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: St. Joseph’s Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and MACcellerate.
The Winter session is currently underway, and the Summer session begins in May. Submit an expression of interest to receive updates and early access to registration details.
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 Expression of Interest
The Health Innovation Bootcamp is offered three times per year. Choose the session that best suits your schedule. Details of the next offering will be published soon. Submit an expression of interest form and we will share more details as they become available.
Testimonials
Watch how the Health Innovation Bootcamp helped Deena Al-Sammak and Hasam Madarati, PhD, move their health innovations forward.