ARMI Heathtech Hub
The ARMI Health Tech Hub for Bilateral Health Security (HealthTech Hub), an accelerator program and strategic collaboration between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) and Israel’s Ministry of Health, exists to fuel health technology innovation and strengthen bilateral readiness for health emergencies.
The HealthTech Hub is managed by the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI), a non-profit, public private partnership with a mission to advance the U.S. bioeconomy. ARMI’s interdisciplinary experts and nationwide industry network bring manufacturing and biotechnology prowess to the HealthTech Hub, augmented by partner Mass General Brigham’s deep clinical expertise. Mass General Brigham (MGB) is a world-renowned, integrated healthcare system and the largest hospital-based research enterprise in the U.S.
Together, ARMI and MGB, in partnership with Israel’s Ministry of Health and Israeli health technology industry organizations, provide participating companies access to a world-class team of professionals and speed the advancement of novel technologies, strengthening the health security of the U.S. and Israel.


What is included in the HealthTech Hub Accelerator Program?
In 2025, the HealthTech Hub will select 20 innovative companies to participate in the program. Companies accepted into the program will participate in a customized program delivered by a team from ARMI and MGB world-class professionals, as well as E3IRs (entrepreneurs, experts, executives-in-residence) – plus their collective networks of healthcare industry experts, business advisors and investors. (See Appendix A for bio sketches).
The HealthTech Hub team works closely with selected companies to:
- Validate U.S. Clinical and Health Practice Relevance: Align with U.S. healthcare standards, clinical workflows, and unmet needs to improve patient outcomes and care delivery
- Fortify Strategies: Strengthen regulatory, revenue, intellectual property (IP), and scale-up plans
- Discovering and Validate Adoption triggers: Identify what drives customer adoption in the U.S. market
- Optimizing Pitch Decks: Hone storytelling and business case to capitvate investors and strategic partners
- Enhance Leadership and Cross-Cultural Competence: Build strong relationships across cultures and ecosystems
- Network with Key Stakeholders: Connect with investors, experts, strategic partners, and collaborators
- Developing U.S.-Specific Strategies: Create targeted fundraising, go-to-market and business development approaches.

What are the selection criteria?
The HealthTech Hub Accelerator Program is designed to identify and support innovative startups developing solutions that strengthen health security. The program focuses on advancing technologies and transformative breakthroughs that enhance public health resilience and support health preparedness, response, and recovery in the face of medical emergencies like pandemics, while also addressing broader health challenges.
Key HealthTech Hub Accelerator Program Criteria
- Mission Alignment: Applicants must directly contribute to one or more of the following focus areas:
- Prepare: Innovations that improve readiness, resilience, and mitigation before crises.
- Respond: Solutions enabling rapid deployment, coordination, and crisis management.
- Restore: Approaches that accelerate recovery and enhance system adaptability post-crisis.
- Innovation Focus Areas: Preference is given to solutions that address:
- Detection and Protection: Technologies to detect and prevent health threats (e.g., biosurveillance, cybersecurity for medical systems).
- Decentralized Care: Tools that shift care closer to patients, improving access and efficiency (e.g., portable diagnostics, telehealth for emergencies).
- Public Health Resiliency: Transformative breakthroughs that strengthen health systems and populations against both acute emergencies and chronic challenges (e.g., digital twins for public health modeling, advanced therapeutics).
- Selection Criteria: Startups must demonstrate:
- Relevant Innovation: Alignment with the AP priorities and focus areas.
- Robust Technology: A proven minimum viable product (MVP), prototype with scalability potential, or otherwise solid proof-of-concept.
- Funding: Secured seed or Series A funding (~$1M-$10M) with at least 9+ months of runway.
- Commercial Potential: Strong U.S. market adoption applicability, measurable impact on health outcomes, and viable regulatory pathways.
- Credible Team: Experienced, collaborative leadership with domain expertise.
- Commitment: Willingness to engage actively with HTH and meet regulatory standards.

