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Waterloo MedTech
Waterloo MedTech is focused on transforming community-based healthcare delivery through innovation and collaboration in the medtech sector.
Overview
What Waterloo MedTech does
What Waterloo MedTech is
Waterloo MedTech is focused on transforming community-based healthcare delivery through innovation and collaboration in the medtech sector.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 12, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Waterloo MedTech as a community
Community overview
Waterloo MedTech (WMT) is an organization focused on advancing community-centered healthcare innovation. It was founded to establish the Waterloo Region as a global leader in this field. The organization collaborates with various stakeholders to enhance the local medtech and healthcare ecosystem.
Community focus
Waterloo MedTech invests in healthcare innovation through the Healthcare Innovation Acceleration Plan (HIAP). This strategic roadmap aims to foster the development of healthcare technology by bringing together accelerators, incubators, universities, colleges, and community healthcare organizations. The focus is on nurturing and validating new ideas, helping innovators navigate the healthcare system, and supporting the growth of their inventions.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students · Researchers
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community and course
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- North America
Community activity
Events and activity
Waterloo MedTech hosts various conferences such as 'Building a Successful MedTech Infrastructure' (2019), 'Canadian MedTech: What's Holding Us Back' (2018), and 'Breaking Through Barriers' (2017) to discuss key topics in the MedTech community. Additionally, seminars are facilitated to inspire communication and collaboration among healthcare providers.
Notable members
Notable members include Don Cowan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus; Shirley Fenton, VP at National Institutes of Health Informatics; Garry Bezruki, former CIO for the City of Waterloo; and Mark Whaley, co-founder of multiple successful start-ups.
Common questions
What to know about Waterloo MedTech
Upseed classifies Waterloo MedTech under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
April 12, 2026
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