For many device start-ups, incubators have been critical to an early, efficient launch of their company. Unfortunately, the financial model behind incubators hasn't always been so generous to the incubators themselves. Now, a leading incubator, The Innovation Factory, is refining its strategy to help capture more value, at both the earliest and latest stages of technology development and company creation.

These are tough times for medical device start-ups. Now a new company offers fresh approaches to company creation and financing that reduces risk for investors and entrepreneurs. The Innovation Factory is taking a new approach to device company creation, one that leverages resources for early-stage projects and reduces risk for investors. Its goal isn't just to provide support services but to actually launch the companies.

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