ZeroTo510 Medical Device Accelerator United States

The majority of medical devices get cleared for commercial deployment through the FDA’s 510(k) clearance process, which is the fastest and most economical route to market for a new medical device. ZeroTo510 has developed a unique program that enables entrepreneurs with ideas for innovative medical devices to take advantage of the fast path to market. ZeroTo510 is a first-of-its-kind cohort-based medical device accelerator. Hosted in Memphis, Tennessee, the program leverages key regional strengths in biomedical research and medical device manufacturing to create a unique program.

Allan Daisley
Allan Daisley
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Allan Daisley is the director of entrepreneurship and sustainability at Memphis Bioworks Foundation. In this role, he manages entrepreneurship and business incubation programs and helps to grow and support the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Memphis area. He is the program director of the ZeroTo510 Medical Device Accelerator, an innovative, first-of-its-kind entrepreneurship program that helps entrepreneurs launch new medical device companies, navigate the startup process and deliver their products to market. ZeroTo510 uses a methodology that combines an intensive mentorship-driven, cohort-based program with a seed investment in each company.

 

Allan previously worked as an economic development consultant and managed a business incubator program focused on leveraging entrepreneurship and technology as key drivers of sustainable economic development. He also has spent time in senior strategy and marketing roles at IBM, as a consultant at Accenture, and as an entrepreneur in two start-up ventures. Allan has an MBA from Duke University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.