Innovative Start-up Finalists

AiM Medical Robotics 

AiM Medical Robotics is a Massachusetts-based pre-clinical neurosurgical robotics company that is working to bring high levels of precision, automation, and efficiency to neurosurgery. The company is developing a portable MRI-compatible surgical robot that can account for brain shift and enable real-time monitoring. It can be used in an MRI suite or a traditional operating room setting. Learn more.

Atlas Medical Technologies GmbH

ATLAS is an up-and-coming German company that has been developing and marketing navigation robots for interventional radiology and orthopaedic applications since 2018. The company’s 4D laser navigation robot has the potential to revolutionise medical practice by enabling precise and gentle treatment while reducing radiation exposure for patients. Similar to navigation on a mobile phone, the system enables precise guidance that optimises the clinical workflow and leads to shorter treatment times. Learn more.

Brain Navi Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Brain Navi Biotechnology was founded in 2015 in Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park in Taiwan. Brain Navi Biotechnology designs and develops High Precision Robotic Surgical Navigation Medical Devices to assist surgeons during surgical interventions and help improve patient recovery. Earlier this year, Brain Navi announced the completion of the 100th case utilising its neurosurgical navigation robot, NaoTrac. Learn more. 

Caranx Medical

Caranx Medical, founded in 2020 in Nice in France, is developing the TAVIPILOT, an autonomous robot which will be able to support Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implants (TAVI). TAVIPILOT is guided using Artificial Intelligence which tracks real-time anatomies and instruments on fluoroscopy imaging and will be agnostic to all TAVI Valve manufacturers devices, a €8Bn market. With no competition, strong IP portfolio and a fast time-to-market strategy, Caranx Medical performed world first robot guided TAVI implant in an animal in March 2024, and will clear its AI real-live tracking software in early 2025 in the USA and bring TAVIPILOT to First in Human by end 2025. Learn more.

Cyber Surgery

Cyber Surgery is a medical robotics company that has developed ALAYA, an innovative robotic assistant for seamless spinal procedures. The company’s mission is to improve patient’s quality through innovative technological solutions, setting the benchmark for tech solutions in healthcare. The company’s patented an electro-mechanical tracking system that allows surgeons to achieve the highest levels of precision, to perform minimally invasive spinal operations, reducing risk and patient recovery times. Learn more.

ForSight Robotics 

ForSight Robotics believes sight is a basic human right, and is innovating a brighter future for patients worldwide. Utilizing advanced computer vision, AI-based algorithms, and microsurgical robotics, the company seeks to empower ophthalmic surgeons and improve patients’ lives by tackling the most common eye diseases afflicting hundreds of millions of patients – starting with cataract. ForSight Robotics has successfully completed over 150 full robotic cataract surgery procedures (on an animal eye model) using its flagship ORYOM Surgical Robotics Platform. Learn more.

Lupin Dental   

Lupin Dental is a robotic company in the dental field, established in 2019 by Dr. Stéfen Koubi and Dr. Galip Gürel. The company’s technology allows dentists at all levels to perform complex treatments, traditionally reserved for highly skilled dentists. The Lupin Robotic System embodies a digital version of the founders’ expertise, both intellectual and manual. Learn more. 

Medical Microinstruments, Inc.

Medical Microinstrument’s (MMI’s) Symani® Surgical System is a first-of-its kind robotic technology that uniquely addresses the scale and complexities of microsurgery and supermicrosurgery. NanoWrist instruments that feature the world’s smallest surgical robotic wrist replicate the natural movements of the human hand, are combined with motion scaling and tremor reduction capabilities. The Symani was granted De Novo Classification by the FDA on April 8, 2024, making it the only commercially available robotic platform in the U.S. for reconstructive microsurgery. The first U.S. clinical cases for complex extremity reconstruction using Symani were completed weeks later. Learn more. 

Noah Medical 

Noah Medical is building the future of medical robotics. The company’s next generation robotic platform targets early diagnosis and treatment of patients across multiple indications. Based in Silicon Valley and backed by well-known institutional investors, Noah Medical’s incredibly talented team of 300+ engineers, innovators and industry leaders brings years of experience from the top healthcare companies in the world. Learn more.

R2 Surgical 

R2 Surgical pioneers the secondary and surplus surgical robotics market and the company’s goal is to continue offering affordable top of the line equipment to all. R2 Surgical sells the latest robotic systems, including the instruments, endoscopes and accessories, at discounted prices. R2 Surgical believes every working surgical robot deserves a purposeful role in a healthcare setting, not gathering dust in storage or ending up in landfills. Learn more.