience course. A freshman-year shunt monitoring project. These aren't the typical origin story for a medical device startup — and that's exactly what makes this episode worth listening to. Sagar Rastogi joins NeuroTalk host Linda Durnell, PhD, to walk through his path from sideline observer to clinical trial runner, sharing what he's learned about customer discovery, regulatory strategy, team building, and the unique advantage of being both a clinician-in-training and a founder. This episode is essential listening for student entrepreneurs, early-stage founders, and anyone who wants to understand what it actually takes to get a neurotechnology from concept to clinical validation.
Sagar Rastogi is a neuroscience undergraduate at Johns Hopkins University and founder and CEO of Locaze, an AI-powered mobile application that uses eye movement tracking to improve the speed and accuracy of concussion diagnosis. A participant in Neurotech Harbor's Early Entrepreneurs Program, Rastogi has led clinical projects spanning hydrocephalus shunt monitoring and intraoperative anesthesia safety, and is currently conducting an IRB-approved pilot study with 81 Hopkins varsity athletes. He is on a physician-founder track, with plans to continue building at the intersection of clinical medicine and neurotechnology.
A soccer teammate's concussion. A COVID-era neuroscience course. A freshman-year shunt monitoring project. These aren't the typical origin story for a medical device startup — and that's exactly what makes this episode worth listening to. Sagar Rastogi joins NeuroTalk host Linda Durnell, PhD, to walk through his path from sideline observer to clinical trial runner, sharing what he's learned about customer discovery, regulatory strategy, team building, and the unique advantage of being both a clinician-in-training and a founder. This episode is essential listening for student entrepreneurs, early-stage founders, and anyone who wants to understand what it actually takes to get a neurotechnology from concept to clinical validation.
Sagar Rastogi is a neuroscience undergraduate at Johns Hopkins University and founder and CEO of Locaze, an AI-powered mobile application that uses eye movement tracking to improve the speed and accuracy of concussion diagnosis. A participant in Neurotech Harbor's Early Entrepreneurs Program, Rastogi has led clinical projects spanning hydrocephalus shunt monitoring and intraoperative anesthesia safety, and is currently conducting an IRB-approved pilot study with 81 Hopkins varsity athletes. He is on a physician-founder track, with plans to continue building at the intersection of clinical medicine and neurotechnology.
