# The Genesis Of Portal Instruments

Published 2018-02-28 · Updated 2026-03-19 · Professional AV on MarketScale
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> Dr. Ian Hunter, Hatsopolous Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, and inventor of the underlying Portal needle-free technology, describes his journey from inception of the technology through different iterations of prototypes that eventually evolve into the handheld prototype that we have today. This video describes the genesis of Portal Instruments and we hope that you…

Dr. Ian Hunter, Hatsopolous Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, and inventor of the underlying Portal needle-free technology, describes his journey from inception of the technology through different iterations of prototypes that eventually evolve into the handheld prototype that we have today. This video describes the genesis of Portal Instruments and we hope that you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed making it!

Read more at [portalinstruments.com](https://www.portalinstruments.com/blog/genesis-of-portal-instruments/)

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