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Translation Project™

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From innovation to real-world impact

We empower life science and healthcare technology startups to close the gap between breakthrough ideas and commercial adoption—driving better patient outcomes and measurable economic impact.

Why now

The Translation Gap

Too many promising health innovations stall before reaching patients. Without clear evidence, stakeholder alignment, and adoption pathways, even breakthrough ideas can fade before they deliver impact.

Pathways to adoption are increasingly demanding: health systems, payors, and clinicians need evidence, economic value, regulatory clarity, and scale.

The Urgency

Rising costs, regulatory complexity, tighter reimbursement structures, and workforce needs mean the gap between innovation and adoption is wider than ever.

  • 75% of medtech/health-tech startups never reach commercial launch.
  • Fewer than 1 in 10 therapeutics succeed from clinical trials to approval.

Our Approach

The Translation Project codifies an operating system for healthcare innovation: aligning capital, evidence, partnerships, and impact. It is our system for bridging high-potential life sciences and healthcare technology companies from innovation to impact.

Operating Principles:

Evidence-Driven

We map critical evidence gaps early and help founders fill them.

Stakeholder Alignment

From clinicians & regulators to health systems & payors—we ensure the right voices are in the room.

Strategic Partnerships

We curate connections so startups can run pilots, test economic models, and scale more efficiently.

Who We Support

Startups

We help founders build the evidence, relationships, and financial discipline to cross the chasm from idea to adoption.

Investors

We bring investors ventures that are capital-efficient, clinically validated, and built for scale—companies that understand how to earn adoption, not just attention.

Health Systems & Payors

We help health systems and payor identify and de-risk solutions aligned with clinical, operational, and financial goals.

Industry

We prepare startups to meet industry leaders where they are—ready for co-development, integration, and commercialization.

Future Workforce

We build pathways that connect the future workforce to 21st century STEM careers.

Regional Economy

Our work creates a flywheel effect that attracts more capital, companies, and careers into the ecosystem.

Our Impact in Action

$7.6B
annual regional economic impact
80
companies supported through the Capital Readiness Program (CRP)
$178M
raised by CRP alumni since 2023
$3.7B
in venture capital represented by our investor network
300+
middle and high school students introduced to STEM career pathways annually
31
mentor companies engaged in STEM programming
View our impact report

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Founders participating in the Capital Readiness Program