Surgical Frontiers

Surgical Frontiers funds, launches and operates start-up companies that develop advanced surgical technologies ready for clinical use. Its work is concentrated on the orthopaedic and spine markets, and it builds companies with a defined route to a sale.

What Surgical Frontiers does

• Company formation: builds the team, quality and financial systems and legal structure for a new venture.
• Product development: research, regulatory approvals, design and process validation, and clinical use.
• Investor process: prepares placement documents, presentations and fund closing.
• Exit support: buyer presentations, product demonstrations, due diligence and deal negotiation.

Who it works with

Surgeons and other investors are invited to raise unmet clinical needs, join a scientific advisory board, collaborate with engineers and, optionally, invest in a portfolio company.

Key facts

• Focus: orthopaedic and spine markets
• Patents: its employees hold over 200 issued US patents
• Business model: no continuing overhead that uses up raised capital