Blueprint MedTech Annual Meeting 2025

Executive Summary

Join NIH leadership, and MedTech innovators at this premier annual showcase of breakthrough neurotechnology innovations ready for commercialization. The Blueprint MedTech program has created a unique ecosystem that de-risks early-stage MedTech investments through strategic NIH backing and proven translational pathways.

Key Value Propositions:

Direct access to vetted, NIH-funded innovations across the full development pipeline from early feasibility to clinical translation

Demonstrated ROI metrics and quantified success rates that validate investment opportunities

Exclusive networking with NIH Institute leadership, successful innovator teams, and strategic industry partners

Live demonstrations of cutting-edge neurotech solutions addressing major market needs

Investment-Ready Showcases:

Success story panels featuring BPMT-funded teams with proven commercialization trajectories

NeuroQuantum innovations representing the next frontier of neurological treatment and diagnosis

Assistive and restorative MedTech addressing large, patient populations

Patient-centered solutions with validated clinical need and market fit

Strategic Networking Opportunities: Interactive exhibitions and dedicated networking sessions designed to facilitate concrete collaboration discussions and strategic partnerships with innovators who have government validation and infrastructure support.

For additional information or if you have any questions, please contact nmangan2@jhu.edu.

October 20 | Day One

Kellogg Conference Hotel, Capitol Hill at Gallaudet

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Welcome Registration and Networking Breakfast

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Welcome

Michael Chiang PhD, Institute Director of the National Eye Institute, NIH

9:15- 10:00 Keynote: “The Future of MedTech/ Innovation”

Riki Banerjee, CTO Synchron

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM: Panel and Discussion: “Neurotech Solutions: Meeting Patients Where They Are”

Moderator: C. Rory Goodwin MD, PhD Duke Department of Neurosurgery, Director Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis

Panelists:

Steven Schachter MD, Mass General Research Institute, Chief Academic Officer for Cimit, Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School

Allen Balzberg MD, Neurosurgeon Johns Hopkins Medical , Director of the Brachial Plexus Clinic at Kennedy Krieger Institute, Professor of neurosurgery Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Henry Brem MD, Neurosurgeon Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Harvey-Cushing Professor of Neurosurgery and former Neurosurgeon-in-Chief Johns Hopkins University

Sri Sarma PhD, Professor Biomedical Engineering, Vice Dean graduate education Whiting School of Engineering, founder Neuromedical Control Systems Lab

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM: Program Overview & Impact Metrics

Paolo Bonato PhD, Director of Motion Analysis Laboratory at Spaulding, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

Youseph Yazdi PhD, Executive Director, Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design, Assistant Professor Biomedical engineering Whiting School of Engineering Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Mike Dempsey, Cimit

12:00 PM – 1:45 PM: Networking Lunch & Interactive Exhibition

1:45 PM –2:30 PM Success Stories & Panel Discussion “The Blueprint MedTech Innovator Journey”

Moderators:

Santosh Venkatesha MBA, Director Innovation and Admin Core, Johns Hopkins NeuroTech Harbor

Evaristus Nwulia MD, MHS Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer Evon Medics, Professor of Neuroscience Howard University

Team Presentations

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM: Discussion: “NeuroQuantum: How clinical needs, challenges and forecasts dictate the direction of Neuro Innovation”

Panelists:

Bob Storey Managing Partner the LaunchPort

Ralph Etienne-Cummings PhD, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Johns Hopkins University

Lara Jehi MD, Chief Innovation Officer and Professor Neurology Cleveland Clinic and epilepsy specialist

Wolfgang Losert PhD, Professor Physics, University of Maryland

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM: BREAK

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Success Stories & Panel Discussion “Assistive and Restorative MedTech Advances”

Moderator: Henry Brem, MD Neurosurgeon Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Harvey-Cushing Professor of Neurosurgery and former Neurosurgeon-in-Chief Johns Hopkins University

Panelists:

Paolo Bonato PhD, Director of Motion Analysis Laboratory at Spaulding, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

Nitish Thakor PhD, Professor Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering Whiting School of Engineering and Neurology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Rahul Kaliki PHD, CEO IBT, Assistant Professor Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

4:45 PM – 5:30 PM: Ask NIH

Q&A with NIH program directors and BPMT Program PIs

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM: “Show and Tell” Networking Reception with Innovators

7:00 PM: End of Day One

October 21 | Day Two

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center

555 Pennsylvania Avenue