Investment
Funding for MSK entrepreneurs
ORUK was the first MSK charity to provide pre-seed and seed funding to MSK start-ups. It supports one or two MSK businesses every year with investment in return for equity, through two routes:
- Companies can apply to the annual ORUK Ronald Furlong Fund which supports the development of innovative and commercially viable ideas from UK start-ups.
- Entrepreneurs completing the ORUK funded MSK Innovation Accelerator programme, hosted by MedTech SuperConnector at Imperial, have the opportunity to pitch their start-up idea to a panel of eminent clinicians and innovation experts.
To learn more about ORUK’s Investment Framework in early-stage MSK entities, open this link
In addition to this direct investment from ORUK, the Joint Venture: MSK Innovation Network provides MSK entrepreneurs with access to angels, VCs and other investors.
Joint Venture also works to attract more private and public funding for MSK innovation by highlighting the importance and commercial potential of the category.
ORUK’s Investment Portfolio
Deploys state-of-the-art AI and biomechanical modelling to help clinicians design better fitting prosthetic sockets.
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Developing a technology that can be inserted in an orthopaedic implant to stimulate healing.
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Developing 3D-printed implant systems that prioritise surgical ease of use and patient safety
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