2 friends from Northwestern created a pen to help people with Parkinson’s write again

When Izzy’s ‘Pops’, who had lived with Parkinson’s for more than a decade, lost his ability to write, she and her friend Alexis decided to do something about it. The two met at Northwestern University, and while Izzy studied journalism and entrepreneurship, Alexis majored in biomedical engineering. Their skills — and personal connection to the cause — came together in the form of SteadyScrib, a pen-and-clipboard writing set designed for people with Parkinson’s disease.