CTO-Level Support for Medtech and Deep Tech Companies
I work with early-stage and scaling teams to de-risk technical delivery, strengthen grant applications, and accelerate regulatory readiness.
Who I Work with
I typically support teams at critical points in their development:
- Medtech startups (pre-seed to Series A)
- University spinouts transitioning to product
- Founders preparing for Innovate UK or EIC funding
- Teams approaching CE marking or regulatory milestones
How Can I Help
Grant Readiness & Review
Reviewer-style feedback with clear, actionable steps to improve scoring and competitiveness
Fractional CTO
Short-term technical leadership to unblock teams and support investor-facing work
Technical Strategy
Independent input to guide critical technical decisions and reduce risk
Why Work with Me?
- CTO in a UK medtech startup environment
- Experience contributing to the development and CE marking of a respiratory medical device platform
- Background in microsystems technology and deep tech engineering
- Experience bridging technical, commercial, and funding strategy
- Comfortable across research, spinout, and early commercial stages
Selected Experience
- Experience contributing to the development and CE marking of a respiratory medical device platform
- Supported deep-tech and medtech teams through technical uncertainty, funding preparation and commercial transition
- Developed automation and data workflows for laboratory, operational and manufacturing environments
- Taught engineering, experimental science and scientific programming across two UK universities (2013–2025)
- Experience spanning medtech, embedded systems, scientific data analysis and technical operations
- Developed practical workflows for reproducible analysis, automation and technical documentation
How I Work
I typically work on short, focused engagements and can often support at short notice where timelines are critical.
Specialist Capability
I also have expertise in textile-based electronics and embroidered sensing systems, including development of functional materials and distributed sensing approaches. I take on a small number of aligned projects in this area.
Technical Mentoring
I provide mentoring and teaching in areas such as C programming, engineering fundamentals, and applied data analysis.
Technical Resources
I also develop practical technical resources for scientists, engineers and research teams working with experimental data, reproducible workflows and scientific programming.
Current resources include:
Practical MATLAB for Experimental Scientists
A practical handbook covering:
- experimental data analysis,
- plotting and visualisation,
- automation,
- reproducible workflows,
- and scientific programming using MATLAB.
If you’re working through a technical, product, or regulatory challenge, I can typically support at short notice.
Dr Linzi E. Amers-Dodd 