FAQ Category: The MedTech Actuator Program

You can be based anywhere in Asia Pacific and in your off-sprint weeks, you can work from anywhere in the world. You’ll have access to co-working spaces in Melbourne and Singapore and sprints are located in Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore.

We specialise in MedTech, HealthTech and BioTech. We understand regulatory pathways, IP and reimbursement models and have powerful relationships with advanced manufacturing companies, the biggest global medical technology corporations and life sciences focused investor groups.Read more about What makes us different

We have structured an intense program that meets each team where they are at. The MedTech Actuator™ requires the full-time participation of someone core to your team.

During sprint weeks, you’ll work on IP, building your team, product development, regulatory pathways, reimbursement strategy and your go-to-market strategy. You’ll stress test your strategies with experts and be inspired by fellow entrepreneurs and those further in their journey. Each day in sprint week is intensive by design, to give you momentum and get you that much closer to your next value inflection point.

In off-sprint weeks, you’ll work with your team members towards key milestones from wherever makes the most sense for you — one of our coworking spaces or anywhere where else that suits you. You’ll work with industry mentors, apply what you’ve learnt in sprint weeks, refine your strategy and grow your company.

1. Participating in the MedTech Actuator™ will de-risk your startup. The MedTech Actuator™ is designed to equip you with the skills, network and resources you need to successfully navigate the complex life sciences commercialisation pathway. You’ll learn from industry experts and draw from our experience and knowledge so that your startup has the best chance of success. You will partner with world-leading product development companies that house engineers, designers, regulatory and scale-up manufacturing experts to radically advance your technology. We will support you in developing a tailored fundraising strategy to access our network of venture capital firms, angel investors, and corporate venture funds.
2. turbocharge your startup. We’ve designed the MedTech Actuator™ for maximum speed and efficiency. Together we’ll create milestones for your startup that get you to market faster. You’ll be surrounded with the all the expertise, resources, and infrastructure your MedTech, HealthTech or BioTech startup needs so you can focus on building your company.

The MedTech Actuator™ is designed to address the three primary startup risk factors – technology, capital access, team capability – and is divided into three phases. The first two phases (months 1–6) consist of sprints and off-sprint time. You’ll spend 3–5 days of each month in an intensive sprint with your colleagues, learning from industry experts. During non-sprint weeks you’ll be free to work on your startup full-time — implementing what you’ve learnt. You’ll access the MedTech Actuator’s network of industry mentors and work towards agreed milestones.

At the end of phase 2, you’ll present to investors and key ecosystem members in Singapore and Australia at Demo Day. After Demo Day, you’ll embark on nine months of self-structured, intensive growth with full access to our industry mentors and ecosystem partners — and support for your fundraising activities.