Biomedical Engineering

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For founders commercializing engineering innovations to improve the quality, speed, cost, or accessibility of healthcare

The Biomedical Engineering stream at CDL-Vancouver offers scalable ventures in this domain the opportunity to be mentored by a carefully-curated community comprising successful entrepreneurs, operators, investors, world-class scientists, industry experts and strategic and corporate partners.

CDL startups work with these industry leaders to sharpen objectives, prioritize time and resources, raise capital, and engage with subject matter experts working on the frontiers of research. Startups participate in up to five objective-setting sessions between October and June during the program.

CDL is a non-profit organization. There are no fees for participation, and CDL does not take any equity. Learn more about the CDL program here.

2022 is the inaugural year for CDL Biomedical Engineering, but relevant alumni from previous CDL Health cohorts include:

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Who Should Apply?

The Biomedical Engineering Stream is particularly suited for highly-skilled entrepreneurs and researchers who are developing innovative technologies based on engineering principles and multidisciplinary sciences to solve health, biological and medical needs.

This stream is tailored toward early-stage companies (early venture or growth) or even projects (pre-incorporation) that have, at least, a validated proof of concept; however, startups at all levels of maturity will be considered.

Example Innovation Areas

Therapy-enabling technologies:

AI/ML in healthcare or research
Research tooling and disease modeling
Drug delivery systems
Therapeutics (e.g. Digital therapeutics, platform plays, small molecules, topicals, and radiopharmaceuticals)

Medical Devices

Surgical Equipment
Biomaterials
Therapeutic Devices (including implants)
Implantable or Ingestible Sensors
Disease Prevention Tools
Wearable Device
Accessibility-enabling technologies

Screening and Diagnostics:

Medical Imaging
In-Vitro Diagnostic Tools
Vital Sign Monitors
Clinical Assessment Tools
Digital Health
Point-of-care testing
Genomics tools

Healthcare:

Technologies supporting hospital processes (e.g. clinician decision-support platforms and workflow automation)
Digital healthcare platforms & infrastructure
AR/VR with Medical Applications
General AI for Healthcare
Health equity and women’s health

Unsure if you are a fit? Contact health@creativedestructionlab.com to discuss the program and your venture with someone from the Biomedical Engineering Stream.

Our Mentors

CDL mentors include accomplished entrepreneurs, experienced operators, active angel and venture investors, world-leading scientists, engineers, and technologists. Mentors meet CDL startups up to five times in a structured format over the program’s nine-month duration to provide guidance on product development, regulatory, go-to-market and financing strategies and help founders set short-term objectives toward their next inflection point.

Mentor and venture relationships are built through these CDL-engineered interactions and, in some cases, extend beyond the program through ongoing advisory roles.