Name

Synaptive Medical

Legal name

Synaptive Medical Inc.

Website

https://synaptivemedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Neurosurgical Imaging and Navigation Systems

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Surgical Robotics & Computer-Assisted Surgery Platforms (HLAHADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Surgical Navigation, Robotics & Patient-Matched Instrumentation (Ortho/Spine) (HLAHAEAL), Surgical Navigation, Tracking & Intraoperative Guidance (Ortho/Neuro/ENT) (HLAHADAG), Operating Room Integration & Surgical Informatics (OR control, documentation, connectivity) (HLAHADAE)

Keywords

• Neurosurgical imaging systems
• Surgical navigation software
• Robotic surgical visualization
• Point-of-care MRI
• Tractography surgical planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Capital Equipment Sales: Sale of MRI systems, robotic exoscopes, navigation systems, and surgical planning software as capital equipment to hospitals and health systems.
2. Software Licensing and Support: Software licenses for Modus Plan with annual support and updates included during warranty period. One-year warranty on products with optional technical services support.
3. Professional Services: Installation, training, and clinical application specialist support. Onsite clinical support available as add-on service.
4. Government Contracts: ECAT contract through Fidelis for DoD and VA healthcare facilities for Modus V, valued at $45M over five years.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Synaptive Medical manufactures and sells an integrated neurosurgical platform combining a 0.5T superconducting head MRI (EVRY), automated tractography surgical planning software (Modus Plan), a robotic exoscope with 4K 3D optics (Modus X/Modus V), and a neuronavigation system (Modus Nav), unified through the ImageDrive Clinical data hub. The suite is sold as capital equipment, software licenses, and supporting services to neurosurgery departments at hospitals, academic medical centers, and government healthcare facilities.

Product overview

Synaptive Medical offers an integrated suite of four core neurosurgical products plus supporting modules: EVRY MRI (0.5T superconducting head scanner for point-of-care imaging), Modus Plan (automated tractography surgical planning software), Modus X (robotic exoscope with 4K 3D visualization and fluorescence), and Modus Nav (neuronavigation system). The suite is unified through ImageDrive Clinical, which automates data transfer between products. Supporting modules include Reveal (free water correction), Modus IR (near-infrared fluorescence), and BrightMatter Guide (navigation integration). Modus V (robotic digital microscope) serves as the predecessor platform to Modus X. The integrated architecture enables seamless workflows from diagnosis through treatment management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Evry: Next-generation, low-field 0.5T MRI with best-in-class head imaging
• Modus Plan
• Modus X
• Modus Nav
• Modus V
• BrightMatter
• ImageDrive Clinical
• Modus IR
• Reveal

Products and services

• EVRY MRI Next-generation, low-field 0.5T superconducting head MRI designed for point-of-care imaging. It features a 70% smaller footprint than traditional MRIs, no helium cooling requirement, 8x-40x lower installation costs, 10x better geometric accuracy than legacy MRI, and qualifies for the same high-field MRI reimbursement codes. Sold to hospitals, academic medical centers, and government healthcare facilities.
• Modus Plan Surgical planning software that automatically segments whole-brain tractography into patient-specific fiber bundles (corticospinal tract, arcuate fasciculus, etc.) within seconds, enabling neurosurgeons to visualize eloquent neural pathways preoperatively. Sold to neurosurgery departments and used as part of the integrated suite or standalone.
• Modus X Fourth-generation robotic exoscope featuring advanced 4K 3D optics with 27x magnification, automated image focus, voice guidance, and fluorescence visualization capabilities. Used by neurosurgeons, spine, ENT, and reconstructive microsurgeons in hospitals and academic medical centers. Field-upgradeable from the Modus V platform.
• Modus Nav Enhanced neuronavigation system with best-in-class tractography for safer, more effective neurosurgical procedures. Provides accurate tracking of multiple intraoperative instruments including suction tools and MIS ports, with integrated free water correction. Integrates with Modus Plan and Modus X for seamless surgical workflow. Sold to neurosurgery departments.
• Modus V Fully automated robotic digital microscope providing hands-free 3D visualization for cranial and spinal procedures. Features a robotically controlled arm, high-definition camera, voice-activated control, AutoFocus, and hands-free camera positioning using tracked instruments. Currently installed in 80+ hospitals worldwide. Field-upgradeable to Modus X.
• ImageDrive Clinical Clinical informatics hub that automates data transfer between Synaptive products (EVRY MRI, Modus Plan, Modus X, Modus Nav). Provides real-time quality control for tractography data, seamless plan synchronization, and chronological multi-modal data storage including DICOM, pre/post-op tractography, video, and navigation captures for longitudinal review.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant reduction in operative time with Modus X vs operative microscope (n=246)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered key, strategic and minor.

