Founded by cardiologists for cardiologists: of course we’re looking forward to learning and connecting at TCT 2023.

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The Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) meeting is the world’s largest educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine. This year, it will take place on October 23-26, 2023 back in San Francisco, California.   “We look forward to connecting with sponsors, clinician innovators and regulatory officials at TCT 2023 to further understand the latest in transcatheter…

Venture Funding for New, “University Bred” Medical Technologies: When It’s Time and What to Bring

Accelerator, Blog, Design & Development, GCMI, How GCMI Supports Georgia Tech Innovators, Researchers, PIs and Students, News, Pediatric, Physician Innovators

If you’ve been following our funding series for innovators seeking to spin out new medical technologies from higher ed “environments” like Georgia Tech, you’ll have seen:   The Top 5 Medtech and Life Science Funding Resources for GT Faculty, Researchers and Investigators – at Phase Zero, THE Place to Start, and Follow-On, for University Sourced…

The GCMI 2023 State of Medtech Design and Development Report Part 2

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In part 1 of our 2023 State of Medtech Design and Development Report we discussed sensors, AI and the paradigm shift in regulatory strategy.   Here in part 2, we dive into a persistent need for gap analysis, the importance of focusing on the unmet clinical need, the challenges of manufacturing at scale and investigate…

What to Do, Where to Go and Why for Newly Funded University-Based New Medical Technologies

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You’re a university-based researcher, investigator, faculty member or perhaps even a student who has snagged your first funding for the earliest stage commercialization, design and development activities for your potential medical technology. You might even have completed the first activities with that funding and scored $100,000 or more in follow-on funding from GRA, SBIR, or…

The GCMI 2023 State of Medtech Design and Development Report: Part 1

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Innovation in medical technologies is something of a paradox. On one hand, new technologies that drive innovation can manifest at breakneck speed. On the other hand, the pace at which those technologies breed innovations that reach full commercialization and patient impact can be glacial by comparison.   What have been the most significant changes with…

GCMI CEO Sherry Farrugia Named to Inaugural Atlanta Business Chronicle “Power 10 in Health Care”

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GCMI team members continue to distinguish themselves through industry association or other external recognition. Very recently this was the case for our CEO Sherry Farrugia who was named to the inaugural Atlanta Business Chronicle “Power 10: Health Care list.”   From the publication: “​​There is no shortage of exceptional health care professionals in metro Atlanta.…

What do pediatric innovators need to know about risk, regulatory, IP and more for new pediatric technologies? A Pediatric Tech Talk recording.

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Innovation in pediatric technologies that address unmet clinical needs lags behind innovation for adult populations in large part due to its relatively small market size and ROI (return on investment) prospects for industry, continuously changing anatomies of children, and limited populations for testing and clinical trials.   Activity sequence and process matters a great deal…

THE Place to Start, And Follow-On, For University-Sourced Medtech Innovation Funding

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A dive into the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) and its funding programs with GRA VP of Venture Development Ashley Cornelison In the first of this short series on medtech innovation funding opportunities, GCMI Director of Scientific Affairs Evan Goldberg stated, “GRA is the first place to go for those trying to commercialize a technology out…

The Top Five Medtech and Life Science Funding Sources for GT Faculty, Researchers, Investigators – AT PHASE ZERO

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Atlanta is a burgeoning center of medtech and life science innovation. Georgia Tech faculty, researchers and students are measurable contributors to that ecosystem.   Medtech innovation and the commercialization that creates real impact in provision of care, improved outcomes and value is replete with requirements and pitfalls that can doom ideas and technologies with high…

It’s About Time! 2023 BME Spring Capstone Team Aims to Reduce 70% Failure Rate of Common Lumbar Punctures

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Lumbar punctures are a procedure performed by neurologists to obtain cerebrospinal fluid from a patient’s back, typically from the L3/L4 spinal canal, and are used for diagnosis and treatment of many neurological diseases and cancers. There are more than 8 million conducted worldwide every year, including 370,000 in the United States.   Currently, doctors feel…