Roux & MedTech Collaborative HealthTech Week 2025 is positioned as the region’s premier gathering for healthcare innovation, uniting industry leaders, regional stakeholders, and emerging entrepreneurs to collectively shape the future of healthcare technology, while connecting their efforts to the larger innovation ecosystem. The event emphasizes collaboration, visibility for innovation emerging from the Roux Institute, and draws on the reputation of the MedTech Collaborative and its partners as a facilitator of impactful industry development.
Day 1
4PM – 8PM
Innovation Showcase: Highlighting the region’s most innovative student and pre-venture healthcare technologies with audience awards (specific categories).Open to students and any company that has raised less than $100,000 (or $500,000).
Pitch Competition: Platform for emerging startups to pitch.
Happy Hour: Hosted locally and first day kick-off networking + some drinks.
Day 2
9AM – 6PM
Value-Add Panels & Workshops: Engage industry leaders and thought experts in interactive sessions addressing critical trends, opportunities, and challenges in the healthcare technology sector.
Founder Residency Spotlight: Feature founders from the Roux Institute Healthcare Residency program, demonstrating the region’s commitment to nurturing health innovation.
Day 3
9AM – 6PM
HealthTech Hackathon: An engaging, intensive ideation session to leverage the momentum and inspiration from previous days. Participants collaborate to rapidly develop innovative concepts, fostering immediate action and continued innovation post-event.
About The Roux Institute
The Roux Institute in Portland, Maine, is designed as an engine of innovation, talent-building, and economic growth for Portland, Maine, and northern New England. With leading companies and nonprofit organizations already at the table from day one, the Roux Institute creates programs that are preparing the workforce to stay agile and thrive in a competitive landscape powered by artificial intelligence. The Roux Institute, as part of Northeastern’s global university system, includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, and serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions. Students study, conduct research, and work on co-op in 149 countries and on all continents. The university has 300,000-plus alumni and more than 3,500 industry partners worldwide.
About The MedTech Collaborative
The MedTech Collaborative is the leading healthcare innovation industry group in Northern New England, dedicated to supporting advancements in healthcare on a global scale. We drive innovation by fostering collaboration, raising awareness, and eliminating barriers to advancement. By uniting innovators, investors, technologists, and implementers, we accelerate the development of life-changing medical technologies. Through strategic industry connections, educational initiatives, and regional advocacy, we create opportunities for breakthrough ideas to become real-world solutions — advancing healthcare locally, nationally, and beyond.