After working for a large company for more than a decade, Dom Messerli was on his own for the first time in 2016.

He’d just launched a medical-technology startup out of his Bristol home specializing in spinal implants. A lot of work remained between the implant concept and the market, including clearing regulatory hurdles, and Messerli felt isolated.

“I was struggling, because I didn’t know anyone in the field,” he said. “I felt like I was this lonely guy in the medtech industry, and I just didn’t feel that there was anyone … who was doing the same thing.”

SMART is our Subject Matter Advisory Resource Team made up of subject matter experts that support NEMIC and our community of startups by providing advice, insight, knowledge, and connections to ultimately advance medical technologies to market. Each member of our SMARTeam was handpicked as a top subject matter expert in their field. Many are known as professionals who support the cultivation of an accessible and supportive Med Tech entrepreneurial ecosystem in Rhode Island.

Are you an early stage entrepreneur or industry professional looking to further your knowledge of the best practices in bringing a medical technology or digital health product to market?

Beginning this Fall, we are offering two immersive series’ of courses for entrepreneurs and industry professionals to teach learners how to develop a product within this highly regulated industry, examine current industry trends, learn the necessary skills to build a fundable business, and ultimately bring a successful technology to market.