Joint & Bone Initiative

MSK Innovation Competition

The Bone and Joint Institute in partnership with the Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship invites London-based entrepreneurs working in musculoskeletal (MSK) health to pitch innovative commerciable ideas to a panel of friendly judges in this year's competition.

First launched in the spring of 2019, this initiative  aims to cultivate skill sets that enable innovative ideas to be successfully pitched to investors and promote entrepreneurial spirit. The stage of development is not restricted. Anyone on the commercialization path is welcome to participate. The competition is open to all London-based entrepreneurial MSK experts (e.g. academia, research institutions, hospitals, start-ups, etc.).

 

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2024 MSK Innovation Winners cash in on investment.

Vessl Prosthetics Inc. were awarded the $25,000 MSK Innovation Grand Prize in May of 2022 and have successfully leveraged the mentorship, pitch experience and prize funding to secure another Grand prize in less than a year.  The team took top prize at the Innovation Factory’s Synapse Life Science Competition in Hamilton in March of 2023, adding an additional $50,000 cash plus in-kind investments toward their project.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity. 

Each innovation team is required to include at least one Western faculty member, but anyone with the entrepreneurial itch can lead an application!

While the idea should be novel and sound, the competition is for the best pitch – i.e. the presentation that best convinces the panel on the value of the idea and how the $30,000 award would improve and/or better illustrate the potential and commercial value of the innovative idea itself. In addition to the grand prize, $5,000 will be awarded to a second team that shows high potential for success.

2024 Competition - Applications now open

DATE

ACTIVITY

Mid March

Call for Registration to Apply

March 28, 2024
10:30 am -12:00 pm
Western Int Res Bldg
Room 3000

 

Innovation Workshop (Registration Open)

April 10 2024: 5pm

Proposal Deadline (April 10th 2024)

 

 - Program Overview (PDF)
 - Innovation Proposal Guidelines (PDF)
 - Innovation Proposal Worksheet (Word doc download)
 - Innovation Video Demo Submission Instructions (PDF)

 - Online Submissions (Link to submission portal here)

April 19, 2024

Announce Teams to move forward

April/May 2024

Mentorship Program for Selected Teams

May 30 2024 (Tentative)
9am-12pm
LOCATION TBD

Final Pitch Event 

Registration link coming soon

July 1 2024

Funding Start Date