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MedTech Innovator Blog

Perspective from the MedTech Innovator team on where medtech is heading.

2026 Innovator Summit: Bridging Innovators, Shaping the Future
Event RecapJune 6, 2026

2026 Innovator Summit: Bridging Innovators, Shaping the Future

The 2026 Innovator Summit, held June 2–4 in San Francisco, brought together the MTI, BioTools Innovator, MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific, and U.S. Market Access Program cohorts with partners, mentors, judges, and alumni for three days of learning and connection.

The 2026 MTI Index
Industry InsightsMay 26, 2026

The 2026 MTI Index

The inaugural 2026 MTI Index tracks 65 MTI Index Companies, the top 3.6% of more than 1,800 global applicants, as a live, scored class starting at 1,000 points on June 1, 2026.

The 2026 Radar Forum Recap: Our Biggest Event Yet
Event RecapApril 30, 2026

The 2026 Radar Forum Recap: Our Biggest Event Yet

More than 140 early-stage medtech companies pitched in person at the 2026 Radar Forum in Manhattan Beach, evaluated by investors, regulators, clinicians, payers, and strategics. Here's what stood out and why it matters.

The 2025 Innovator Summit
Event RecapJune 26, 2025

The 2025 Innovator Summit

The invite-only 2025 Innovator Summit, held June 24–26 in Mountain View, Calif., brought together the 2025 cohorts of MedTech Innovator, BioTools Innovator, and MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific with alumni and industry partners.

MedTech Investment Trends – Navigating the Future with Data-Driven Insights featuring Paul Grand
Industry InsightsMay 14, 2025

MedTech Investment Trends – Navigating the Future with Data-Driven Insights featuring Paul Grand

MedTech Innovator CEO Paul Grand joins a PitchBook panel on what's driving medtech funding momentum, where the biggest opportunities lie, and how startups can navigate a shifting market.

MedTech Innovator Summit 2024 Recap
Event RecapJune 18, 2024

MedTech Innovator Summit 2024 Recap

The invite-only 2024 Innovator Summit brought our cohorts to the Computer History Museum and the WSGR Medical Device Conference, where NeuroBionics won the Vision Award.

Partner Spotlight: Proxima Clinical Research
Industry InsightsJune 18, 2020

Partner Spotlight: Proxima Clinical Research

Jaye Thompson, Co-Founder and COO of MTI partner Proxima Clinical Research, on what separates startup success from failure and her advice for the 2020 Cohort.

CEO Paul Grand interview with Device Talks: How Can Startups Move Forward During a Pandemic?
Industry InsightsMay 15, 2020

CEO Paul Grand interview with Device Talks: How Can Startups Move Forward During a Pandemic?

MedTech Innovator CEO Paul Grand talks with DeviceTalks about how startups can keep moving forward, and reach investors, during the pandemic.

MedTech Innovator 2019 Finale Recap
Event RecapOctober 27, 2019

MedTech Innovator 2019 Finale Recap

Forest Devices won the $350,000 MedTech Innovator 2019 Grand Prize at The MedTech Conference in Boston, with Starling Surgical winning the Execution Award.

MedTech Innovator Dublin Pitch Event Recap & Competition Winner Starling Surgical
Event RecapApril 15, 2019

MedTech Innovator Dublin Pitch Event Recap & Competition Winner Starling Surgical

Starling Surgical won MedTech Innovator's 2019 Dublin pitch competition at the MedTech Strategist Innovation Summit, earning the first 2019 Showcase slot.

MedTech Innovator Summit 2018 Recap
Event RecapJuly 5, 2018

MedTech Innovator Summit 2018 Recap

MedTech Innovator held its 2018 Summit in San Francisco, ending at the WSGR Medical Device Conference where AblaCare won the Value Award.

And the 2017 MedTech Innovator winners are …
Event RecapOctober 4, 2017

And the 2017 MedTech Innovator winners are …

MedTech Innovator's 2017 finale at The MedTech Conference awarded $610,000, with Day Zero Diagnostics winning the grand prize, Nanowear the Execution Award and palmm the best video.

D.C. Wrap-Up
Event RecapApril 13, 2017

D.C. Wrap-Up

VADovations won MedTech Innovator's 2017 pediatric-focused Washington, D.C., pitch event, hosted by AdvaMed Accel, earning a spot in the Showcase.

MedTech Innovator CEO Paul Grand Featured in the MedTech Strategist
Industry InsightsDecember 28, 2016

MedTech Innovator CEO Paul Grand Featured in the MedTech Strategist

MedTech Strategist profiled MedTech Innovator CEO Paul Grand and the origins of the competition he founded in 2013.

MobileODT voted 2015 MedTech Innovator!
Event RecapOctober 7, 2015

MobileODT voted 2015 MedTech Innovator!

MobileODT won the 2015 MedTech Innovator competition and a $200,000 cash prize after taking first place in the audience vote on the main stage at AdvaMed 2015.