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The Medtech Incubator Built to Kill Bad Ideas Early
Deerfield Catalyst pairs veteran device inventors with a healthcare investor to test clinical ideas before the costly part begins. Its product is not one gadget - it is a repeatable way to turn a need into a company.
Fogarty Innovation
Fogarty Innovation is a nonprofit medtech incubator and education organization on the El Camino Health campus in Mountain View, California. Founded in 2007 by legendary surgeon-inventor Thomas J. Fogarty, MD, it helps early-stage medical device companies cross the gap from novel idea to clinical reality through hands-on coaching, education programs, and a network of 300+ industry experts. In October 2025 it merged with New York's Cardiovascular Research Foundation to become CRF's West Coast innovation hub.
Shifamed
Shifamed is a Silicon Valley medical technology incubator founded in 2009 by serial entrepreneur Amr Salahieh. It combines human-centered design, in-house engineering, and R&D facilities to build medical device companies from concept to commercial launch, spinning out and incubating startups across cardiovascular, electrophysiology, and ophthalmology. Its portfolio and legacy companies have raised over $800M and produced multiple acquisitions by Boston Scientific, Abbott, Covidien, and Johnson & Johnson.