BOTS: Boston Orthopedic Technology Summit | May 21-22, 2027 | Cambridge, MA
BOTS: Boston Orthopedic Technology Summit | May 21-22, 2027 | Cambridge, MA
COMPETE event provided founders with rapid-fire feedback, valuable strategic connections, and direct access to an audience of leading healthcare experts, investors and corporate partners.

Designed to spotlight the most promising founders in musculoskeletal healthcare, BOTS2026 COMPETE Pitch Competition brought together MedTech startups to showcase game-changing technologies in real time. Presenting to an elite panel of healthcare venture capitalists, angel investors, and clinical leaders, competing teams delivered high-stakes pitches featuring AI-assisted surgical navigation, smart implants, and next-generation biomaterials.


AutonomUS Medical Technologies, is developing AI-GUIDE, a handheld, AI-enabled robotic system that integrates real-time ultrasound imaging with automated needle guidance to enhance the precision and consistency of image-guided procedures. It is designed to support surgeons and clinicians in accurately targeting anatomy while reducing variability, enabling more reliable execution of procedures such as nerve blocks, joint injections, joint access, and other musculoskeletal interventions.

OrthoKinetic Track is a data-driven neuromuscular analytics platform powered by an innovative wearable that captures synchronized muscle activity and motion in real time. The platform transforms this multimodal data into objective insights for performance optimization, injury risk detection, and return-to-play decision making.

Sylke FibroMatrix is a pure silk fibroin powder engineered as a next-generation alternative to traditional extracellular matrix (ECM)-based biologics for general and orthopedic applications. Leveraging SYLKE's proprietary silk fibroin technology, FibroMatrix offers a highly biocompatible, naturally derived solution designed to support bone, cartilage, and soft tissue regeneration - bringing a new class of material to the forefront of orthopedic care.

Redefine surgery is building the intelligence layer for open surgery by using AI powered computer vision to capture surgical workflow, understand procedural context, and generate real time guidance without requiring CT scans, pins, or tracking markers. The platform continuously learns from expert surgeons across cases and institutions, enabling device partners and care teams to scale surgical expertise, improve consistency, and transform how procedures are performed worldwide.

Mira Health is an AI-native operating system that automates clinical documentation, billing, and EMR workflows for orthopedic practices and deploys on any EMR without API integration. No clicks.

SmartAlpha's real-time AI opens ultrasound to a new generation of healthcare workers — human or robotic — breaking down the skill barrier behind weeks-long waiting times and costly alternative imaging.

Richard J. O'Brien, CEO, Telos Innovations

Yogesh Kumaran, Co-founder, Ossatura Labs, Inc

Ryan Troy, Founder, Opdoc

Alexandros Zografos Manos, Co-founder, MV Biomechanics

Kyle Kunze, Co-founder and CEO, CareGuide.ai

Nathaniel Cohen, Managing Partner, Coracoid Solutions

Abhishek Agrawal, Co-founder, CEO, Kinexcs

Dheera Ananthakrishnan, co-founder, Merunova

Allen Castro, CIO, SYLKE

Omar Musbahi, CEO, London Devices

Keerthi Vishnudas, Co-founder & CBO, SmartAlpha

Adam Jakus, CEO, PRO Therapeutics

Brody Galloway, Co-Founder & CEO, MedLink Intelligence

Bradley Scott Wagman, Co-Founder & CEO, Sole 1

Romeo Catracchia, CEO & Board Member, AutonomUS, Inc.

Heather Jankis, | co-Founder & CEO, TheBeaverApp

Haitham Shoman, Founder & CEO, Qalam Health Solutions

Jessica Adams, CEO, Presurgeo

Visa Sippola, Founder & CEO, Surgify

Peter Verrillo, CEO, Redefine Surgery

Pavan Pinnamaneni, Co-Founder & CEO, Mira Health

Rabeeh Majidi, Co-founder, OrthoKinetic Track

Jason Winder, CEO | Sonogen Medical, Inc.

Audrey Chen, CEO, OrthoIQ

Eric Rosenkranz, Founder & CEO, Plus Wellbeing

Christina Goudy, Co-Founder & CEO, Reach Orthopaedics Inc.

Vikas Kumar, Founder & CEO, Apron Health

Jon J.P. Warner, MD | Professor, Harvard Medical School | Founder, Boston Shoulder Institute & The Godman Shoulder Society

Howard Routman, DO | Orthopedic surgeon at Atlantis Orthopaedics

Andrew Green, MD | Prof. & Vice President University Orthopedics

Walter Stanwood, MD | Orthopedic surgeon at Plymouth Bay Orthopedic Associates

Anand Murthi, MD | Chief of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital

Suman Lal, MD, PhD, MBA | Founder of TINS

Amanda Pinney-Kolon, Founder of Vesper Commercial

Moby Parsons, MD | Orthopedic surgeon at King & Parsons Orthopedic Center

Rakesh Lal, Founder | Founder at Rx Device Consulting, FDA Expert MedTech

Sandeep Bothra, MS, MBA. MedTech Executive I General Management & Enterprise Transformation

Jeffrey Korn, Board Member at ReviMo

Maria Kellis, PhD | Founder of Inspired Leadership Academy

Jonathan Elsner, PhD, MBA | Vice President of Clinical Operations at Theradaptive





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