The people behind these five MedTech Innovation Awards finalists sought connections to unmet needs through their medical device innovations. Heather Thompson, Senior Editor There are many factors innovators in medtech share. They all seek to offer elegant and novel technologies. They often take advantage of smart, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning advances. They look to reduce […]
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Venture investing in medtech and digital health: Here’s advice from the trenches
Medtech entrepreneurs agree that it’s still tough to find funding at the Series A level. Here’s their advice about how to find it. Bill Evans Competition for medtech venture investing is fierce, at the same time that traditional investors pull back from the space. To get to the bottom of what’s going on, I reached […]
Medtech venture investing trends: Here’s what you need to know
Ask any early-stage medtech or digital health entrepreneur, and they’ll tell you how tough it is. There’s tremendous competition for venture investing, coupled with a pullback by previously traditional investors in this space. Bill Evans While venture investment in medtech and digital health has recovered since the financial crisis of a decade ago — setting […]
Olympus partners with MedTech Innovator accelerator
Olympus (TYO:7733) said yesterday it is partnering with accelerator MedTech Innovator. As part of the partnership, Tokyo-based Olympus will provide financial support to MedTech Innovator, and will work with the incubator to select companies that will be part of its program. “At MedTech Innovator, we have a proven track record of identifying the most promising medical technology […]
MedTech Innovator taking applications for $500K competition
The nonprofit healthcare competition and accelerator MedTech Innovator is calling on startups and emerging-growth companies to apply for its 2018 competition. The application deadline is Jan. 26, 2018, deadline. MedTech Innovator (Los Angeles) plans to award more than $500,000 in cash prizes and scholarships during the competition. The competition does not charge an application fee and does […]
MedTech Innovator earns nonprofit status
Medical device competition and accelerator group MedTech Innovator said this week it has incorporated as an independent non-profit. The Los Angeles, Calif.-based company is backed by RCT Ventures, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) Innovation, JJDC and J&J Medical Devices companies, with addition funding support from Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE:BDX and Baxter (NYSE:BAX). “When I started working on […]
Baxter backs Medtech Innovator
Medtech accelerator and nonprofit global competition group Medtech Innovator said today that Baxter (NYSE:BAX) has joined on as a partner to the program. Baxter will join Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE:BDX), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), AdvaMed, RCT Ventures, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Innovation in Medtech in its partnership with the group, which will award […]