Committed to Medical Innovations

Every day—in research labs across eastern Massachusetts—investigators, doctors and nurses at Partners HealthCare are working to discover new treatment options, medical devices and technology to improve the lives and outcomes of patients. Partners HealthCare Innovation works directly with researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, McLean Hospital and Spaulding Hospital to commercialize their innovations. It is our mission to enable commercialization through the best route for a given technology, and ensure that technologies can benefit patients.

Portfolio News

AKOUOS RAISES $50 MILLION SERIES A FINANCING AND EXPANDS TEAM TO ADVANCE PRECISION GENETIC THERAPIES

August 7, 2018

Boston, Mass. – August 7, 2018 – Akouos, a precision genetic medicine company developing gene therapies that restore and preserve hearing, today announced the Company has raised $50 million in Series A financing. Seed investors 5AM Ventures and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) co-led the round, and were joined by existing seed investor Partners Innovation Fund and new…

Special Announcements

2019 Partners Innovation Discovery Grant Program: REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

July 30, 2018

We are delighted to announce the fourth round of the Innovation Discovery Grants Program (IDG). Partners HealthCare has renewed this grant program to stimulate new inventive concepts, identify areas of commercially significant scientific strength, and accelerate the creation of new products from the innovations of all Partners employees and faculty. In 2019, the IDG program…

The 2018 World Medical Innovation Forum focused on the advancements and opportunities of Artificial Intelligence. The event brought together industry-leading CEOs, Partners' HIT experts, investors and deal makers to share perspectives on how cognitive computation, machine learning, and big date are having a transformative impact on patient care.

To learn more about the World Medical Innovation Forum, click here.

Career Development Opportunities for Future Leaders in Translational Medicine

The Innovation Fellows Program enables personnel exchanges between Partners hospitals and participating industry. Biopharmaceutical, device, venture capital, digital health, payors, and consulting firms engage with early career Harvard faculty and trainees appointed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital. Fellows gain the competencies they need to become future leaders in health care through experiential opportunities.

Click here to learn more about this exciting program.