MedTech World

17/06/2026

The same pitch that closes a round in Boston might not get a second meeting in Singapore. Capital has culture, and in MedTech, that gap is wider than most founders expect.

One of the sessions at MedTech World Asia 2026 puts that tension on the table: "East vs. West: Funding Dynamics Compared."

The panel unpacks how Asian MedTech funding trends diverge from US and European markets, covering investor risk appetite, deal structures, due diligence expectations, and the cultural dynamics that shape how capital actually moves toward innovation in Asia. For founders who have built their fundraising instincts in one market and are now looking at the other, the differences are not superficial.

Understanding them could be the difference between a deal and a dead end.

📅 26–28 August 2026 | Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
Secure your pass: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0w7lR50

16/06/2026

Asia-Pacific MedTech isn't waiting for anyone. 🌏
$140B+ market, growing 8.4% a year, nearly double the US and Europe. And the door into all of it? Hong Kong.

Western-standard legal protections. The Greater Bay Area's manufacturing power just 90 minutes away. Direct access to mainland China's healthcare market. No other APAC city brings all three together.

This August, MedTech World Asia turns Hong Kong into the stage where that opportunity gets claimed. Company Showcase slots put you in front of investors actively deploying capital, hospital procurement leads, and strategic partners, not a booth, a moment.

Slots are limited. The window won't stay open.
📍 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre | 26-28 Aug 2026
🔗 Learn more: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0wb7wS0

Present your company at MedTech World Asia 2026 in Hong Kong and connect with investors, healthcare leaders, and partners across Asia-Pacific.

16/06/2026

Meet the investor who has spent a career moving capital into the places where it creates the most impact and is now doing the same for healthcare.

We're pleased to welcome Scarlett Chen, Managing Partner at Verge HealthTech Fund, to MedTech World Asia 2026.

Scarlett brings over a decade of investment banking experience at Merrill Lynch in the US and Barclays in Hong Kong, where she executed more than US$30 billion in capital markets and advisory transactions. She went on to lead strategic investments at Prudential Corporation Asia and served as Global Head of Financial Institutions Group at Anbang Capital, before turning her focus entirely to healthtech.

She joins a growing line-up of investors, founders, and industry leaders coming together in Hong Kong this August.

📅 26–28 August 2026 | Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
Secure your place: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0w5mvd0

认识一位始终致力于将资本配置到最具价值和影响力领域的投资人，而如今，她正将这份经验带入医疗健康科技行业。

我们很高兴欢迎 Verge HealthTech Fund 管理合伙人 Scarlett Chen 出席 MedTech World Asia 2026。

Scarlett 拥有超过十年的国际投资银行经验，曾先后任职于美国美林证券（Merrill Lynch）及香港巴克莱银行（Barclays），主导完成总规模超过 300 亿美元的资本市场及顾问交易项目。

随后，她担任保诚亚洲（Prudential Corporation Asia）战略投资负责人，并出任安邦资本（Anbang Capital）全球金融机构业务负责人（Global Head of Financial Institutions Group）。在积累丰富的全球资本运作与投资经验后，Scarlett 将职业重心全面转向医疗健康科技领域，专注于发掘和支持推动行业变革的创新企业。 今年8月，她将与来自全球的投资人、创业者及行业领袖共同汇聚香港，分享对医疗科技投资趋势、资本配置以及行业发展的深刻洞察。

📅 2026年8月26–28日 📍 香港会议展览中心（HKCEC），中国香港

🎫 立即预订您的参会席位： https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0w5mvd0

15/06/2026

50 years of building. One honest question: was it worth it?

At MedTech World North America 2026, John Gorski, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors and former CEO of NAMSA, answered that question without hesitation.

"Was it worth it sitting here today? Yes."

But what he said next is what every founder, operator, and exit-stage leader needs to hear. Know your buyer set. Know what they want. And start that process sooner than you think.

John's advice: get out to conferences. Meet people. Have real conversations. Because by the time NAMSA was ready for a strategic partner, he already understood the landscape, and that made all the difference.

This is exactly the kind of insight that happens in the room at MedTech World.

