Starting Up a Surgical Robotics Company: The Case of Kirubotics

Arantxa Renteria-Bilbao; Fernando Mateo; Leire Martínez

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7_107

Starting Up a Surgical Robotics Company: The Case of Kirubotics

Arantxa Renteria-Bilbao^*, Fernando Mateo, Leire Martínez

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Abstract

This paper presents the steps followed by the Spanish start-up company Kirubotics, whose aim is to develop and market an innovative concept of surgical robot. It covers the phases of design, development of a functional protype, tests in laboratory, market research, analysis of regulatory requirements and contacts and agreements with future potential providers of components. In parallel, different types of funding sources have been achieved, while others are still being looked for. The process is still open. Preliminary results show that, as important as an innovative idea and a good technical team, it is to have enough economic backup at the right moment of the overall process.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Biosystems and Biorobotics
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	665-669
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7_107
Publication status	Published - 2022

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Name	Biosystems and Biorobotics
Volume	27
ISSN (Print)	2195-3562
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-3570

Funding

During the period 2012–2015 the BROCA Project was carried out, with the aim to obtain a functional prototype. It was led by the Instituto Maimónides de Inves-tigación Biomédica of Córdoba (institute for biomedical research). BROCA was the first project funded by the pre-commercial procurement programme in the field of bio-medicine in Spain, a new modality driven by the Minister of Economy and Competitiveness to foster the development of new technological products in private companies. The aim of this funding model was to reinforce the role of public administration as drivers of entrepreneurial innovation. The development of BROCA was granted to the University of Córdoba, and the public health system was also involved with the partnership of surgeons from Hospital Reina Sofía, as consultants for the technical team. For the technical development, University of Córdoba subcontracted Tecnalia and University of Málaga.

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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad

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