Call for Applications - MICCAI Society Virtual Startup Village @MICCAI2022
Continuing on the success of the Startup Village at MICCAI 2021 and MICCAI 2020, we open the door again to the future generation of technologies and entrepreneurs at the MICCAI Society Virtual Startup Village as part of the MICCAI 2022 conference.
We are delighted to inform you about some exciting benefits concerning the selected Startup Village participants:
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Visibility:
- Live Pitch Competition during the main MICCAI 2022 conference, in which you can showcase your startup to a wide audience and a jury of experts
- Additional focus on startups promoting AI solutions for real-time AI solution in healthcare
- Highlight of the MICCAI 2022 startup village participants in the NVIDIA Inception Healthcare newsletter or blog platform, e.g. linkedin blog
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Connect:
- Access to mentors for the startups that are selected for the pitch competition
- Grow your visibility, expand your network and connect with MICCAI 2022 participants
- 30-min focused deep-dive session with an NVIDIA expert on a topic of your choice: e.g. technical, go-to-market, ecosystem...
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And more:
- MICCAI Society will offer free registration for virtual attendance at MICCAI 2022 and MICCAI membership for one year for all of the selected startups (1 person per startup)
- All selected startups will receive an invitation for expedited screening of their application to the NVIDIA Inception program, providing additional benefits(e.g. GPU discount, access to DLI courses, 1-1 technical expert consultation)
- 30-min focused deep-dive session with an NVIDIA expert on a topic of your choice: e.g. technical, go-to-market, ecosystem...
Registration Form
To apply for you and your company to become part of the MICCAI 2022 Startup Village, please complete the registration form at the link below.
STARTUP VILLAGE @ MICCAI 2022 REGISTRATION
Selection Criteria
In 2022, we will welcome up to six startups in the program. The Startup Village Committee will consider these selection criteria:
- Impact and innovation of the technology
- Relevance of company and product to the MICCAI areas and activities
- Benefits to the company from participation in the program
Pitch Competition
Format: short slide-based pitch with presentation by one representative of the startup + Q&A by Jury
Jury: MICCAI Society, NVIDIA + voting by the audience
Award categories:
- MICCAI Startup Village Award 2022 - 500 USD
- Real-time solution Award - 250 USD
- Audience Favorite Award - 250 USD
Official Partner
Important Dates
- September 4th 2022:
- Application due
- September 6th 2022:
- Notification of acceptance, time to prepare slides for the pitch and a pre-recorded video
- September 16th 2022:
- Deadline of material submission
- September 18th - September 22nd 2022:
- Live Pitch Competition at the Startup Village
Do you have any questions? Please contact: startupvillage@miccai2022.org
We look forward to seeing you at the Startup Village @MICCAI2022!
Be well,
Tianjing Zhang, Faisal Beg, Nicola Rieke, Daniel Racoceanu, Marius George Linguraru