Congratulations! You are ready to dip your toes into the commercial waters and begin the process of transforming your technology into a product or business. Not so fast. Before you do anything, there are 3 crucial things you need to know about intellectual property and talking about your idea in public realms. Take note: These tips can mean the difference between whether your innovation sinks or swims.

Are you a part of Rhode Island's Med Tech Ecosystem? Are you part of an institution, non-profit, startup, design firm, research group, service provider, or just a general Med Tech enthusiast?

Register to showcase your work, products, research, or services, at the Med Tech "Science Fair", part of Access RI Med Tech, a showcase of Rhode Island's Med Tech ecosystem on May 7th, 2020.

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.

FRESH ideas are at the core of the medical-technology industry, but as Aidan Petrie saw during his tenure as chief innovation officer at Providence-based Ximedica LLC, even the most dazzling concepts are dependent on knowing how to navigate a highly regulated field. Education can mean the difference between an idea that never takes off and…

Our Managing Partners, Aidan Petrie and Lydia Shin Schroter linked up in 2017 when they found that their backgrounds and specialties in the Med Tech field fit like puzzle pieces.

“In hindsight, everything is 20-20”, says Dom Messerli, an engineer turned entrepreneur who has been spending the last 3 years developing an entirely natural treatment for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures at his company, Lenoss Medical. As part of our research for the NEMIC Med Tech Leadership Program, we interviewed a number of professionals within the Med Tech development space, from investors and scientists to entrepreneurs. Messerli's background encompasses a number of key skill-sets required to develop and commercialize a Med Tech product.