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NanoFlex Robotics

Corporate marketmedicalCurated record
nanoflexrobotics.com

ETH Zurich Multi-Scale Robotics Lab spin-off building a remote magnetic navigation telerobotic platform for endovascular procedures, steering magnetic guidewires through complex vascular anatomy for acute ischemic stroke thrombectomy. Technology rests on 20+ years of ETH electromagnetic-control research. Completed the first known transatlantic robot-assisted animal thrombectomy (USA to Switzerland, May 2025) with Inselspital Bern and University Hospital Zurich, and is preparing first-in-human trials. Pre-commercial: no FDA clearance or CE mark yet; ~$15M raised plus CHF 2.9M Innosuisse grants in 2024. Partnership with Brainomix pairs its robot with AI stroke imaging.

HeadquartersZurich, CH
Founded2021
Corporate funding$26M
Team1-10
Deployments0
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersMatt Curran (Co-founder & CEO), Christophe Chautems (Co-founder & CTO), Bradley Nelson (Co-founder)
Regions servedEurope, North America
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinemedical

Remote Magnetic Navigation System

  • Telerobotic magnetic steering of endovascular devices for remote stroke intervention

    Mobile electromagnetic field generator plus robotic advancer allowing a remote physician to navigate magnetic guidewires in brain vasculature

    Claim source
  • First transatlantic robot-assisted animal thrombectomy completed May 2025

    Preclinical remote procedure operated from the USA on an animal model in Switzerland

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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordAscend Capital PartnersInnosuisse
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-08-15First transatlantic remote animal thrombectomy with Inselspital and USZNanoflex Robotics
2023-02-15Secured over $12M initial fundingNanoflex Robotics
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Source ledger

4 unique public sources

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Nanoflex Robotics Secures Over USD12m in Funding SupportNanoflex Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Nanoflex Robotics Secures Funding for Endovascular Navigation PlatformEndovascular Today · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Nanoflex gears up to launch robot for remote stroke interventionMedical Technology (NRi Digital) · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Nanoflex Robotics Conducts First Transatlantic Remote Animal Thrombectomy StudyNanoflex Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05