Founders Forum

Overview

Although the in-country Indian medtech ecosystem has matured significantly since the inception of the Stanford-India Biodesign program, getting new technologies into the hands of patients and doctors remains a formidable challenge. To meet this emerging need, Stanford Biodesign recently launched a “phase two” initiative in India called the Founders Forum.

The Founders Forum is a twice-yearly executive education program for India’s top start-up innovators that is focused on helping them increase their chances of scaling the impact of their inventions. During each Founders Forum meeting, participants share knowledge and receive mentorship from carefully selected experts in R&D, manufacturing, commercialization, and funding to assist with risk mitigation and advancing new technologies into patient care. Sample topics include how to best work with state and central government purchasers, how to build low-cost, sustainable production capabilities, and how to facilitate distribution to remote rural villages.

The Founders Forum has stimulated ongoing engagement between founders and advisors, which has already proven catalytic to the participating start-up companies.

To learn more about the program, check out our online brochure or contact Raj Doshi and Anurag Mairal for additional information.