TECHNICAL Medical Device Consulting

See the Risks Before Your Investors Do

Jamie Ryan is a technical product development consultant who helps MedTech startups assess and de-risk medical device prototypes before pitching to investors.

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Reality Check

A Polished Pitch Doesn't Matter if the Product Won't Work.

75%

of MedTech startups fail before they reach the FDA

PMC: Novel Maturity Index for Medical Device Startups

You're building a medical device with limited resources, an unproven prototype, and a timeline that investors and subject matter experts will scrutinize...

Other advisors can determine market size and help you polish your pitch, but nobody is:

Stress-testing your prototype

Evaluating your milestones

Confirming your timeline and budget are realistic

Many first-time founders are confident their product will work... Until investors start asking questions.

Don’t burn through your runway trying to fix a fatal flaw that expert eyes could have identified early on.

Hands-On Technical Expertise

I focus on products, not slides. I evaluate the science, if the prototype will succeed, and if your plan will hold up under investor scrutiny.

Business Development Savvy

Technical brilliance means nothing if you can't get it to market. I help founders understand what investors and strategic partners look for.

Early-Stage Focus

I specialize in the most critical phase: the beginning. My approach meets the pre-seed to Series A moment, where every dollar and day count.

MEET JAMIE RYAN

The Technical Expert You Need at the Table.

I spent nearly 15 years in Silicon Valley as an innovation scientist, turning ideas into working diagnostic products. From rapid tests built under pandemic pressure to FDA-cleared and CE-IVD assays for detecting drug-resistant superbugs, I've been hands-on, creating products to succeed and fixing them when they fail.

Since leaving California for Medical Alley, I've evaluated over 100 medical devices as a due diligence expert and pitch judge. And I see the same thing over and over: brilliant founders making avoidable mistakes because nobody with hands-on product development experience is looking around corners for them. That's what I do now.

In Vitro Diagnostics • Diagnostic Devices • Medical Device Hardware •

SERVICES

Ways We Can Work Together

Advisory Sessions

Focused consultations covering technical due diligence, prototype feasibility, risk assessment, efficient stress-testing protocols, and business development strategy.

Technical Pitch Reviews

Technical evaluation of your pitch and development plan. I assess feasibility claims, identify gaps in your validation data, and evaluate your value proposition.

Speaking

Keynotes and panels for startup events, accelerator cohorts, and conferences. Topics include my Stress-it-Early philosophy, technical due diligence, and common pitfalls.

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