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🤝🤝Collaboration between startups and Big Pharma is essential for the future of healthcare!🤝🤝 Last week, Serve[the]PEOPLE proudly hosted: "MedTech Synergies", where we had the privilege of hearing from industry leaders and innovators who are shaping the future of healthcare. 🔜 Today, we're excited to share the first of three exclusive video highlights featuring key insights from our speakers. 💬 ✅ Ruth Martin Ruiz, Clinical & Health Services Managing Director at Alliance Healthcare and Advisor at Marsi Bionics, emphasized that startups must carefully map out their value propositions to identify which Big Pharma companies are the best fit for collaboration, ensuring alignment with their specific needs. To illustrate the interconnectedness of the healthcare ecosystem, Ruth compared it to a beehive, where each participant—whether Big Pharma, startups, clinicians, or patients—plays a vital role, reflecting the complex and highly interactive nature of the ecosystem, where every player is essential for the system to thrive. 🐝 🌟 Taig Mac Carthy, Co-Founder and COO of Legit.Health, discussed the critical importance of aligning with medical stakeholders throughout the healthcare process. He emphasized the need to place clinical knowledge at the very beginning of patient care, rather than at the end. This highlights the irreplaceable role of healthcare professionals in guiding patient outcomes, even as AI and technology continue to advance. 🤖💉 Thank you to all participants for contributing to the insightful discussions at the event! 🙏 Stay tuned for more video highlights from our event, as we continue to explore the future of MedTech and innovation. 🚀 #MedTechSynergies #HealthcareInnovation #DigitalHealth #MedTech #StartupCollaboration #FutureOfHealthcare #ServeThePeople

There were an abundance of great ideas trying to address healthcare needs at #HLTH2024, but not every brilliant idea makes it to market. Why? Because successful healthcare innovation requires more than just scientific ingenuity. It needs strategy and expertise to navigate complex regulatory pathways, grasp clinical practice, understand reimbursement systems, and scale effectively. This is what we focus on at MEDA Ventures, supporting startups with our expertise, well beyond an investment. Our team has been the customers, decision-makers, exited entrepreneurs, innovators, and key opinion leaders within the healthcare space. We align with passionate founders to create lasting impact. Looking forward to seeing continued growth and advancement in healthcare innovation next year at HLTH 2025! Elizabeth Cho-Fertikh, PhD Tomas J. Philipson, Ph.D Carolyn Campbell Tai Mai Laura Beken Vrushab Gowda, MD, JD #HealthcareInnovation #VentureCapital

As a healthcare investor, having foresight in identifying groundbreaking innovations is pivotal. Join us at HLTH 2024 to stay ahead of the curve! Discover emerging companies and cutting-edge technologies, unlock new investment opportunities, and gain insights into market trends. Connect with visionary startup founders and healthcare leaders, and be part of the future of healthcare. What’s in it for you as an Investor? ✅ Critical Conversations: Engage with leaders discussing the biggest challenges and trends for today’s healthcare investors. ✅ Tailored Networking: Through our Investor Connect program (formerly funding founders), connect directly with startup CEOs in 15-minute, 1:1 meetings. Trending Topics We're Curating: 💡 Funding startups and healthcare ventures leveraging technology to revolutionize care delivery and enhance patient outcomes. 💡 Regulatory changes and policy developments while anticipating market trends and investment opportunities. 💡 The prominent role of AI as we continue to modernize the practice of medicine 💡 Breakthrough therapies and innovative medical devices with significant market impact. 💡 The impact of consolidation on the industry at large 💡 Viable exit strategies within the current economic climate. Why HLTH 2024? Don’t miss out on this exclusive chance to elevate your investment strategy. Join us this fall - https://ow.ly/HVNJ50S6IVn #HLTH #BeBold #Investors #HealthcareInnovation

The wait is over! Frontiers Health 2024, where innovation meets healthcare, kicks off today! 🎯 Don’t miss R2G’s masterclass: "How do pharma and medtech organize the digital healthcare business, and what can startups learn from it?" 🗓️ Today, October 17th at 5:30 PM CEST Hosted by Ralf-Gordon Jahns, Managing Director at Research2Guidance , alongside an incredible panel of experts: - Katherine Ossenkopp, Germany Country Manager, Future4Care - Dr. Ashutosh Malhotra, Director, Digital Health Strategy & Partnerships, Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH - Bharat Rachupalli, Global Program Manager, Bayer - Dr. Nikos Green, Senior Venture Architect & PO Neuroscience, RoX Health GmbH (Roche) Together, they’ll explore which organizational models have succeeded, which have not, what digital health teams will look like in three years, and what startups should know about partnering with pharma and medtech. 🔗 Learn more about the session here: https://lnkd.in/d6CtH2rT 🕒 Join us and be part of this conversation. And while you're here, visit us at the "Level A" #Networking Zone to learn more about R2GConnect, the largest global platform for connecting and engaging in healthtech. Let’s chat about the latest trends in #digitalhealth and show you how we help healthcare stakeholders build successful #partnerships, while supporting #investors in discovering the next #HealthTech champions for their future investments! See you there! 😊 #FH24 #healthinnovation #digitalhealth #AI #patientcare #dtx #healthequity #partnerships #innovationmanagement

