[Press Release] Lucid Implants and Log9Material Wins the 3DEXPERIENCE Pitch at Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Forum India 2019 in Bengaluru

 

Dassault Systèmes conducted the first 3DEXPERIENCE pitch under the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab initiative in India. The 3DEXPERIENCE pitch was part of the plenary session at the 2019 3DEXPERIENCE Forum India in Bengaluru where the attendees voted Log9Material and the panel of judges voted Lucid Implants as the winners. Lucid Implants and Log9Material will get a chance to present their innovative  idea  to  the  members  of  the  executive  committee  at  Dassault  Systèmes  at  the corporate headquarters in Vélizy, France. Further, they will be accelerated in the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab and mentored by Dassault Systèmes experts based in one of its offices around the world.

 

Sudarshan Mogasale, CEO, 3DPLM, India, Dassault Systèmes said, “The 3DEXPERIENCE pitch is aimed  at  inspiring  budding  entrepreneurs  to  develop  products  that  have  a  socio-economic impact  across  domains  such  as  Electric  Vehicles,  Life  Sciences  and  Construction,  Cities,  and Territories.  The  competition  received  over  156  entries  in  three  months.  The  entries  were evaluated in Pune on their offering in disruptive technology, practicing collective intelligence and delivering  the  most  sustainable  solution  to  transform  society  positively.  The  top  three  teams were shortlisted to present here at the 3DEXPERIENCE pitch in the 3DEXPERIENCE Forum.”

 

Dassault  Systèmes  has  a  global  legacy  of  partnering  with  startups  in  their  journey.  Since  its inception last year, the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab in Pune has been engaging with startups, mentoring

them  through  technical  skills,  marketing  and  communication,  and  providing  an  access  to  the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to accelerate their product development.

 

Samson  Khaou,  Managing  Director,  India,  Dassault  Systèmes  said,  “We  have  been  extremely successful worldwide with several startups in the domain of aerospace, new mobility and life sciences. In India, we have collaborated with startups working with incubators through our cloud- based applications powered by the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Now with the 3DEXPERIENCE pitch and the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab we are going a step forward in accelerating and mentoring them to grow their business.”

 

About the teams

 

Lucid Implants:

Lucid Implants founded in 2018 by Dr. Nitin Bhola, Dr Pranav Sapkal and Mr Prashanth Ray on custom implant solutions’ in life-science domain. This start-up helps surgeons to predict and to validate a medical device for a specific patient by providing custom polymer and metal hard tissue implants as a bone replacement.  Their total solution seamlessly integrates virtual surgical planning, intraoperative patient-specific tools, and personalized implants.

 

Log9Material:

Log 9 Materials was founded in 2015 by Akshay Singhal and co-founded by Kartik Hajela. Log 9

Materials leverages graphene nanotechnology for development of enhanced and commercially viable Aluminum-Air Batteries which would revolutionize energy sector. The company aims to launch  these  batteries  for  stationary  power  generation  by  2021  and  for  electric  vehicle applications by 2022.

 

BrainSight. AI:

BrainSight.AI founded by Laina Emmanuel and Rimjhim Agrawal creates AI-based diagnostic tools that  can  helps  psychiatrists  to  diagnose  mental  disorders  using  MRI  scans.  The  AI-powered software empowers doctors with an accurate differential diagnosis within a single day. The tool uses  AI-based  imaging  biomarkers  to  identify  and  classify  disorders,  such  as  schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and dementia. BrainSight.AI is pilot testing their prototype with two hospital chains, including the largest private hospital chain in India.