How is the Accelerator Program structured and where does it occur?
The HealthTech Hub Accelerator Program features a combination of virtual and onsite programming designed to provide startups with tailored support, education, networking and hands-on mentorship.
Virtual Programming
The virtual component focuses on preparing companies for their successful entry into the U.S. Market and achieving their customized program goals, including:
- Onboarding Webinar: A kickoff session hosted by the HealthTech Hub program team to introduce cohort members to the program team, resources, and key objectives.
- Customized Program Development: Each company meets individually with the program team to outline specific goals for their time in the program and develop a tailored plan to achieve them.
- Dedicated Mentorship: Every company is assigned a dedicated mentor from the program team to provide ongoing guidance, monitor progress, and assist in executing their working plan.
- Ongoing Education: Regular webinars and workshops delve into key topics such as U.S. healthcare market trends, regulatory pathways, intellectual property (IP) protection, pitch deck optimization and more.
Onsite Programming (in Manchester, NH and Boston, MA)
The onsite portion is a five-day immersive experience designed to maximize company exposure and engagement with experts, investors, and collaborators:
- Mentor-Guided Schedule: Dedicated mentors collaborate with each company to establish a personalized schedule of activities, including individual and group sessions, including:
- Meetings: Participate in pre-arranged meetings with relevant stakeholders.
- Workshops: Attend focused workshops on commercialization, regulatory strategies, and more.
- Facility Tours: Visit ARMI and Mass General Brigham (MGB) facilities to explore cutting-edge resources and foster collaboration.
- Pitch Day: Present your solution to a panel of experts, potential investors, and key stakeholders for feedback and networking opportunities.
- Extended U.S. Visits: Companies have the option to extend their U.S. stay to schedule additional meetings and explore further opportunities.


Alumni Program
The HealthTech Hub Accelerator Program continues to provide alumni companies with additional support after their onsite experience:
- Continued Mentorship: Alumni companies receive periodic guidance to help address evolving challenges and opportunities.
- Grant Opportunities: Alumni companies may exclusively apply for HealthTech Hub grants upon completion of the Accelerator Program (subject to availability) to fund projects that align with the program’s mission and focus areas.
- Networking Access: Alumni remain part of the HealthTech Hub network, gaining continued access to experts, investors, and collaboration opportunities.
Who should apply?
Applications are open to early- to mid-stage Israeli healthcare startups ready to break into the U.S. market. Technologies must support health preparedness, response, and/or recovery from public health emergencies.
Company solutions must directly contribute to at least one of the following mission areas:
- Prepare: Solutions that enhance readiness and resilience through predictive analytics, training, supply chain optimization, or infrastructure improvement to mitigate risks before emergencies occur.
- Respond: Technologies or platforms that enable rapid deployment, resource allocation, communication, or coordination during a public health or national security crisis.
- Restore: Innovative approaches to accelerate recovery, rebuild infrastructure, or support individuals, systems, and communities in returning to pre-crisis functionality or better.
Preference will be given to companies addressing one or more of the following critical areas:
- Detection and Protection: Innovations to detect, prevent, and protect against public health threats, including cyber and disease-related risks.
- Decentralized Care: Innovations that shift healthcare delivery from centralized institutions to closer, more accessible settings for patients, improving access, efficiency, and resilience in healthcare systems.
- Public Health Resiliency: Innovations that strengthen the ability of individuals, communities, and health systems to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from medical emergencies; and transformative breakthroughs that enhance the capacity of populations and systems to respond, withstand and adapt to evolving health challenges.
Applicants must demonstrate:
- A minimum viable product (MVP) or functional prototype.
- Secured seed or Series A funding (~$1M-$10M) – with current runway of ~9+ months.
- Strong U.S. market adoption potential
At the ARMI HealthTech Hub, we are committed to driving innovation, fostering collaboration, and spearheading breakthrough advancements in data security and analytics. Join us on this transformative journey as we shape the future of healthcare, harnessing the power of data to enhance patient outcomes, advance medical discoveries, and revolutionize the health security landscape.
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