Investor Eye: Medtech Innovator’s Accelerator Is Catching Up With Pharma

Each year, Medtech Innovator whittles down a vast number of applicants to a relatively succinct shortlist of companies. Paul Grand, Medtech Innovator’s CEO, spoke to Medtech Insight about this process, as well as some of the broader trends impacting investment in medtech.

Originally founded as Research Corporation Technologies’ internal accelerator before being spun out as a standalone non-profit in 2016, Medtech Innovator has spent the past decade shining a light on upcoming medtechs with exciting new technologies.

Each year, Medtech Innovator holds its annual contest, during which its shortlist of companies – 61 this year – first...