University spinouts have long been engines of breakthrough innovation. But in MedTech, great science is only the starting point. What determines success is whether that science can be translated into a product that works in the real world, passes regulation, and gets adopted by clinicians. At Maddison, this is not theory. It is lived experience

If you’re building a medical start-up, you’re probably swimming in big ideas: AI-powered diagnostics, smarter wearables, robotic everything. The vision is exciting. The pitch deck is polished. The TAM slide is… ambitious. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: none of that matters nearly as much as a working prototype. Not the concept. Not the mock