The MedTech Accelerator is a Wellcome Trust funded support programme for Imperial Academics, Imperial clinical Academics and ECRs who want to translate their research into medical technology products or clinical applications.
How the MedTech Accelerator supports projects
The MedTech Accelerator supports Imperial researchers developing medical technologies with strong clinical and commercial potential. Our team works closely with project leads to guide technologies from early research toward clinical validation and real-world adoption.
We support translational MedTech projects by providing:
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Translational project management aligned to Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs)
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Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs (QARA) support, including regulatory strategy and quality systems
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Strategic guidance on clinical and commercial development pathways
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Access to Imperial’s clinical collaborators and NHS partners
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Support to secure follow-on funding, licensing, or spin-out opportunities
Successful translation requires more than strong science. Projects must address a clear clinical need, demonstrate a credible route to market, and follow a realistic regulatory pathway. The MedTech Accelerator helps teams navigate these challenges and progress technologies toward clinical use and patient impact.
How MedTech Accelerator Supports Projects
Translational Project Management Support
The MedTech Accelerator helps de-risk Imperial College MedTech projects which have a high translational potential.
Regulatory and Quality Support (QARA)
TRL- for Design and Development of medical devices within our Team which we use to support the projects, with a level of support adapted to the project’s TRL.
Team
Professor Jonathan Jeffers
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Professor Jonathan Jeffers
Associate Dean Enterprise for Faculty of Engineering
MedTechONE Accelerator Lead
Immanuel Sebastine
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Immanuel Sebastine
Dr Immanuel Sebastine
Translational Project Manager
Florence Leong
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Florence Leong
Dr Florence Ching Ying Leong
MedTech QARA Manager
How to engage with us
Ad hoc
You can engage with any member of the team, for an ad-hoc conversation about your MedTech translation journey. For internal or external translational MedTech projects applications, our team can be costed in your grant application, so that we can provide more in-depth support. If you would like to know more, please email MedTechONE.
Events
Come and Meet us at our MedTechONE Events (see our event page)
Funding Competitions
The easiest way to engage with us is through the competitive calls for funding we run, for MedTech projects with high translation potential. Click here to find out more on the type of calls we run. We often run those jointly with other programmes. Subscribe to our newsletter to hear about funding call opportunities.
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