Newsletter
July - September 2026
Dr. Sanjay Gupta headlined “Living a Sharper Brain, Pain-Free, Longer Life” with CIRACET and the HIC. El Nuevo Día featured C4’s results, Joseph Morales made TechNation’s 40 Under 40, CAMS 6.7.0 went live, and summer interns presented 10 projects. Dr. Kenira Thompson was named President of PHSU.
April - June 2026
The 10th Scientific Innovation Night covered loneliness as a health risk, AI in the exam room, and C4’s program that cut readmissions by 20%. CIRACET took part in the CASS Convention, WHX Miami and the Health IT Congress. PHSU earned accreditation for Puerto Rico’s first Rural Family Medicine Residency.
January - March 2026
CIRACET renewed its ISO 9001:2015 certification, held since 2011, and began maintaining surgical instruments at Manatí Medical Center. Teams attended HIMSS 2026 and ICE 2026, and Digital Solutions earned Scrum certification. PHSU nursing graduates reached a 90% pass rate on the licensure exam, well above the local average.
January - March 2025
CIRACET celebrated 27 years and announced its expansion to Miami. HIC spinoff Equiply grew into a startup, and the Clinical SN warfarin pilot at Caribbean Vascular Center was completed. The HIC also hosted the Resident Commissioner and Ponce’s mayor, and a health forum on new care models for southern Puerto Rico.
April - June 2025
HIC spinoff Equiply joined the Mayo Clinic Innovation Exchange, and PHSU launched an Orthopedic Surgery Residency in Ponce. The quarter also brought the Scientific Innovation Nights eBook, a Scientific Innovation Night on AI pathology and decentralized clinical trials, CIRACET’s first “Cabezas Rapadas” with Fundación CAP, and the start of the 2025 Summer Internship.
July - September 2025
Sur180 and PHSU researchers won an NIH grant to develop a non-hormonal treatment for endometriosis, and Equiply joined Parallel18’s Gen.13 cohort. Scientific Innovation Night held a Women’s Health Edition in San Juan, the CIRACET Summer Internship closed with intern projects, and the Hecho en el Sur podcast launched at the HIC.
October - December 2025
CIRACET launched its Biomedical Technicians Development Academy and helped open Caribbean SurgiCare’s new ambulatory surgical center. The Clinical SN warfarin pilot went live with patients, a Power BI dashboard for CAMS 6 is coming, and the HIC hosted the 5th Sterilization Symposium and the final Scientific Innovation Night of 2025.
January - March 2024
HIC submitted an NIH SBIR grant application for the Clinical Social Network app, which then moved into production. San Lucas Hospital and the Puerto Rico Science Trust joined as members. The quarter also brought the third Scientific Innovation Night and PHSU’s Match Day at the cente
April - June 2024
The Clinical SN pilot launched with CIRACET, Wellness Centers and medical offices, and CAMS began rolling out in key hospital departments. At the center: the Science, Health and Technology Fair, I-Corps PR Cohort 17, a hands-on operating room workshop, and a Scientific Innovation Night with Parallel18 and BioLeap.
July - September 2024
Scientific Innovation Night came to San Juan for the first time, at the Puerto Rico Science Trust with parallel18. Clinical SN received IRB approval from PHSU for its pilot and began a Warfarin monitoring trial at Caribbean Vascular Center. VinFast unveiled its VF8 SUV at the HIC, and CIRACET took part in BE Fest 2024.
October - December 2024
CIRACET was named one of the top medical equipment maintenance companies by Healthcare Business Review, with CAMS highlighted as a key strength. Scientific Innovation Night celebrated its first anniversary, San Lucas Hospital held its Quality Summit at the HIC, and HIC and CIRACET exhibited at the PR Hospital Association Convention.
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