The Great Medtech Pitch Competition

The Great Medtech Pitch Competition offers a unique opportunity for researchers, inventors, and entrepreneurs to get immediate feedback about their innovations from leaders in the fields of medical technology research, engineering, and development. 

Who should apply?

• This competition is for entrepreneurs, including students, faculty, staff, startups, and corporations, who are developing innovations with commercial potential.
• This competition is not exclusive to the University of Minnesota. 

Submission Guidelines:

• Submit a pitch deck of no more than 10 slides summarizing your innovation.
• All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of expert judges.

Finalists:

Selected finalists will be invited to deliver a five-minute live pitch at the DMD Conference.* After the presentations, judges will select the innovation with the greatest commercial potential.

Judges will base their decision on four questions:

1. Quality of clinical need statement (problem)
2. Technical soundness of research (solution)
3. Presentation Quality
4. Fundability

*Keep in mind, this is a public competition with finalists presenting to a large audience, submissions are not treated as confidential. IP and other sensitive information should be considered prior to submitting.

Awards: 

The winning innovation will be announced live during the conference. 

• Grand Prize = $5,000 (sponsored by Bakken Medical Devices Center)
• 2nd Place = $2,500 (sponsored by Avio Medtech Consulting)
• 3rd Place = $1,000 (sponsored by slw.)