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Industry report 2026: why most MedTech startups fail.

The hierarchy of failure causes, ranked by how often each appears, from a survey of 150+ MedTech innovators validated against StarMapยฎ assessments.

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EMC Industry Report 2026Free PDF, instant download. By Dr. med. univ. Amel Havkic, MBA.

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Where ventures actually break, in numbers.

  1. Clinical adoption and workflow friction41%

    Present in 41% of failing ventures

  2. Funding readiness31%

    Present in 31% of failing ventures

  3. Regulatory alignment20%

    Present in 20% of failing ventures

  4. Scaling operations13%

    Present in 13% of failing ventures

  • AlsoWhy most failing ventures show more than one cause, and why fixing one factor rarely saves a venture
  • Also41.9% of MedTech innovators struggle with several success factors at the same time

For founders benchmarking their own risk, and for accelerators and investors who want a shared vocabulary for why MedTech fails after approval.

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Dr. Amel Havkic

Published by EvoMed Consulting, authored by Dr. med. univ. Amel Havkic, MBA, physician, founder of EvoMed Consulting and creator of StarMap. About the author

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Insights from a survey of more than 150 MedTech innovators, validated against StarMap assessments, plus published sources cited in the report.

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