The IDEA² mentor network

The network of mentors to teams in IDEA² is international and includes some of the world’s top health technology innovators and entrepreneurs. Even better—the network is always growing. Participants in IDEA² will be matched with the mentors that fit their project’s strategic needs, whether that’s technical, medical, or business expertise. 
Mentors in recent years have come from:

Analog Devices
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
BitBrain Technologies
Boston Children’s Hospital
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
CAEND CSIC-UPM
Centro de Investigación Medica Aplicado Universidad de Navarra (CIMA)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
CRB Inverbío
Depuy Spine, Inc.
Dimagi
Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d
GE
Harvard Medical School
Hospital 12 de Octubre
Hospital Clínico San Carlos
Hospital Ruber Internacional
Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada
Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón
Hupaz Hospital Pediatrico
IE Business School
Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Ironwood Equity
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
MEDIcept
Medlumics
Medtronic
Merck Sharp & Dohme de España
National Center for Biotechnology CNB-CSIC
National Hospital for Spinal Cord Injury
New England Journal of Medicine
Partners Healthcare / CIMIT
PlenOptika
ResMed
Sandoz Farmaceutica
SciFluor Life Sciences, LLC
SIDI-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Siemens Healthcare
Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO)
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals
The New England College of Ophthalmology (NECO)
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Universidad Carlos III Madrid
Universidad CEU-San Pablo
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC)
VITRO

As an engineer, you have honed your problem-solving skills and have a deep understanding of technology. The biomedical field is ripe with opportunities for individuals like yourself to apply your expertise and make a profound impact on the lives of patients and providers. The Catalyst Program offers an exceptional platform to harness your talents and channel them towards addressing the most pressing challenges in healthcare today.