Removing non-medical barriers to cancer care

XanthosHealth designs patient-led, HIPAA-compliant workflows that connect real-world needs to accountable partners—curated network, capacity visibility, and status back to the care team. NIH/NCI-funded and peer-reviewed.

Why oncology teams choose ConnectedNest

NIH/NCI - backed research

Publications & federal funding1

Cancer - focused

2 million new cancer cases per year

Curated partners

Not a directory; vetted local orgs

Program Capacity

See availability and waitlists

within 48 hours response

Partners commit to responding fast

Closed - loop status

Real-time referral status

Patient - led & HIPAA - COMPLIANT

Access by role: patient • CBO • care team

EHR - agnostic

Integration-ready

1 See publications for sources and methodology

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How we got here

From clinic pain points to an accountable
community network

We started inside oncology clinics, watching treatment plans slip for reasons outside the EHR—rides, food, housing, bills. Together with navigators and community-based organizations (CBOs), we designed a patient-led way to match needs to local partners and see what happened next. ConnectedNest is that workflow.

Why we started

Treatment was slipping for non-medical reasons. Navigators lacked a simple way to route needs and see outcomes. CBOs couldn’t show capacity or acknowledge quickly.

What we built

ConnectedNest—a patient-led workflow that matches needs to curated local partners, under 48 hours acknowledgment, and shares closed loops.

What’s different (and why it works)

PARTNERS RESPOND AND KEEP STATUS CURRENT

CAPACITY AND ELIGIBILITY ARE VISIBLE UP FRONT

WORKS IN A BROWSER; EHR - AGNOSTIC AND INTEGRATION-READY

NIH/NCI - SUPPORTED AND PEER - REVIEWED

Our leadership

Pinar Karaca-Mandic, PhD

Founder & CEO

David Haynes, PhD

Founder & CTO

Kris Newcomer

Community Coordinator

Catherine Murphy, MBA

Chief Product Officer

Alex Bangs

Tech/Strategy Advisor

Archelle Georgiou, MD

Chief Health Advisor

Jon Pearce

Business Advisor

Built for oncology

Evidence, funding, and real-world pilots

Grants

  • NCI: Phase I SBIR (2021) & Phase II STTR (2024–2026)
  • Launch Minnesota: SBIR/STTR Match (2022, 2024)
  • Launch Minnesota Innovation Grant (2024)

Research Clinical Studies

  • Minnesota pilot: 39% of identified needs connected to CBOs¹
  • Peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations

    — Journal of Clinical and Translational Science (2024)

    — Applied Clinical Informatics (2025)

    — Supportive Care in Cancer (2025)

Grants

  • Silver Stevie — Startup of the Year (2023)
  • Minnesota Cup — Impact Ventures Division Winner (2023)

Grants

  • National Sync for Social Needs Initiative (2022)
  • NIH Investor Initiatives Cohort (2023)
  • BetaMN regional accelerator (2023)
  • CancerX national accelerator (2024)
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