Tech Tuesday: Biotech Startup Showcase

March 25, 2025 | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Join us for Tech Tuesday’s Biotech Startup Showcase to hear inspiring stories from local innovators Misael Yair Ríos Gómez founder of Filament, Dr. Jimmy Vigo Chief Scientist PJ REX Tech and David Marek founder of DropDev. Discover their groundbreaking work and hear about their startup journey.

Alejandro Muñoz Mendieta will be the moderator of this Tech Tuesday. Alejandro is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at No Border Ventures.

You don’t want to miss this exciting inside look at these regional startups and networking opportunity while enjoying pizza and drinks.

Tech Tuesday: IOT in Healthcare

April 15, 2025 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Explore the impact of IoT in healthcare and uncover its transformative potential for our region. Join us to dive into its innovations and future possibilities!

Biotech Poster Showcase 2025

May 1, 2025 | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Discover Innovative Health Tech Research at the 2025 Biotech Poster Showcase, a celebrating research from across our community!

This event will spotlight cutting-edge projects through:

• A poster gallery featuring health tech research from regional scholars, students, and professionals
• Opportunities to interact directly with researchers presenting their work
• Selected poster presenters delivering short formal presentations

Whether you’re in healthcare, tech, academics, or an interested community member, the Annual Poster Session offers a unique chance to explore groundbreaking work driving the future of health tech forward.

A networking reception will follow the presentations. Connect with the bright minds behind the research, discover potential collaborative opportunities, and get inspired by the creativity and ingenuity fueling our region’s health tech advancements.

SUBMIT POSTER HERE

Don’t miss this evening of innovation Bridging Research and Collaboration.

INSPIRE: Ideation Workshops

May 17, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Transform Your Health Tech Idea into a Viable Business!

INSPIRE is an immersive two-day program designed to help aspiring health tech entrepreneurs and innovators validate their ideas and gain critical insights into product-market fit. Whether you have a rough concept or an early-stage startup, INSPIRE provides the guidance and hands-on experience to get you on the right track.

Over two intensive Saturday workshops, you’ll work to refine your health tech solution. By the end of the program, you’ll have a clear assessment of your venture’s product-market fit. You’ll learn if you’re on track to meet a legitimate market need or if you need to pivot your approach. Regardless of the outcome, you’ll gain profound insights to inform your next steps.

For only $25, don’t miss this opportunity to validate your health tech idea and position yourself for success!

Limited to 10 participants for personalized attention and mentorship.

Register for INSPIRE today and equip yourself with the tools for startup success!

From Concept to Clinical Insight: A Hands-On Introduction to AI in Healthcare

June 6, 2025 | 12:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Join us for an interactive workshop designed to equip professionals with essential AI skills for the healthcare industry. Over four engaging sessions, you’ll dive into AI concepts, preprocess healthcare data, build and train models, and learn deployment techniques.

Led by Ivan Reyes, an expert in biosensors, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Virtual Reality (VR), this workshop offers invaluable insights from someone who has served as a startup founder, CTO, and senior engineer, and now leads AI innovation at a cutting-edge health tech company.

June 6/13: Friday, 12:00PM - 4:00PM

June 7/14: Saturday, 9:00am - 4:00PM

Day 1: AI fundamentals, ethical considerations, and dataset exploration.

Day 2: Data preprocessing, feature engineering, and baseline model selection.

Day 3: Model training, evaluation, and improvement.

Day 4: Model deployment and next steps in AI implementation.

Whether you’re a software developer, data analyst, or healthcare IT professional, this workshop will empower you to turn ideas into real-world solutions. No prior AI experience is needed—just basic programming knowledge and a passion for innovation!

There is a limit of 10. If you have any question reach out to Emily at emily@mcamericas.org