By Kathryn McNutt, Journal Record
Crossing the finish line took entrepreneur Allison Watkins four times longer than she anticipated when she launched her company in 2016, but perseverance and assembling a great team paid off.
Her invention – a medical device to manage urine leakage in women 18 years and older – goes on the market this summer after winning clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
“This entire journey has just been wild,” said Watkins, who has obtained a patent in 51 countries. “We’re ready to start scaling this company and start making money. I’m extremely optimistic about the outcomes for all our investors.”
Edmond-based Watkins-Conti Products Inc. has raised $10 million to date. The funds have been used to create a management system, protect intellectual property, run clinical trials, conduct biocompatibility and toxicology testing on the device and build the team of executives and expert advisers.