MOVE YOUR HEALTH INNOVATION FORWARD
Residency @ The Clinic is a 6-month program designed for health-focused innovators who are ready to validate, build, and grow their early-stage ventures. This program offers hands-on mentorship, access to a robust health network, and key resources to position your venture for success within the health innovation ecosystem.
We focus on early-stage ventures emerging from research labs, academic settings, and clinical environments, supporting innovators translating their research into practical, needs-based solutions for pressing health challenges.
By participating in this program, you’ll be equipped to participate in leading accelerators programs and competitions to further propel growth.
WHAT YOU’LL GAIN
One-on-One Coaching
Personalized coaching from industry experts, experienced entrepreneurs and healthcare leaders throughout the program.
Clinic Community
Membership in a thriving network of Clinic alumni, founders, faculty, and hospital partners.
Hospital Partners & Clinical Advisors
Membership in a thriving network of Clinic alumni, founders, faculty, and hospital partners.
In-Kind Products & Services
Exclusive access to curated online resources, including pitch deck development, legal consideration, prototyping, intellectual property, etc.
Free Office Space
Access to dedicated rooms within the Clinic’s collaborative Collision Space to grow your venture and build partnerships.
RESIDENCY PROGRAM OVERVIEW
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Peer-to-peer and expert-facilitated sessions focusing on core early competencies for health innovation, including:
- Needs Assessment and Problem Identification
- Solution Validation and MVP Development
- Regulatory/IP Pathways
- Collaboration and Funding Milestones
One or two meetings per month with a dedicated startup coach to track progress and address specific venture challenges.
Two sessions where startups pitch their ventures to a panel of experts, receiving actionable feedback.
The program will culminate in a final pitch to the Clinic community and innovation ecosystem partners, where the top teams will compete for cash prizes, as well as in-kind hospital consultation hours to advance their venture.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Residents are selected based on their level of commitment and the readiness of their innovation. Successful applicants will be invited to schedule a meeting with The Clinic staff to learn more about their health innovation, followed by Q&A. This interview process will decide acceptance into the program.
ELIGIBILITY
Any researcher, clinician, student and/or entrepreneur developing a health or biomedical innovation. At least one member of the team must be currently affiliated with McMaster University and be able to attend in-person program requirements. Residency applicants are expected to commit a minimum of 8 hours per month to the program and their venture.
Questions about the Residency program? Send us an email.
Applications for Spring 2025 Residency @ The Clinic are now open!
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Spring 2025 Residency @ The Clinic starts April 16, 2025 and runs until October 8, 2025.
Residency @ The Clinic applications are open until March 21, 2025.
The Clinic is proud to be only one of two Mitacs-approved incubators at McMaster University with the Residency @ The Clinic program.
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- Startups enrolled in The Clinic’s Residency program now have access to Mitacs Accelerate Entrepreneur funds.
- Accelerate Entrepreneur pays undergraduates, graduates, and postdoctoral fellows to grow their startups and get to market faster.
- This matching program provides $15,000 per four-month internship with opportunities to scale up depending on the startup’s needs.
What is the Mitacs Accelerate Entrepreneur program?
The Mitacs Accelerate Entrepreneur program pays students and postdoctoral fellows to grow their start-ups and get to market faster. With the support of The Clinic, an approved incubator, Mitacs funding helps health innovators build professional entrepreneurial skills, with the goal of commercializing their start-up’s technology, product, or service through funded research internships.
How do I qualify?
- Be a current McMaster student or postdoctoral fellow
- Be a founder/owner of a health-focused start-up looking to advance the core technology, product, or service
- Be an active member of The Clinic enrolled in the Residency program
How does the Accelerate Entrepreneur program work?
- Mitacs matches the start-up’s investment at 1:1 and releases a research award to student or post-doctoral entrepreneurs valued at $15,000 (at least $10,000 stipend and up to $5,000 for project costs).
- Student or postdoctoral entrepreneurs advance their academic work and their start-up’s commercialization goals with support through Residency @ The Clinic.
How can I apply for the Mitacs Accelerate Entrepreneur program through The Clinic?
An initial meeting with The Clinic’s program manager is the first step to review the stage of your health innovation and ensure you meet all Mitacs application criteria.
If the above criteria are met:
- Complete the Mitacs Accelerate proposal form
- Complete the Mitacs Accelerate Entrepreneur conflict of interest declaration form
- Submit a letter of support from The Clinic
Have more questions? Connect with The Clinic staff.
THE CLINIC’S INNOVATION COACHES
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Karen Scraba
Jon Stokes
Emma Tolsdorf
Mark Cicero
Residency alumna Lianna Genovese, founder and CEO of ImaginAble Solutions, shares how the early entrepreneurial training and coaching she received through Residency @ The Clinic helped move her Guided Hands™ innovation forward.
RESIDENCY SPOTLIGHTS
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Respyra Technologies Learn More
A modified endotracheal tube that enables stylet-free manipulation of its curvature.
ResearchOnline (Ro) Learn More
An AI-powered platform enabling large-scale physiological testing online while enhancing efficiency.
Geras Dance Learn More
A unique therapeutic program engaging participants in a dance-based program that stimulates brain activity, requiring concentration on music and choreographed steps.
Wavesimplix Learn More
Optical biomaterial that simplifies the detection and characterization of molecular binding events.
TechMedic | CrowdVision | NerView Surgical
RESIDENCY TESTIMONIALS & SUCCESS STORIES
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PROVA Innovations Ltd. Learn More
Matthew Rosato,
Founder and President
PROVA specializes in wearable technology solutions for in-home GAIT training and neuromuscular rehabilitation for patients with a brain injury, neurological disorder, degenerative disease, or a mobility challenge.
ImaginAble Solutions Learn More
Lianna Genovese,
Founder and CEO
ImaginAble Solutions creates assistive devices to improve the quality of life for people living with impaired motor movement.
EmergConnect Learn More
Ron Galaev,
Founder and CEO
EmergConnect is the first ever centralized digital platform for patient registration, clinical triage, individualized wait time predictions and ideal care environment redirection. The platform uses cutting edge artificial intelligence to help achieve the quadruple aim in healthcare.
OrganoBiotech Learn More
Boyang Zhang, Dawn Lin, Shravanthi Rajasekar,
Co-Founders
OrganoBiotech offers a core product, IFlowPlate, that allows users to produce a variety of complex preclinical models for high-throughputs precision drug screening.
