HealthTech Works
Accelerating digital health and medical technology solutions that transform care, improve outcomes, and advance human health.
Accelerating digital health and medical technology solutions that transform care, improve outcomes, and advance human health.
HealthTech Works is Yale’s dedicated accelerator for health technology innovation, empowering Yale faculty to translate breakthrough research into practical, scalable, and validated solutions.
Built on the foundation of the former Center for Biomedical Innovation and Technology (CBIT), HealthTech Works combines world-class mentorship, strategic industry engagement, and a commercialization studio to translate faculty-led research into impactful, real-world solutions. Innovators benefit from milestone-based funding of up to $100k, clinical and business mentorship, access to investors and regulatory experts, and collaboration with target customers to address validated healthcare challenges.
Led by a cross-school leadership team and advised by a board of industry leaders, HealthTech Works strengthens Yale’s capacity to bring health innovation to market—enhancing patient outcomes, reducing system inefficiencies, and discovering new pathways to treat disease.
Applications
Applications for the 2026 cycle closed on September 25 and are under review. Advancing teams present at PitchFest on December 3, and awardees will be announced in early 2027. See the full timeline →
Who Should Apply?
Yale faculty from across the university whose research advances digital health, medical devices, diagnostics, wellness, or AI/ML-enabled tools.
HealthTech Works FAQ
Questions about eligibility, equity, funding, or what happens after you apply? Our FAQ covers it all, from idea-stage founders to teams ready for their next round of customer discovery.
HealthTech Works is made possible by a generous gift from the Morse Family Foundation, representing two generations of Yale alumni from the Yale College classes of 1977, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2017 and Yale School of Medicine Class of 2019. Additional support is provided by Raj and Indra Nooyi ’80 MBA, Faiz Kayyem ’85, and Richard Gliklich ’83.
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