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The MedTech sector is evolving rapidly, and collaboration plays a key role in turning ideas into real-world health solutions. Starting June 1, 2026, MedTech Makers Lab (MML) will move into the Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA) at the Birmingham Health Innovation Campus (BHIC). This partnership, alongside the University of Birmingham, aims to create a vibrant hub for MedTech innovation, connecting entrepreneurs, clinicians, investors, and researchers in one plac

MedTech Makers Lab is proud to announce its strategic partnership with the globally recognised Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC) — one of the world’s largest and most influential startup competitions, connecting founders across more than 190 countries with investors, mentors, governments, and global commercial opportunities. As part of this partnership, MML will actively recruit and support high-potential MedTech, HealthTech, DeepTech, AI, and Life Sciences founders looking to

This week, MedTech Makers Lab had the opportunity to deliver a workshop with INOVIA and Ynovate focused on one of the biggest challenges facing European innovation ecosystems today: moving from “supporting startups” to actually commercialising them. INOVIA has rapidly become an important innovation hub within the Žilina region of Slovakia, supporting startups, SMEs, researchers, and regional innovation programmes while helping build a stronger technology and entrepreneurial e

For more than a decade, millions of pounds have been channelled into government-funded accelerator programmes, incubation schemes, innovation vouchers, university enterprise initiatives, and publicly supported ecosystem projects across both the East and West Midlands. Yet despite all of this activity, the Midlands still struggles to consistently produce globally scaled MedTech and Life Sciences companies. The region has world-class ingredients. The East Midlands alone has str

CHU Mustapha is the largest hospital in Africa. (French: Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Mustapha d'Alge) Founded in 1854, it operates as a major university teaching hospital affiliated with University of Algiers and the Algerian Ministry of Health. The hospital has around 1,500 beds and internal research facilities. MedTech Makers Lab is proud to announce the beginning of a strategic research and development partnership initiative between the United Kingdom and Algeria, cent

Algeria is quietly emerging as one of the most under-recognised innovation markets on Europe’s doorstep — and the strategic fit with the UK, particularly the Midlands, is stronger than most realise. With a population of over 45 million and a median age of ~28, Algeria has a young, technically capable workforce increasingly focused on engineering, AI, and applied sciences. The government has accelerated this shift through startup legislation and tax incentives, with more than

The MedTech industry faces a harsh reality: investors no longer fund ideas or potential alone. The market demands results. The gap between discovery and clinical adoption is widening, and many innovations stall before reaching patients. If MedTech ventures want to survive and thrive in Q2, they must focus on execution, not just vision. This post explores why execution is now the only path forward and how MedTech companies can align clinical validation, regulatory approval, an

Innovation in medical technology faces many hurdles. Promising ideas often stall between early prototypes and full-scale deployment. Complex clinical requirements, fragmented regulations, and misaligned funding slow progress. MedTech Makers Lab recently launched an international development program designed to address these challenges head-on. This program offers a fresh approach to supporting MedTech and Life Sciences ventures from discovery through deployment, combining inv

The medical technology field is evolving rapidly, driven by new ideas and fresh approaches to solving health challenges. One place where this transformation is happening is MedTech Makers Lab. This lab brings together creative minds and practical tools to develop medical devices and solutions that can improve patient care and outcomes. This post explores what MedTech Makers Lab is, how it works, and why it matters for the future of healthcare. A prototype medical device being

Capital Kinetics and MedTech Makers lab are proud to have been selected to present a healthcare pitching workshop to a cohort of 12...

382 million people suffer from diabetes worldwide, and diabetes management is estimated to represent up to 11% of the total healthcare...

Next round of Innovation Management Course and Presentation coming July 1 2021. We are looking for innovative medical technology...

May 2021 - MML with project Gluco Active won second place in the Suzhou "Win the Future" Global Competition. MML we competing in the...

short version of an interview my my friends at Iterate.