Awards
Te Tītoki Mataora Forum
HealthTech Award for Best Translational Research Project
Te Tītoki Mataora | MedTech Research Translator and the Consortium for Medical Device Technologies (CMDT) invite submissions for the 2026 HealthTech Award for the Best Translational Research Project.
This prestigious award recognizes exceptional research projects that address major healthcare challenges, demonstrate innovation, and show strong potential for real-world application or commercialisation. Eligible projects must align with the guidelines for a RAP stage II (Concept Seeding) or stage III project (Acceleration), which focus on advancing medical technologies towards clinical and commercial viability.
Three prize packages are available, with the winner receiving a RAP Stage III award valued at $100,000.
The call for abstracts closes on the 24th April 2026.
NextWave: MedTech Pitch Competition
Te Tītoki Mataora | MedTech Research Translator invites submissions for the 2026 Pitch Competition.
This exciting pitching event is open to applications from research projects that meet the guidelines for a RAP stage II (Concept Seeding). The award recognises translational projects that apply research to address a clinical problem and improve health outcomes. To qualify, projects must demonstrate commercial potential, ensuring that the developed technology can reach health consumers, providers and end-users, and have a multi-disciplinary team.
Five finalists will be selected to pitch during the live competition. Each finalist has the opportunity to be awarded up to $80,000.
The call for abstracts closes on the 24th April 2026.
CMDT Early-Career Researcher Award
The CMDT are inviting submissions for the Early-Career Researcher Awards.
Present your research at the Te Tītoki Mataora Forum | HealthTech Week, the annual celebration for research in the MedTech research space. To encourage and support emerging researchers in the field, we are offering the CMDT Early-Career Researcher Awards to postgraduate students and EMCRs (<15 years post-PhD excluding career breaks) who submit abstracts. This is an opportunity to win a cash prize, get exposure for your research, and boost career development!
There is funding available to support postgraduate students and early- and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) travelling to Auckland for HealthTech Week 2026. Apply here
The call for abstracts closes on the 27th March 2026.