What is MedTech Spotlight?
MedTech Spotlight is an event series within the MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific program, featuring two key components:
- In-Person Pitch Event (By Invitation Only): Invited startups have the opportunity to meet and receive feedback from investors, strategics, healthcare providers, and other judges from the MTI ecosystem
- Public Conference & Networking: Open sessions that provide educational panels and networking opportunities with industry leaders and peers.
Live Pitches
Actionable Feedback
Ecosystem Connections
Founders present their innovations to multiple groups of expert judges.
Immediate, practical insights from investors, strategics, healthcare providers, and other judges from the MTI ecosystem
Build relationships that open doors to pilots and partnerships.
Who Attends & Why It Matters
MedTech Spotlight brings together every corner of the medtech ecosystem — from founders and clinicians to strategics and investors — to exchange ideas, explore collaboration, and accelerate innovation.
Innovators
- Pitch to decision-makers and potential mentors
- Receive real-time, expert feedback
- Refine your strategy and build relationships that drive adoption
- Outstanding companies may be invited to join the MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific Cohort
Strategics & Investors
- Discover vetted, high-potential startups in APAC
- Connect with founders aligned to your priorities
- Explore co-development or investment opportunities
- Support innovation that transforms care delivery
Hospitals & Clinicians
- See technologies addressing unmet needs
- Share practical feedback that shapes products
- Connect with innovators solving clinical challenges
- Be part of advancing patient outcomes
Upcoming 2026 Pitch Events
Catch our next MedTech Spotlight pitch events across Asia Pacific — where innovators meet the ecosystem that drives healthcare forward.
MedTech Spotlight: New Impact Korea
19-20 March 2026
In collaboration with Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) and Korean Medical Devices Industry Association (KMDIA), and held in conjunction with KIMES 2026, this pitch event spotlights Korea’s most promising medtech innovators to a global audience.
Exclusively featuring Korean Startups, this event connects them directly with global strategics, investors, and hospital leaders seeking to discover and partner with Korea’s next generation of medtech pioneers driving healthcare transformation across Asia Pacific.
MedTech Spotlight: Singapore
14-15 April 2026
Our flagship regional in-person pitch event in Singapore brings together top medtech innovators from across Asia Pacific alongside leading investors, clinicians, and industry partners.
Featuring startups from throughout the APAC region, this event serves as the premier gathering point for cross-border collaboration, where founders pitch breakthrough innovations and ecosystem leaders explore partnerships that advance healthcare transformation across the region.
Judges
Each MedTech Spotlight features a distinguished panel of strategics, investors, clinicians, and industry advisors who provide practical feedback to founders, and those interested may continue as mentors throughout the Accelerator journey.
Community Voices
“An amazing experience pitching to judges, medical experts, and investors — the thoughtful feedback will help us take our innovation even further.”
Pitch CompanyRead full post on LinkedIn
“It was one of the most rewarding parts of working in MedTech — energizing to hear from such a diverse group of innovators across APAC.”
JudgePartner, L.E.K. Consulting
Read full post on LinkedIn“A huge thank you to the MedTech Innovator APAC Team for the opportunity to share our mission with such sharp and thoughtful judges. The feedback and connections we gained will no doubt shape our next steps.”
Pitch CompanyCo-Founder & CEO, Rosalind Dx
Read full post on LinkedIn“Every year the companies and founders get better and more exciting, and the MTI APAC organization continues to deliver a best-in-class event.”
JudgePartner, The Mullings Group
Read full post on LinkedIn“Huge thanks to the judges for their valuable insights and feedback, which will be helpful as we grow and move forward.”
Pitch CompanyRead full post on LinkedIn
“This year was even better than last year — all the startups I spoke to were particularly strong in their fundamentals.”
JudgeHealthcare & Life Sciences, AWS
Read full post on LinkedInHow to Participate
MedTech Spotlight is part of the MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific Accelerator’s selection journey and Road Tour Phase:
Startups must apply to join the 2026 Accelerator Program — selected applicants will be invited to pitch at Spotlight events across the region, and finalists will advance into the Accelerator cohort.
For Startups: Apply for the 2026 APAC Accelerator Program
Pitching opportunities at MedTech Spotlight are exclusively available to startups selected to advance to the Road Tour phase of for the MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific 2026 Accelerator Program.
Applications are now open — join the region’s leading platform for medtech innovation and gain access to mentorship, visibility, and investor connections.
Complete your application by 16 January 2026 — don’t miss your chance to join our 2026 cohort.
For Industry Experts: Become a Judge
Are you or someone you know interested in joining our regional panel of judges to evaluate pitches and shape the next wave of medtech innovation?
Judges are senior leaders from strategics, investors, hospitals, and consultancies who share practical feedback and help identify the most promising startups.
Interested in co-hosting or sponsoring an event? Contact Jermaine Lok at jermaine@medtechinnovator.org
Questions? Contact our team at apacsupport@medtechinnovator.org