• Clinical Advisory Board MemberskeyOthers · 10 February 2026Clinical Advisory Board comprised of leading neurosurgeons from UPMC, Mass General Brigham, Stanford, University at Buffalo, Banner Health, USC, St. Michael's Hospital, Indiana University. Provides real-world operating-room and clinical practice insight to inform platform evolution.
• Centile BiosciencestrategicTechnology or Integration · 14 October 2025Strategic partnership to integrate Centile Bio's AI-powered brain analytics into Synaptive's Modus Plan software. Combines automated whole-brain tractography with quantitative brain modeling to enhance surgical planning. Currently under development for research and evaluation purposes, with future clinical use subject to regulatory clearances.
• Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021Early Adopter Health Network pilot program to test Synaptive's MRI drape solution designed to prevent COVID-19 contamination on MRI machines, in partnership with UHN.
• Fidelis Sustainability DistributionkeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 12 January 2021Veteran-owned company partnered with Synaptive for ECAT contract awarded by Defense Logistics Agency valued at $45M over 5 years. Enables simplified procurement of Modus V for U.S. Government customers including DoD and VA healthcare facilities.
• O-Two Medical TechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2020Partnership for manufacturing O-Two's e700 portable transport ventilator for COVID-19 patients during pandemic. Synaptive leveraged manufacturing expertise to scale production, part of Ontario consortium to manufacture 10,000 ventilators.
• Stryker's Advanced Guidance TechnologiesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-marketing partnership for BrightMatter Plan announced at CNS (Congress of Neurological Surgeons) for combined product promotion.
• Nova Scotia Health (Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital partner conducting first inpatient scans with Evry MRI for stroke detection research. First installation of dedicated head MRI for emergency department assessment.
• LinamarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerManufacturing partner through consortium for ventilator production during COVID-19 pandemic response.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• Brainlab: Brainlab is a Munich-based medical technology company specializing in software-driven surgical navigation, planning, and augmented reality for neurosurgery, spine, and other specialties. It is the most direct competitor to Synaptive's Modus Plan and Modus Nav, with overlapping neurosurgical planning and navigation offerings.
• Leica Microsystems (Danaher): Leica Microsystems, now part of Danaher's Beckman Coulter life sciences platform, manufactures neurosurgical microscopes (e.g., M530 OHX, ARveo 8) that directly compete with Synaptive's Modus X and Modus V robotic exoscopes. Both companies target the same neurosurgical visualization use case.

Broad incumbents

• Carl Zeiss Meditec: Carl Zeiss Meditec is a global leader in surgical microscopy (Kinevo 900, OPMI Pentero) and ophthalmic devices, directly competing with Synaptive's Modus X robotic exoscope in neurosurgical visualization. As a multi-billion-dollar incumbent with broad surgical and ophthalmic portfolios, it represents the dominant legacy competitor in the OR visualization market.
• Medtronic: Medtronic operates the StealthStation neuronavigation system and Mazor spinal robotics platform, providing direct competition to Modus Nav and broader neurosurgery/spine capital equipment. Its scale, hospital relationships, and capital make it the most consequential broad incumbent competitor in surgical navigation and robotics.
• Stryker: Stryker's Advanced Guidance Technologies division (formerly acquired MAKO Surgical) competes in surgical navigation and robotics across spine and neurosurgery. Synaptive has an active co-marketing partnership with Stryker's Advanced Guidance Technologies for BrightMatter Plan, indicating overlap and alliance in the neurosurgical navigation space.
• Siemens Healthineers: Siemens Healthineers is a global MRI incumbent (MAGNETOM family) that competes directly with Synaptive's EVRY MRI in head imaging. Its scale, installed base, and R&D resources make it the most significant competitive threat to EVRY's point-of-care MRI positioning.
• GE Healthcare: GE Healthcare is a global MRI incumbent (SIGNA family) and a former employer of multiple Synaptive executives (COO Shawn Campbell, VP Quality Michael McDonald). It competes directly with EVRY in head imaging and has the capital and channel depth to respond to disruptive low-field offerings.

Emerging players

• Renishaw: Renishaw's neuromate stereotactic robot is used for neurosurgical procedures including biopsy and DBS, representing an emerging player in the neurosurgical robotics space. Its narrower product portfolio (focused robotics vs Synaptive's integrated suite) positions it as a partial overlap competitor.
• 7D Surgical: 7D Surgical (now part of SeaSpine, having spun off its imaging business) developed machine-vision-based surgical navigation for spine procedures. As an emerging navigation player, it competes in the same surgical navigation category as Synaptive's Modus Nav, though with a narrower specialty focus.
• Surgical Theater: Surgical Theater provides VR-based surgical planning and visualization for complex neurosurgical procedures, competing in the surgical planning category alongside Modus Plan. Its focus on 360° VR rendering of patient anatomy provides an alternative approach to tractography-driven planning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/synaptive-medical
• Xx.com/synaptivemed
• Facebookfacebook.com/SynaptiveMedical

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds10 records

Investors7 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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