Watch the full keynote: https://youtu.be/i31zmHRkaRQ

Next Up
MedTech World Asia 2026
26-28 August | Hong Kong
Secure your pass: https://tickets.med-tech.world/medtechworld-asia-2026/

15/06/2026

The data already exists. The question is whether we're using it well enough to change outcomes.

One of the sessions at MedTech World Asia 2026 tackles that directly: "AI & Precision Medicine: Turning Data into Targeted Care."

The panel brings together experts to examine how AI is making sense of some of the most complex data in healthcare- genomics, medical imaging, real-world evidence- and translating it into care that is specific to the patient in front of you. The conversation will cover where these applications are already working in the real world, where the friction points remain, and what it will take to consistently deliver the right treatment to the right patient at the right time.

For clinicians, investors, and MedTech builders working at the intersection of AI and patient outcomes, this is a conversation worth being in the room for.

📅 26–28 August 2026 | Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
Secure your pass: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0w7jsJ0

15/06/2026

Make the most of your time in Hong Kong; stay where the action never stops. 🏨

Book your stay at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, the official hotel for MedTech World Asia 2026, and stay at the heart of it all.

💬 Bump into speakers and investors in the lobby
🤝 Keep conversations going long after sessions wrap
⚡ Steps away from HKCEC, zero commute, more time for what matters

MedTech World Asia 2026 · 26–28 August · Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre

🔗 Book your room: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0w7M0H0

12/06/2026

80% of a buying decision is made before a prospect ever contacts your company, and that includes healthcare.

Claudia Holy, Founder & CEO of Podymos, made this point land hard at MedTech World North America 2026. The conversation most MedTech startups are waiting to have? It's already happening without them.

Her argument: the job isn't to pitch your product. It's to answer your customer's questions, consistently, publicly, and before they ever pick up the phone. When they finally come to you, they shouldn't be asking "tell me about your product." They should be asking "how do we start?"

That shift, from reactive selling to proactive education, is how founders step back from the sales floor and accelerate revenue without being the bottleneck.

Watch the full panel.
https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0w6m3T0

Up Next:
MedTech World Asia 2026 | Hong Kong
26-28 August | HKCEC
Secure your pass: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0w6hd00

12/06/2026

75 days to go.

MedTech World Asia 2026 is coming to Hong Kong, and the region's most consequential MedTech gathering is closer than it looks.
26–28 August. HKCEC, Hong Kong.

Founders building the next generation of care. Investors deploying capital across the Greater Bay Area. Regulators shaping pathways to market. All in the same room.

If your next chapter has anything to do with APAC, this is where it starts.

Secure your place before seats are gone.
🎟️ https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0w5XRb0

12/06/2026

The MedTech World Awards are coming to Asia, and nominations are now open.

For the first time, the MedTech World Awards sponsored by Blue Goat Cyber will recognise the companies, solutions, and leaders advancing healthcare across the Asia-Pacific. This is your opportunity to put the work in front of an audience that matters.

The first wave of categories is now live:

MedTech Startup of the Year
MedTech Scale-Up of the Year
Digital Health Solution of the Year
Diagnostics Innovation of the Year
Aging & Longevity Innovation Award
Best Patient Impact Award
AI-Driven Healthcare Innovation of the Year
— and many more to be revealed.

Nominations close on 24th July. Don't leave it to the last minute.
🏆 Submit your nomination: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0w5mdr0


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11/06/2026

First ones in always get the best seats. Early Bird Tickets are LIVE!
MedTech Malta Week | 9–13 November 2026 | Malta & Gozo

What was once a 3-day event is now a full week of meaningful conversations, strategic connections, and experiences that go far beyond the conference floor.

Five days. Two islands. 2,000+ industry leaders, from startups and investors to healthcare executives and policymakers, all in one place.

Here's what's on:
🏝️ The Investors Retreat | Gozo, Malta's Sister Island | 9–11 Nov
🏛️ Cultural Tour Day + CEO & Investor-Only Forum | Malta | 11 Nov
🎤 The Conference, Startup Pitch Competition, Workshops, Exhibition Floor & VIP Dinners | Valletta, Malta | 12–13 Nov
🏆 The MedTech World Awards | Closing Ceremony | Valletta, Malta | 13 Nov

The last major medtech event of 2026, and where the deals that drive 2027 get done.

🔗 Early Bird Tickets are out. Register now → https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0w4xrd0