MassRobotics, in collaboration with Festo, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Novanta, and MITRE, announces the opening of applications for the fourth cohort of the Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Program 2024-25. This initiative aims to accelerate innovation and adoption in the healthcare robotics sector by providing startups with the resources, mentorship, and connections necessary for success. Apply here
“We are thrilled to serve as technical mentors to these startups developing the next generation of healthcare robotics technologies. Working with these brilliant teams gives us valuable insights into how we can best support innovative efforts in this field; the collaboration is truly energizing and inspires our engineering team as we enable our customers to achieve tomorrow’s breakthrough technologies,” said Elliot Helms, Mechatronics R&D Manager at Novanta.
Program Overview
The Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst is an established program designed to support healthcare robotics startups by offering comprehensive and valuable mentorship guidance, and essential resources to foster growth and success. The program’s focus areas include clinical care, pharmaceutical and hospital automation, laboratory automation, precision and regenerative medicine (including omics), point-of-care solutions, rehabilitation, assistive technologies for improved quality of life and continuity of work, and training and support for healthcare professionals.
Key Features of the Program
- Mentorship and Guidance: Participants receive expert mentorship from senior-level professionals from the participating companies and introductions to leaders from the robotics ecosystem, depending on their strategic objectives.
- Resource Access: Startups gain access to loaner components with design and engineering guidance.
- Networking Opportunities: Catalyst companies receive introductions to key players in the healthcare robotics space, potential customers, and strategic partners, including pitching opportunities to MassRobotics’ VC and investor ecosystem.
- Strategic Medical Guidance: Cohort benefits from the strategic guidance of experienced medical professionals, ensuring their robotics solutions align with real-world healthcare needs, ethical standards, and patient safety considerations.
- Educational Workshops: There is access to courses on critical topics, such as FDA approval processes, cybersecurity requirements, and other regulatory mandates, tailored to the cohort’s interests and strategic objectives.
- Showcase Opportunities: Each cohort startup will have the opportunity to present their solution at a major robotics event in Boston as well as to the Healthcare Robotics Working Group. These live events provide booth space for product demos and a stage to pitch their solutions to a live audience, offering valuable exposure and networking opportunities.
About MassRobotics
MassRobotics is the largest independent non-profit robotics hub dedicated to accelerating innovation and adoption in the field of robotics. Our mission is to help create and scale the next generation of successful robotics technology and connected devices companies by providing entrepreneurs and startups with the workspace and resources they need to develop, prototype, test and commercialize their products and solutions. While MassRobotics originated and is headquartered in Boston, we are reaching and supporting robotics acceleration and adoption globally and are working with startups, academia, industry and governments both domestically and internationally.
About Novanta
Novanta is a leading global supplier of core technology solutions that give medical and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers a competitive advantage. We combine deep proprietary technology expertise and competencies in photonics, vision, and precision motion with a proven ability to solve complex technical challenges. This enables Novanta to engineer core components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance, tailored to our customers’ demanding applications. The driving force behind our growth is the team of innovative professionals who share a commitment to innovation and customer success. Novanta’s common shares are quoted on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “NOVT.” More information about Novanta is available on the Company’s website at www.novanta.com. For additional information, please contact Novanta Investor Relations at (781) 266-5137 or InvestorRelations@novanta.com.