🚀 The time has come: Frontiers Health 2024, the event that brings together innovation and healthcare, starts today! If you're attending, we’d love to meet you and catch up on the latest trends in digital health at R2GConnect's corner in the "Level A" #Networking Zone. Whether you’re a #startup, #corporate partner, or #investor, R2GConnect offers an opportunity to find your next co-development partner, discover hidden HealthTech champions for your investments, connect with specialized #ServiceProviders, and build successful #partnerships. And later on 🗓️ Today, October 17th at 5:30 PM CEST, we invite you to join Ralf-Gordon Jahns, Managing Director at Research2Guidance , alongside an esteemed panel of professionals: - Dr. Ashutosh Malhotra, Director, Digital Health Strategy & Partnerships, Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH - Katherine Ossenkopp, Germany Country Manager, Future4Care - Bharat Rachupalli, Global Program Manager, Bayer - Dr. Nikos Green, Senior Venture Architect & PO Neuroscience, RoX Health GmbH (Roche) Together, they’ll delve into “How do pharma and medtech organize the digital healthcare business, and what can startups learn from it?” This #masterclass will cover which organizational models have succeeded and which have not, what digital health teams will look like in three years, and essential insights for startups on partnering with pharma and medtech. 🔗 Learn more about the session here: https://lnkd.in/d6CtH2rT Join us and be part of this conversation. See you there! 😊 #FH24 #healthinnovation #digitalhealth #AI #patientcare #dtx #healthequity #partnerships #innovationmanagement

IKYMI: How Venture Capital is Transforming Healthcare ⚕ 💊 🔬 Cheryl Cheng recently sat down with Charlette Stallworth from Stanford Children's Health | Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford to chat about how venture capital can best support startups driving US healthcare innovation and medical advancements, the innovative use of telemedicine to improve access to care, the role of AI in healthcare, and the financial challenges faced by emerging start-up companies. 🙏 Thank you for such a great conversation! 👀 See the entire conversation here: https://lnkd.in/gJvqwPsj #digitalhealthinnovation #healthcareinvestment #venturecapital

We recently featured 9 startups at HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition ’24 in our “Innovators Showcase.” And here’s what I noticed about each of these companies: They are all using data in creative ways to fuel innovation. As partners of InterSystems, they’re using our technology to develop their solution. But they’re using our versatile tools like IRIS for Health in very different ways.   Some like PGxCare are deploying AI-powered solutions to reduce the risk of adverse reactions in drug prescription. Others like Harmony Healthcare are using intelligent automation to improve health equity in  many different communities in the US.  You can learn more about all of the startups we featured here: https://lnkd.in/eSHFiawq  I really encourage you to check each company out! #HIMMS #innovation #AItechnologies

📢 The third edition of our 4-part series on Healthcare & Life Sciences is here—let’s talk MedTech! 🏥 In this newsletter, we explore the ins and outs of the MedTech landscape, highlighting essential insights for investors and founders looking to thrive in this complex sector. Here’s the rundown: 1. Speakers presentation 2. Defining Med Tech 3. MedTech Ecosystem in Europe 4. Investment landscape 5. Building a MedTech company  6. Intellectual Property 7. Navigating Regulatory Compliance 8. Global Outlook and Return on Investment (ROI) in MedTech 9. Key Takeaways This edition offered a fresh perspective on the topic, with content crafted from an engaging session, providing field-specific insights that go beyond the usual narratives. 🙌 Huge thanks to Johannes Fischer from Wellington Partners, Jan Engels from HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds, and James Fok, MBA from Lifelight for your inputs! Missed it? No worries—the full edition is now available (link in the comments👇🏻).  This NL was written by Mariam Makhmutova, edited by Ghita Benjelloun Benkacem, Annika Bautista, and Sarah Luna Mongin. Up next: our spotlight on 🔬TechBio, arriving this Sunday! Stay tuned. #VC #MedTech

This morning, we had an insightful masterclass at the Sydney Biomedical Accelerator, a partnership between the University of Sydney and the Sydney Local Health District. A big thank you to Eric Davis and Adam Wardell for generously sharing their expertise on Business Models. Thank you to our engaged cohort of clinicians and academics who joined us to delve into developing business models and optimising inventions. Here are the key takeaways from today's Masterclass: 💡 Understand the payer endpoint; how much do they pay? 📊 Good rule of thumb: every layer must make a 30% margin. Map it out. 🎯 Understand what incentivises your payer and build your business model to meet these incentives. 🤔 Be prepared for your ideas to be critically reviewed, interrogated and lots of opinions! 💎 Your business models are shaped around what your customers value most. #healthtech #healthstartups #healthinnovation #deeptech #deeptechinnovation #deeptechstartups #healthmasterclass

About last night. Delighted to have spent time talking to the folks at BD as part of the NEXT MedTech Innovator Panel discussion - with fellow alumni of the MedTech Innovator programme, Alex Woods of Newrotex Ltd, and Arpit Rao, MD of Ankr Health... An impressive bunch - I couldn't help but start asking questions myself! We discussed finding unmet needs, how we expect to impact healthcare innovation as a whole, challenges and insights. Some key take-aways: --> There is no one book for med-tech. --> Challenge everything (and be open to challenge). --> Specialist knowledge from different sectors is the perfect kindling for the 🔥 of innovation. --> One cannot create a spider 'clean room'. (Too bad, you had to be there). --> Business is all about people, and collaboration is critical. Thank you to Eric Fallows and Jessica Powell for the invitation!