Launch of the “Lab2Market MedTech” project

Dear teachers, scientists, students, graduate students!

If you are interested in researching innovative solutions to improve the quality and accessibility of healthcare, if you have an invention that will help Ukrainians to be healthier and the society inclusive, and you are looking for ways to implement it in life, this information is for you:

📍Ukrainian National Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation (UKRNOIVI) together with the analytical center and the corporate accelerator, which are part of the Innovation Startup Entrepreneurship Group, are launching the “Lab2Market MedTech” project.

📈The “Lab2Market MedTech” project is aimed at supporting and developing both teams that are just developing their idea and already ready startups.

👥The target audience is scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs who want to implement business in the field of medical technologies.

The project consists of several stages:
1    collection of information about existing innovative developments in the medical field and problems during their commercialization;
2    formation of a specialized mentoring program, which will include issues of small innovative business development, as well as issues of registration, protection and commercialization of intellectual property specifically in the medical field;
3   submitted projects will be divided into groups depending on the level of readiness and the corresponding program will be offered;
4    according to the results of the mentoring program, the best participants will be able to present their developments to potential investors.

Currently, the first stage is starting – a survey about existing innovative developments in the medical field and problems during their commercialization, which will last until April 1, 2024.

Purpose of the survey:

a) assess the current state of developments in the medical field;
b) find out urgent needs at different levels of project readiness;
c) identify gaps in the knowledge of team members in the direction of commercialization of innovative developments in the medical field.
Based on the received information, a program of mentoring support will be formed.

✍Link to the questionnaire: https://bit.ly/3v1SMUM