Firoza Kothari
Forbes 30 Under 30, Asia, Healthcare and Science, 2020
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Career Milestones
Forbes 30U30 - Asia - Healthcare and Science - 2020
Entrepreneur of the year - Women in Tech, 2020
Woman Entrepreneur of the Year – 3D Graphy Medical 2020
Judge/Jury – Innovators under 35 Europe 2019
Patent - A PROCESS FOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF SURGICAL DRILLING GUIDES FOR PEDICEL SCREW PLACEMENT.
India's first - 3D Printed Paediatric Cardiology model
India's first - 3D Printed Scoliosis Drilling Guides
India's first - 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand for Partial Amputee
World's first - 3D Printed Tongue Tumour Model
Women in 3D Printing - Ambassador - Mumbai
Pioneer in Point of Care Medical 3D Printing Labs in India
Contributed an Article for the Prada Foundation, Milan, exhibition, 2021
First Indian Woman on Human IPO
Published in various newspapers & online portals
Contributed to various industry reports
Accepted into 5 Canadian incubator programs
3 Grant fundings received
Pitch competition 1st Prize, IDEA Step Up Program
Patent
Research Publications
(As Author / Acknowledgements / Contribution)
Virtual three-dimensional model for pre-operative planning in a complex case of double outlet right ventricle – Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Clinical Application and Multidisciplinary Assessment of Three Dimensional Printing in Double Outlet Right Ventricle With Remote Ventricular Septal Defect – World J Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery
MRA Based 3D-Printed Heart model - an effective tool in the pre-surgical planning of DORV – BJR Case Reports
Three dimensional printed cardiac prototypes aid surgical decision making and preoperative planning in selected cases of complex congenital heart diseases: Early experience and proof of concept in a resource limited environment - Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Emergence of three-dimensional printing technology and its utility in spine surgery – Asian Spine Journal
Should hospitals invest in customised on-demand 3D printing for surgeries? – International Journal of Operations and Production Management
The role of three-dimensional printed cardiac models in the management of complex congenital heart diseases - Med J Armed Forces India
Improvising the surgical helmet system for aerosol-generating procedures in the OR: Surgeon designed 3D printed mould for augmented filtration system – J Clin Orthop Trauma
3D Printing-Presurgical Precision Planning for Complex Robotic Myomectomy - J Minim Invasive Gynecol
Presentations / Interviews
Written Interviews
Guest Speaker / Faculty
Speaker, Fireside Chat, Future of Surgical 3D, 2024
Panel, FemSTEM, H2i Incubator, University of Toronto, 2024
Speaker, Innovations in 3D printing in the Health Sciences, MADLab, University of Toronto, 2023
Speaker, 3D Heals Global Conference, USA, 2020
Speaker, Dr. Reddy's Pratibima, 2020
Speaker, Heart Failure Association of India, 2020
Speaker, Indian Technology-Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conclave, Reva University, 2020
Jury for Innovators under 35 Europe 2019 - MIT Technology Review, 2019
Speaker, Indian Radiological and Imaging Association, 2019
Speaker, Indian Additive Manufacturing Forum, 2018
Speaker, Inside 3D Printing, 2018
Advisor & Speaker, Club Technoczar, Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, 2018
Speaker, Indian Association of Cardiac Imaging, 2017
Speaker, Indian Association of Assistive Technologists, 2017
Speaker, Industry Academia Meet at Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, 2016
Guest Lecturer at Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, 2016
Speaker, Week of Rebuilding Child Hearts Workshop, 2016
Speaker, Startup Saturday, 2016
Speaker, HealthTech Meetup, REDX Innovation Lab, 2016
Speaker, Rotary Club of Bombay East, 2015
Programs Accepted Into
Chosen participant IBE Women’s Entrepreneurship Program, OBIO, 2023
Selected into the following incubators in Canada, 2022-2023
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Health Innovation Hub (H2i – Toronto, Affiliated to University of Toronto)
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Ontario Center of Innovation (OCI - Toronto)
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Toronto Business Development Center (TBDC - Toronto)
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AC Studio – Accelerator Center (Waterloo)
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IDEA Step Up (Mississauga)
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Innovation Factory (Hamilton)
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Communitech (Kitchener)
Conference Exhibitor
Formnext Germany, 2019
Advanced Echocardiography Programme, 2018
Indian Society for Paediatric Neurosurgery, 2018
World Federation of Skull Based Surgery, 2017
Paediatric Cardiac Society of India, 2016
Bombay Orthopaedic Society, 2016
3D Printing World Expo, 2015
MAPCON, 2014
Additional conferences attended:
Paediatric Cardiology Society of India, 2017
ANSYS, Innovations Through Computational Modelling and Simulation in Pharma -Biotech - Healthcare, 2017
World Dental Show, 2017
Paediatric Cardiology Society of India, 2015
Medical Textiles conference of India, 2015
Frontiers in biotechnology and bioinformatics, 2013
Macromolecular interactions in biology, 2013
OMICS, 2012
Current trends - Biotechnology of vaccines, 2012