What is the Health Innovation Bootcamp?
The Health Innovation Bootcamp at The Clinic is a series of immersive, in-person workshops that help early-stage health innovators develop the knowledge and skills that are the building blocks of entrepreneurship. Working as part of a group of fellow healthcare innovators, participants collaborate over six sessions to explore and validate business ideas for commercial potential. Sessions are also streamed simultaneously at the following satellite locations: Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton, Hamilton Health Sciences and MACcellerate.
Registration for the Spring Health Innovation Bootcamp is now open.
Bootcamp Breakdown - Program Elements
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Identify and prioritize unmet healthcare needs.
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Validate problems with real-world evidence.
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Understand the impact of solving the right problem.
- Craft a clear and compelling value proposition.
- Analyze market gaps and competition.
- Map key stakeholders and potential users.
- Develop a minimum viable product tailored to healthcare needs/current state.
- Review intellectual property (IP) and key regulatory channels.
- Build understanding of compliance within health settings.
- Learn to create effective pitches and visuals for pitch competitions, investors, partners, and customers.
- Explore early funding opportunities and pathways.
- Understand healthcare-specific commercialization strategies.
- Build a practical and effective go-to-market plan.
- Apply all Bootcamp concepts to your three-minute business pitch to fellow learners, Clinic mentors, and the judging panel.
- Receive feedback on your pitch and gain the opportunity to win the prize pool.
Bootcamp Components
Guided Group Work
Weekly Challenges
Final Pitch Competition
$1,000 Prize for Top Pitch
Information Box Group
Expectations
- Pre-readings (videos, articles, and case studies) must be completed before each session.
- Participants should be prepared for additional ‘homework’ between sessions.
- Pitch decks will be revised weekly in preparation for the final presentation.
Who should attend?
Students, researchers, clinicians, and aspiring entrepreneurs who are thinking of developing a biomedical innovation and wish to strengthen their commercialization and storytelling skills.
No idea? No problem! Come with a concept or just curiosity to learn.
Registration Process Register now
The Spring 2026 session for the Health Innovation Bootcamp will run Tuesdays, from May 19 to June 23. Registration is now open and closes on May 10, 2026.
Testimonials
Watch how the Health Innovation Bootcamp helped Deena Al-Sammak and Hasam Madarati, PhD, move their health innovations forward.