Avatar Medical, Kyber win €3.7M grant to spread 3D imaging across hospitals

What's the deal? French deeptech firms Avatar MedicalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and KyberDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → have secured a grant of up to €3.7 million under the French governmentDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s France 2030Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → program. The money funds Avatar MediVerse, a joint project to bring immersive, personalised 3D imaging to clinicians and patients beyond dedicated facilities.

What's the endgame? The companies want interactive 3D anatomy available across the surgical journey — from initial consultation to planning to the operating room. The aim is one personalised 3D view of a patient's anatomy at every stage, improving communication and decision-making.

What are they building? Avatar Medical's flagship product, Avatar Medical Vision, turns CT scans and MRIs into interactive 3D visualisations without segmentation. Kyber, a commercial spin-off of KLabsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → — the company behind the VideoLAN project and VLC media player — supplies ultra-low latency extended reality (XR) streaming and remote rendering to deliver those images without lag.

Why now? Immersive 3D visualisation typically demands specialised rooms and equipment, limiting where it can be used. Combining Avatar Medical's imaging with Kyber's streaming aims to make the technology practical in more clinical settings.

The backers. France 2030 leads the grant, part of the French government's push to advance healthcare technology and deeptech innovation. Founded in 2020 and spun out of research at Institut CurieDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Institut PasteurDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Avatar Medical holds FDA-cleared and CE-marked products and works with more than 20 hospitals in the United States and Europe.

The signal: At €3.7 million, the grant ranks in the 98th percentile among grant rounds for 3D technology companies in France, based on 895 comparable deals. It marks state backing for medical imaging as a strategic deeptech bet.

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