The ASPS Innovation Ecosystem
ASPS has built a structured, end-to-end pipeline for identifying, validating, and investing in plastic surgery innovation — one that starts inside a global community of more than 11,000 surgeons and ends in funded portfolio companies.
A Global Community of Expertise
Plastic Surgery Community (~11,000+ surgeons globally)
Our community is the foundation — a constant source of clinical insight, real-world experience, and unmet needs.
Innovation Sourcing
Ideas and opportunities come from across the ASPS community.
Inventors Challenge
Surfaces early-stage companies and innovations led by surgeons, residents, and students from across the community.
Hot Topics Symposium
A technology showcase for emerging devices and platforms, run in tandem with MTI cohort presentations.
MedTech Innovator – Plastic Surgery Track
~100 companies screened annually, narrowed to 12 finalists who pitch, with 5 ultimately joining the cohort.
Structure
Ongoing support to validate and advance the most promising innovations.
TIDE Committee
Provides strategic oversight of innovation, staying engaged with emerging technologies on a monthly basis.
LIFTT Platform
Connects companies to clinical insight and development support — KOL access, trial design, and market validation.
Investment Opportunity Zone
Vetted innovations move forward for potential investment.
Capital
Targeted investment to accelerate promising companies.
SPV Program
Selective investments built on an early partnership model with the most promising companies.
ASPS Venture Fund (Planned)
A diversified portfolio built on a co-GP structure, designed for broader, longer-term capital deployment.
From Portfolio to Progress
Backed companies advance toward meaningful impact.
Portfolio Companies
Innovative solutions move through our pipeline.
Strategic MedTech Exits
Successful companies create value for patients, surgeons, and investors.
ASPS × MedTech Innovator Accelerator
Clinical Validation. Measurable Impact.
Combined outcomes from the 23 companies selected for the ASPS plastic surgery track of the MedTech Innovator competition since 2022.
Current 2026 Cohort
Previous Cohorts
2025
2024
2023
2022
