Getting ready for a strategic: a toolkit for medtech startups
Strategics can become partners, investors or acquirers. Learn what they look for and how your medtech startup can prepare, from regulatory strategy to IP.
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When the company outgrows the team running it
We recently held a webinar with Nirav Sheth, Executive and Team Performance Coach and Founder of Stratosphere, LLC., focusing on what happens when leadership teams stall, and what CEOs can do about it. Here are some takeaways. Click here to watch the full webinar. Ask a medtech leadership team what the number one priority is and ask each person…
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Medtech advantage is built together
Reflections from Bernstein Private Wealth Management’s Medical Devices Study Group We spend a lot of time with teams who are building the future of medtech. They are solving real problems, making high-stakes decisions and trying to create momentum with limited time and resources. That work can feel lonely at times. It doesn’t have to be….
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FDA clearance is taking longer: How smart medtech startups are adapting
FDA timelines are getting longer. That changes how medtech startups should build. For medtech founders, FDA clearance has always mattered. But the latest reporting on device review timelines reinforces something we are feeling across the industry: getting to market is taking longer, even as approvals continue to rise. That matters because regulatory timing is no longer just a compliance issue — it is a business…
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Winner of 2026 Avio Medtech MVP Pitch Contest Announced
Congratulations to LIQID Medical, who was named the winner of the 2026 Avio Medtech MVP Pitch Contest at the Medtech MVP Venture & Partnering Conference in Minneapolis, MN. The company earned the $19,000 non-dilutive cash prize after presenting its novel approach to glaucoma treatment. LIQID Medical is developing novel ocular implants for glaucoma treatment, including…
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Finalists for Prize at 2026 Medtech MVP Conference Announced
Minneapolis, MN, May 19, 2026, — Avio Medtech Consulting, in partnership with the Destination Medical Center Fredrikson, F&N Med and Mobius Medical, announces that three finalists have been selected for the 2026 Avio Medtech MVP Pitch Contest. The contest, which will award $19,000 in non-dilutive funding, will take place live at the Medtech MVP Conference in Minneapolis, MN on June…
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Scaling Medtech Requires a New Kind of CEO
We recently hosted a webinar with Nirav Sheth, Executive and Team Performance Coach and Founder of Stratosphere, LLC. Here are some takeaways., or you can watch the full webinar. In medtech, growth rarely fails because of the product alone. More often, it stalls when the leadership model that helped launch the company becomes the very thing…
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Stop Pitching, Start Selling: How Medtech Founders Raise Capital Faster
Raising capital in medtech has never been harder—and yet some founders consistently move faster, close better rounds, and stay in control of their company’s story. They are not “better pitchers.” They are better sellers. They treat fundraising like a disciplined sales process, not a one-shot performance. They understand that investors are customers, capital is the…
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Rethinking Medtech Leadership: Foresight, Adaptability, and Humanity in the Boardroom
In medtech, turbulence isn’t an exception — it’s the norm. Market cycles shift, capital tightens, regulatory frameworks evolve, and reimbursement realities change faster than most startups can adapt. Yet amid this uncertainty, one truth holds steady: leadership — at both the executive and board level — defines whether a company navigates the storm or gets…
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FDA, WTF, Now What?
Navigating the New Regulatory Reality with Avio Medtech When the U.S. FDA becomes the headline instead of the gatekeeper, you know the medtech world is in for a ride .At this year’s MD&M Midwest Conference, the panel “FDA, WTF, Now What?”—moderated by Frank Jaskulke, Vice President of Business Development and Sales at Avio Medtech, and…
