by Archana Venkataraman, Nicola Rieke, Marius George Linguraru

Continuing on the success of the Startup Village at MICCAI 2020, MICCAI 2021, and MICCAI 2022, we welcome the next generation of entrepreneurs and technologies to the MICCAI Society Startup Village, to be held as part of the MICCAI 2023 conference. And the first time: in person!

Some of the exciting benefits to the selected Startup Village participants include:

VISIBILITY

• Live Pitch Competition during the main MICCAI 2023 conference, in which you can showcase your startup to a wide audience and a jury of experts.
• Additional focus on startups promoting trustworthy AI solutions for point-of-care applications in healthcare.
• Highlight of the MICCAI 2023 Startup Village participants in the NVIDIA Inception Healthcare newsletter or blog platform.

CONNECT

• Access to industry-leading mentors, who can help you grow and refine your ideas.
• Increased visibility and an opportunity to expand your professional network and connect with MICCAI 2023 participants. This includes participation in the industry and networking events organized by the MICCAI Student Board.
• Opportunities to recruit from a diverse talent pool. Startup companies will be able to post open positions on the MICCAI 2023 job board.
• A 30-min focused deep-dive session with an industry mentor on a topic of your choice (e.g., technical, go-to-market, fundraising, etc.) 

AND MORE… 

• One free registration for in-person attendance at MICCAI 2023 in Vancouver, Canada and a one-year membership to the MICCAI Society
• Opportunities to demo solutions in the Startup Village corner at MICCAI 2023

Selected startups will receive an invitation for expedited screening of their application to the NVIDIA Inception program. Benefits of the Inception program include reduced prices for select hardware and software products, discounted technical workshops through the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute, cloud credits through NVIDIA partners, and access to exclusive NVIDIA Inception events.