On June 11th, hundreds of people headed to Mintz in Boston’s Financial District for our 5th Annual Point of Care Showcase & Pitch Event (CAPCaT). This event was nothing short of successful. We had 4 point-of-care innovators pitch their devices, a fireside chat that sparked meaningful conversation, and numerous opportunities to network.

The $200K Challenge 2024, held at the iHub in Lowell, has left an lasting impression on the landscape of entrepreneurial innovation. For the first time in its history, the $200K Challenge was SOLD OUT, highlighting the fervor and enthusiasm surrounding groundbreaking ideas in healthcare and life sciences. 15 finalists, numerous experts and investors, and countless industry members joined us to support the continued advancement of medical technology.

On November 9^th, leaders from BARDA, J.P. Morgan, Mintz, MLSC and 5 stellar health security innovators joined us in at Mintz HQ for the 8^th annual Barracuda Bowl. After reaching record-breaking registration numbers, attendees headed to Boston to highlight new solutions in health security and connect entrepreneurs with members of the Massachusetts life sciences ecosystem.

On November 1^st, we held the Cycle 6 IMPACT Pitch-Off, the final IMPACT pitch event of 2023. This event featured 10 digital health startups, leaders from Point32Health, Boston Scientific, UMass Chan Medical School and DeviceTalks, making for an inspirational and exciting evening.

On Thursday, June 15, we partnered with Boston Scientific to run the Connected Patient Challenge (CPC) VII Challenge and Pitch Event. As our first year helping promote and host this event, we were thrilled by the interest our life sciences community had for this Challenge. We met numerous life sciences experts, passionate entrepreneurs, and medical device innovators while at Mintz for the CPC VII Pitch Event.

This year marks the first in-person Point of Care Showcase & Pitch Event since its debut in 2019. We’re thrilled to have a panel of speakers that includes life sciences thought leaders and experienced point of care entrepreneurs.

On April 4th, we held the 5th IMPACT Showcase Day and Accelerator Pitch-Off for the Cycle 5 Cohort. The startups in Cycle 5 spent the day connecting with leading experts and investors in orthopedic innovation. Following the IMPACT Showcase, they shared their technology and unique stories with a packed room of attendees. Eight fantastic companies joined us as Cycle 5 prize sponsors, awarding prizes to each startup.

The 2023 $200K Challenge season brought with it record breaking application numbers and over 200 people headed to the UMass Lowell iHub to learn about the latest in healthcare innovation. This year’s Pitch-Off was an absolute success, and a joy to experience with all of you. Life sciences industry leaders, entrepreneurs from around the world, and medical device innovators joined us in Lowell to learn more about this year’s 15 Finalists.

This past Wednesday, November 30^th, we held our fourth and final IMPACT Pitch-Off for 2022. We were joined by leaders in medical device development from big corporations, including our Cycle 4 Sponsor, Johnson & Johnson Innovation. Over the last 10 weeks they have been working with the 12 startups in Cohort 4 to prepare them for this exciting, competitive event. 

Today we announced the 12 startups selected to participate in Cycle 4 of the IMPACT Accelerator Program. This will be the final IMPACT Cycle of 2022, sponsored by our partner Johnson & Johnson Innovation. Cycle 4 will end with an exciting in-person pitch event on November 30th.