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Emerging Technologies

New technologies reshaping healthcare

Technological innovation has the power and promise to transform healthcare. This series spotlights companies developing such cutting-edge innovations—ranging from brain-computer and muscle-machine interfaces to 3D-printed breast bioprostheses and beyond. Additionally, the series highlights the perspective of investors and accelerators on funding and scaling these technologies and supporting startup growth.

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Esther Kim, Mass General Brigham_Emerging Tech series, Season 2
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How Mass General Brigham screens emerging technologies

Esther Kim, head of emerging technologies at Mass General Brigham, shares how the health system evaluates new technologies and decides which innovations to explore while considering clinical need, operational feasibility and scalability.

By HIMSS TV | February 17, 2026
Dr. Amit Zabtani, CustoMed_Emerging Tech series, Season 2
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CustoMED advances personalized surgery with 3D printing

Dr. Amit Zabtani, an orthopedic surgeon at UCLA and cofounder and CMO of CustoMED, says the company uses 3D printing to create patient-specific instruments based on an individual’s anatomy, enabling more precise positioning during surgery.

By HIMSS TV | February 12, 2026
Debra Beauregard, Rady Children's Health_Emerging Tech series, Season 2
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Rady fosters innovation culture in health tech

Debra Beauregard, director of medical intelligence and innovation at Rady Children’s Health, discusses why some hospitals are cautious about exploring new technologies and how her team evaluates technology solutions to pilot and scale.

By HIMSS TV | February 10, 2026
Sergio Calvo, GE HealthCare_Emerging Tech Series, Season 2
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Theranostics and the future of cancer treatment

Sergio Calvo, general manager of theranostics at GE HealthCare, discusses the organization's use of theranostics in cancer care and how the technology combines targeted therapy with diagnostic imaging for personalized oncology care.

By HIMSS TV | February 5, 2026
Alexander Richter, SciTech Innovation Hub at SciTech Scity_Emerging Tech series, Season 2
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Inside SciTech's award-winning healthcare innovation engine

Alexander Richter, executive director and head of the SciTech Innovation Hub at SciTech Scity, which recently won the World Economic Forum's 2025 Public-Private Collaboration Award, discusses the selection process for piloting and scaling health tech.

By HIMSS TV | February 3, 2026
Dave Rosa, NeuroOne_Emerging Tech series, season 2
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NeuroOne electrodes target motor issues and pain

The CEO of NeuroOne, Dave Rosa, discusses the company's minimally invasive brain-computer interface thin-film, flexible electrode technology, its successes in patients with seizures and the potential benefits across a range of neurological conditions.

By HIMSS TV | January 29, 2026
Dr. Mark Zhang, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs_Emerging Technologies series, season 2
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VA details BioBone and 3D bioprinting research

Acting assistant under secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Dr. Mark Zhang, discusses the VA's research into 3D-printed biological material for veterans.

By HIMSS TV | January 27, 2026
Morgan Cheatham, Breyer Capital_Emerging Technologies series
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Emerging Technologies series, part 2: Breyer Capital

Morgan Cheatham, partner and head of healthcare and life sciences at Breyer Capital, provides highlights of the venture capital firm's strategy when funding emerging technologies and the risks associated with backing these innovations.

By HIMSS TV | June 5, 2025
Molly Gibson, Lila Sciences_Emerging Technologies series
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Emerging Technologies series, part 3: Lila Science

Molly Gibson, president of future science at Lila Sciences, describes the company's scientific superintelligence computer that analyzes various branches of science and creates hypotheses to help researchers find treatments or cure diseases.

By HIMSS TV | June 10, 2025
Paul Grand, MedTech Innovator_Emerging Technologies
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Emerging Technologies series, part 4: MedTech Innovator

Paul Grand, CEO of MedTech Innovator, offers advice for startups on pitching to accelerators, the value of scaling alongside an accelerator and how the company helps companies grow within healthcare in collaboration with major partners.

By HIMSS TV | June 12, 2025
Nissan Elimelech, Augmedics founder_footage and still images courtesy of Nissan Elimelech
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Emerging Technologies series, part 5: Augmedics

Nissan Elimelech, founder of Augmedics, shares how the company's augmented reality surgical technology projects an anatomically accurate 3D spine onto the patient, helping surgeons operate with their eyes on the body instead of a screen.  

By HIMSS TV | June 17, 2025
Anne Osdoit, Moon Surgical_Image stills and footage courtesy of Moon Surgical
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Emerging Technologies series, part 6: Moon Surgical

Anne Osdoit, CEO of Moon Surgical, says the company’s robotic surgery offering serves as a surgical assistant in laparoscopic soft tissue procedures, using robotic arms to hold instruments and AI to give insights into workflow efficiency.

By HIMSS TV | June 19, 2025
Julien Payen, Lattice Medical_Image still courtesy of Lattice Medical
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Emerging Technologies series, part 7: Lattice Medical

Julien Payen, cofounder and CEO of Lattice Medical, discusses the company’s 3D-printed breast implant that supports women recovering from mastectomy using a scaffold that gradually dissolves as the patient’s own tissue regenerates.

By HIMSS TV | June 24, 2025
Connor Glass, Phantom Neuro_Emerging Technologies series
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Emerging Technologies series, part 8: Phantom Neuro

Connor Glass, founder and CEO of Phantom Neuro, explains how the company's muscle-machine interface for amputees is enabling the development of advanced prosthetic limbs designed to function as natural extensions of the human body.

By HIMSS TV | June 26, 2025

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