MedCity INVEST, held on the Ritz Carlton in Chicago, gives entrepreneurs a possibility to focus on their firms to an viewers of healthcare buyers and collaboration companions. With 5 tracks of startups throughout healthcare and life sciences, INVEST Pitch Excellent, scheduled for Might 22-24, is MedCity’s largest startup pitch contest of the yr. The convention is held in collaboration with the Mid America Healthcare Traders Community (MHIN) and gives a number of alternatives for firms to community with buyers.
To submit an software, click on right here.
Startups will pitch throughout 5 tracks together with:
- Biopharma
- Diagnostics
- Medical Units
- Well being Tech: Customers/Employers
- Well being Tech: Payers/Suppliers
There isn’t a charge to use. Purposes will likely be reviewed by funding professionals. Six finalists will likely be chosen for every of the 5 tracks.
The deadline to submit an software is January 30.
Startups should be registered for the convention as a way to take part within the pitch contest. Every winner will obtain as much as $20,000 of promoting on MedCityNews.com.
The standards for candidates embody:
- Startups should be based within the final 5 years (no sooner than 2018)
- Raised a Seed spherical of capital and/or on the lookout for Sequence A or Sequence B funding
Startups will likely be reviewed on standards together with:
- Resolution
- Completeness of marketing strategy
- Market alternatives
- Founders’ expertise
- Comps and reimbursement mannequin
- Pilots
Right here’s a reminder of the winners from final yr:
Care Coordination and Worth-based Care (Sponsored by UnityPoint Well being Ventures): Vincere Well being — Shalen De Silva, co-founder and CEO
Diagnostics 2.0: myBiometry — Bryan Nolan, Founder and CEO
PharmaTech: It was a tie between Athelo Well being— Monica Schmiede and Jessica Thurmond, co-founders and Modality.ai — David Suendermann-Oeft, founder and CEO.
Distant Affected person Monitoring and Good Units: It was a tie between NXgenPort Inc — Cathy Skinner, co-founder and Blumio — Catherine Liao, co-founder and CEO.
You possibly can apply for Pitch Excellent by filling out your software right here. Apply at this time!
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