Join the Movement to Democratize Medical Devices

Be part of a growing community of developers, researchers, and clinicians building the future of open-source healthcare

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Open Source, Always AGPL 3.0
2 Core Platforms OpenLIFU & OpenMOTION
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How You Can Contribute

Whether you're a developer, researcher, or clinician, there's a place for you in the Openwater community

Developer

For Developers

  • Contribute code to OpenLIFU/OpenMOTION
  • Build extensions & integrations
  • Earn bounties for contributions
  • Apply for community grants
  • Grow with the project
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Researcher

For Researchers

  • Access research platforms
  • Publish open research
  • Join collaborative studies
  • Co-author with community
  • Apply for research partnerships
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Clinician

For Clinicians

  • Provide feedback on UX/workflows
  • Shape real-world use cases
  • Help define clinical requirements
  • Collaborate on protocols
  • Guide the product roadmap
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What We're Building

Key areas where the community is focused

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OpenLIFU — Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound

Open-source platform for therapeutic ultrasound research and development

Active
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OpenMOTION — Optical Imaging

Open-source optical imaging platform for clinical and research applications

Active
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Documentation & Onboarding

Building guides, tutorials, and API references to lower the barrier for new contributors

Ongoing
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Community Growth

Developing contributor pathways and partnership frameworks for institutions and researchers

Ongoing

Where We're Headed

Our vision for the Openwater open-source ecosystem

Clinical Partnerships

Seeking collaborators

We're actively seeking clinical partners to validate OpenLIFU and OpenMOTION in real-world settings. If your institution is interested in early collaboration, we'd love to talk.

Seeking Partners Open to Collaboration
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Research Collaborations

Open architecture for researchers

Our open-source architecture is designed for researchers who need to customize parameters and protocols. We're looking for academic partners to co-develop and publish.

Research Open Protocols
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Open Source Ecosystem

Built on and compatible with leading open-source tools

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Join developers, researchers, and clinicians making medical devices accessible to all

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AGPL 3.0 Licensed • Open Source • Enterprise Support Available