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TMC Biodesign Program (innovation)
Houston, Texas
A full-time, paid program in Houston in which teams of founders immerse in the clinical experience to find unmet needs, then develop medical devices and build startup companies to bring them to market.
LengthNot stated
SpotsTeams of 3 founders (typically a clinical, business and technical lead)
SalaryAbout $77,000 per year with medical, dental and vision benefits (2025)
What stands out
- Seed funding of $50,000 to $100,000 per team, depending on justification
- Prototyping funding and access to Medical Device Labs @ TMC
- Device focus: minimally invasive tools, implants, diagnostics and surgical solutions
- Each team gets office space, issued laptops and parking
- Apply through
- Direct application
- Timeline
- Not open for the 2026 cohort (as published)
- Focus
- Full-time paid program for teams of clinicians, engineers and business founders building health technology startups; stipend and seed funding
- Eligibility
- Not statedUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- Three stages: identify (clinical needs finding), invent (develop and test a device), implement (build a company)
- Research
- Typical outputs include a proof-of-concept prototype, provisional patent and preliminary animal or cadaver device studies
- Hospitals
- Texas Medical Center, Houston · Medical Device Labs @ TMC and CDI@TMC (prototyping) · TMC Innovation startup space in the former Nabisco cookie factory