Finalists and judges holding prize cheques on stage at the 2025 MedTech Innovator Mid-Stage Finals

MedTech Innovator 2026 Mid-Stage Finals and Execution Award Competitions

  • November 3–5, 2026
  • San Diego, CA

The MedTech Innovator Mid-Stage Finals and Execution Award Competitions will be held at MedTech Strategist Innovation Summit on November 3-5 in San Diego, CA.

The competitions feature the most innovative companies in the MedTech Innovator 2026 cohort, moderated by executives and investors. Finalists from the MedTech Innovator Accelerator program compete for a live audience vote and the chance to win over $300k in prizes.

The competitions

  1. Execution Award

    • Tuesday, November 3
    • 5:05 PM PT

    Companies with strong leadership and a demonstrated record of executing their plan to improve patient care compete for $25,000 in prize capital.

  2. Mid-Stage Finals

    • Wednesday, November 4
    • 5:40 PM PT

    Mid-stage companies compete for $250,000 in prize capital.

MedTech Innovator 2026 Finalists. Mid-Stage Grand Prize: Axoft, Portal Instruments, Tau Medical, Vektor Medical, VIS. Execution Award: Cerevia Neurosciences, GenAssist, Lenneuro, Lucentia, Optheras

Judges

Mid-Stage Finals · Wednesday, November 4

  • Mark Juravic

    Mark Juravic

    Director, New Business Development, Dexcom

  • Imran Hamid

    Imran Hamid

    Senior Director, Venture Investments, LivaNova

  • Rhiya Pau

    Rhiya Pau

    Principal, Laerdal Million Lives Fund

  • Milo Bissin

    Milo Bissin

    Managing Director, Life Science and Healthcare Venture Banking, Stifel Bank

Execution Award · Tuesday, November 3

  • Bill Perry

    Bill Perry

    Chief Investment Officer, ASPS Venture Fund; Lead, ASPS Accelerator

  • Beth Rose

    Beth Rose

    VP Strategy & Business Development, Becton Dickinson

  • Swathi Ravi

    Swathi Ravi

    Director, Exploration, Edwards Lifesciences

  • Abigail Hunter-Syed

    Abigail Hunter-Syed

    Head of Olympus Innovation Ventures, Olympus Ventures

Venue

Venue
The US Grant Hotel
Address
326 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101

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