with interest in medtech commercialization
About this Event
Medventions Toronto Innovation Day is a dynamic, one-day learning and networking forum that brings together clinicians, innovators, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and health system partners to explore how medical innovations progress from early insight to real-world impact, scale, and long-term sustainability.
Held annually, the event showcases the people, decisions, and pathways that shape successful medtech innovation, spanning need identification, early execution, company building, and global scale. Through keynotes, panels, and innovation spotlights, participants gain practical, experience-driven insights into what it takes to translate clinical and technical insight into products that meaningfully improve patient care.
Innovation Day serves as a national platform for:
- Collaboration 🙌 across clinical, academic, and industry communities
- Networking 🤝 among founders, investors, operators, and health system leaders
- Knowledge exchange 💡 across every stage of the medtech lifecycle
Key topics explored throughout the day include:
- Identifying and framing clinical needs that matter
- Translating insight into early execution and product decisions
- Scaling medtech companies in global markets
- Talent development, leadership, and career pathways in medtech
- Building sustainable national innovation ecosystems through partnerships
- The role of digital health, image-guided therapy, and AI as enablers of scale and impact
Medventions Toronto Innovation Day also features innovation spotlights from leading medtech builders and welcomes Canada’s most promising companies to share how they are advancing healthcare from bench to bedside—and beyond.
Opening
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Breakfast & Registration
🕑: 08:30 AM - 08:45 AM
Welcoming & Opening Remarks
Host: Dr. Michael Kolios
🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:15 AM
INOVAIT Announcement
Host: Raphael Ronen
S1: First Principles
🕑: 09:15 AM - 11:05 AM
Fireside Chat: From Identifying Clinical Needs to Building Scalable Technologi
Host: Dr. Todd Brinton
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Panel 1 – Early Execution Decisions that Shape Medtech Ventures
Host: Anil Amlani
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Coffee Break & Networking
S2: The Scale Imperative
🕑: 11:05 AM - 11:45 AM
Keynote: Scaling Advanced Medtech Platforms Globally
Host: Steve Bell
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Investor Perspectives – What Makes Medtech Ventures Investable
Host: Dr. Michael Wasserman
🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Lunch & Networking
S3: Battle-tested
🕑: 01:15 PM - 02:00 PM
Fireside Chat: A Canadian Scaling Story – Lessons from Building Baylis Medical
Host: Kris Shah
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:40 PM
Keynote: When the Doctor Becomes the Builder
Host: Speaker to be announced
S4: Built to Last
🕑: 02:40 PM - 03:20 PM
Panel 2 – Building Talent Pathways for Future Medtech Entrepreneurs
Host: Dr. Laura Yu
🕑: 03:20 PM - 03:40 PM
Future Voices in Medtech – Medventions Alum
Host: Selected Medventions Fellow Alum
🕑: 03:40 PM - 03:50 PM
Medventions Fellowship Update
Host: Dr. Ahmed Nasef
Closing
🕑: 03:50 PM - 04:00 PM
Closing Reflections
Host: Dr. Michael Kolios
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Medventions Medtech Mixer
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
McLaughlin Auditorium (EG-18A), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Canada
CAD 54.58 to CAD 214.33
