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 is now open for the Fall Health Innovation Bootcamp. The program runs over six Tuesday sessions, from October 6 to November 17, 2026. Apply by October 1 to reserve your spot.
Identify and prioritize unmet healthcare needs.
Validate problems with real-world evidence.
Understand the impact of solving the right problem.
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.
The Fall 2026 Health Innovation Bootcamp runs over six Tuesday sessions: October 6, 20 and 27, and November 3, 10 and 17. The entry fee is $50 + HST, which is pooled into the prize, and $1,000 is awarded for the top innovation. Register by October 1, 2026.
Watch how the Health Innovation Bootcamp helped Deena Al-Sammak and Hasam Madarati, PhD, move their health innovations forward.