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Medtech & Diagnostics grants

Non-dilutive capital for devices, diagnostics and digital health

Device and diagnostic companies burn capital long before revenue, which makes federal grants the most efficient money on the table. NIH, NSF and DoD all fund medtech, but each rewards a different story. Clinical need, technical novelty, or operational relevance, choosing the wrong one costs a year.

Medtech & Diagnostics research and development work funded by federal grants

$240M+ won by our team

PhD-level specialists, never a template or an AI tool.

Agencies funding medtech & diagnostics

  • National Institutes of Health logo
  • National Science Foundation logo
  • Department of Defense logo
  • ARPA-H

Programs that fit medtech & diagnostics companies

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NIH SBIR/STTR

NIBIB, NCI and NHLBI are the usual homes for device and diagnostic work.

02

NSF SBIR: Medical Devices

Best fit where the novelty is engineering rather than clinical.

03

DoD CDMRP & Medical SBIR

Congressionally directed topics with strong device relevance.

What reviewers actually score

  • Clear separation of technical risk from regulatory risk
  • Bench data that supports the Phase I claim, not just the vision
  • Evidence of clinical demand from named users, not market reports

Where we work in medtech & diagnostics

Medical devices
Point-of-care diagnostics
Imaging
Digital health
Surgical robotics
Remote monitoring

Fund your medtech & diagnostics R&D

Talk to us about your federal funding plans and we'll help you make it happen through effective, results-driven grant writing.