Health Sciences & Semiconductors

Step into the future of healthcare, where the brightest minds from MIT, imec, and across the innovation ecosystem unite to accelerate progress in medicine and human health. This event brings together visionaries, clinicians, researchers, and venture leaders for a day of transformative ideas, actionable insights, and powerful connections.

Experience a program packed with thought-provoking keynotes, interactive panels, and rapid-fire project pitches. Dive deep into the translation pathway — from groundbreaking research to commercialization and clinical deployment — and discover how public funding, venturing, AI and patient-focused implementation are shaping the next era of personalized healthcare.

Who should attend

Faculty and researchers; clinical and hospital innovation leaders; industry R&D and partnership leads; investors and venture builders; federal, state, and nonprofit funders.

Why attend

• See the whole translation pathway - from publicly funded research to commercialization and clinical deployment. Panels span venturing, AI and patient‑focused implementation.
• Spot emerging opportunities - short lightning talks from pioneering projects showcase where collaboration can drive rapid progress.

Agenda at-a-glance

9:30-10AM: Arrival & registration

Welcome & Introduction  

• Tomas Palacios, Ph.D., Director, Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL), Clarence J. LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, MIT
• Ahmad Bahai, Ph.D., Professor of the Practice, MIT, Chief Technology Officer, Texas Instruments, Director, TI Kilby Lab

Keynotes

• Aaron Aguirre, M.D., Ph.D., Cardiologist and Critical Care Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (HMS)
• Faisal Mahmood, Mass General Brigham (MGB), Associate Professor, HMS

Panel- Advancements in AI for Health Devices moderated by Ahmad Bahai

Networking Lunch

Keynote

• Alex Vannoni, Head of Healthcare Product, WHOOP 

Panel- Creating impact through venturing pathways from R&D to commercialization moderated by Roozbeh Parsa, Head of Venturing Acceleration and Ecosystems (US), imec

• Olivier Rousseaux, Director Venture Development, imec
• Marcie Black, CEO & co-founder, Advanced Silicon Group
• Tom Ruby, Senior Principal, Flagship Pioneering
• Craig Smith, Senior Director, Boston Scientific 

Presentation- Circuits to Care: Collaborative Innovation at the Intersection of Semiconductors and Health by Veerle Reumers, Ph.D., Head of Health Strategy & Portfolio (US), imec

Lightning talks on pioneering MIT/imec research projects:

Non-invasive Hemoglobin Quantification with Photo Acoustics

• Brian Anthony, Principal Research Scientist and Director at MIT & Associate Director at MIT.nano
• Hilde Jans,Ph.D., R&D Team and Project Manager at imec

Multivalent bottlebrush polymers for single molecule sensing of proteins with solid state nanopores:

• Jeremiah Johnson, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Chemistry at MIT & Associate Member, Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard
• Sanjin Marion, Ph.D., Principal Member of Technical Staff at imec

Panel- Perspectives and opportunities from the clinic

• Bruce Levy, M.D. Chair, Department of Medicine. Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, MGB, Professor, HMS
• Alexi Wright, M.D., MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Associate Professor, HMS

Concluding Remarks by Alex K. Shalek, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Medical Engineering & Science (IMES) and Health Innovation Hub, MIT, J.W. Kieckhefer Professor, IMES, Department of Chemistry, and Koch Institute, MIT

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Practical info

Venue

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Merkin Building, 415 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02142

Parking

Kendall Center Yellow Garage (adjacent Broad’s 415 Main Street building)
77 Ames Way
Cambridge, MA 02142
Parking Map