Boston Scientific Connected Patient Challenge VII Recap

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.

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IMPACT Cycle 5 Pitch-Off Winners & Recap

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.

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2023 $200K Challenge Recap

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.

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IMPACT Accelerator Cycle 4 Recap with Video

This past Wednesday, November 30th, 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. 

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IMPACT Cycle 3 Pitch-Off Recap and Winners’ Pitches

Last Wednesday, we held our very first in-person IMPACT Showcase Day and Accelerator Pitch-Off for the Cycle 3 Cohort. After the IMPACT Showcase, where the startups had sat with strategists and leading experts in women’s health, medtech, and local hospitals, they pitched their technology to a packed room of attendees. The startups in Cohort 3 met with interested investors and innovators, and received awards from SIX prize sponsors, including a whopping $25K in in-kind resources from the Cycle 3 Sponsor Hologic.

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3rd Annual CAPCaT Big Company/Little Company Showcase Spotlights Point-Of-Care Innovations and Strategic Partnerships

For the third year, M2D2 and the Center for Advancing Point of Care Technologies (CAPCaT) in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Disorders will present their Big Company/Little Company Showcase.

Happening virtually on Thursday, June 16 from 9am to 1:30 ET, the Showcase is a high-value informational and networking event for life sciences startups seeking to initiate conversations about strategic partnerships with suitable corporate entities.

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