A week with KTH Innovation
/Last month we had the pleasure of welcoming KTH Innovation and their Brighter Program to Boston. The KTH Innovation Brighter Program is designed to bring especially promising early-stage KTH startups to select innovation hubs to meet and interact with key players on the global market, giving them a global mindset from the start. This time around, five MedTech startups had a fun and instructive week to explore Boston and its ecosystem.
During the week, SACC-NE arranged several meetings, a couple of workshops focusing on the Boston ecosystem and how to sell MedTech, pitch practice and finally a Pitch Night.
The Pitch Night was a great success. All startups had five minutes to pitch their product and five minutes for quick feedback and discussion. The moderator this evening was Dr. Ned Kirkpartrick who did a fantastic job and asked interesting questions to each startup. Ned earned his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the University of Arizona and completed his post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard University. He is now working as a senior investigator at Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research. He was truly a great fit for this Pitch Night and we are really grateful for his time.
Thank you to everyone involved in making this week great! We at SACC-NE look forward to hosting more delegations interested in the Boston ecosystem.
Meet the startups:
Flexpenser - Amin Kazemzadeh & Sandra Jernström
Flexpenser has developed a micro-dispenser for long-term storage and controlled release of liquids. Their solution is self-resealing, multi-use and air-tight, suitable for sensitive liquids such as chemicals, glues, and lubricants.
Gelo - Peter Löwenhielm
Gelo’s has developed an antibacterial gel intended for surgeons who wish to reduce the risk of surgical-site infections. The gel is a complement to antibiotics and prevents the growth of bacteria on tissue surfaces in the wound. It does not contain antibiotics or antiseptic additives and breaks down in the body after use.
Biomedical Bonding - Michael Malkoch & Viktor Granskog
BMB develops on-surgical-site customizable adhesives and novel surgical methodologies with a focus on the ever-growing market of bone fractures and restorations. The technology stands for a paradigm shift in fracture fixations and thereof making Standard-of-Care metal implants obsolete.
Jaisy - Huseyin Aytung & Murat Cetiner
Jaisy has developed a solution for instant and non-invasive jaundice detection for newborns. Their small device can easily be used by anyone, sending the diagnostics to your smartphone within seconds.
Sensivo - Stefán Stefánsson & Aleksandr Skobeltcyn
Sensivo builds a GDPR compliant spreadsheet, specially built for modern clinical research and sensitive personal data management, giving clinical researchers a new way of working with data in a collaborative, cloud-based and privacy-first workspace.
KTH and KTH Innovation
KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm is Sweden’s largest and oldest technical university and has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key center of intellectual talent and innovation.
As part of a larger ambition to remain one of the most innovative countries in the world, KTH has its own innovation support office; KTH Innovation. Over the last 10 years, KTH Innovation has built an internationally recognized support system specialized in early-stage commercialization of new technology. Supporting over 300 new ideas every year from students, researchers and employees at KTH on their way to the market, KTH Innovation has grown to become a key player in the Stockholm startup ecosystem.
