Lauren Cornell (left) and Bianca Cerqueira (right) NovoThelium founders

From left to right: Lauren Cornell and Bianca Cerqueira are co-founders of NovoThelium, a San Antonio-based biotechnology startup company. The $5,000 check is an award from the 2016 Women's Startup Pitch Competition hosted by Texas Woman's University and the Governor's Business Forum for Women provided by a donation from the Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell Foundation.

Lauren Cornell (left) and Bianca Cerqueira, co-founders of NovoThelium, are winners of $5,000 from the 2016 Women’s Startup Pitch Competition hosted by Texas Woman’s University and the Governor’s Business Forum for Women. Credit: Courtesy photo.

From left: Lauren Cornell and Bianca Cerqueira are co-founders of NovoThelium, a San Antonio-based biotechnology startup company. The $5,000 check is an award from the 2016 Women’s Startup Pitch Competition hosted by Texas Woman’s University and the Governor’s Business Forum for Women provided by a donation from the Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell Foundation.