What is Hatch Powered by Bessel™?
Hatch Powered by Bessel is an accelerator program that empowers medtech startups to deliver breakthroughs that scale. The 10-week hybrid cohort-based program includes in-person kickoff and finale events in Fairhope, AL. Startups will receive expert guidance from industry mentors and advisors and participate in the Powered by Bessel program developed by Chris Danek, a veteran of the life sciences industry.
The program aims to equip medtech startups to create sustainable and scalable innovations—breakthroughs that scale—and to give founders the entrepreneurial resource ecosystem they need for long-term success. Powered by Bessel participant Lloyd Cooper, co-founder of Fulmer Instruments, a startup based in Birmingham, AL, says, “Bessel helped us make decisions faster. With Bessel’s support, we could immediately start acting on our needs and move our concept forward.”
Participating startups will be given a small stipend to offset travel expenses and may be offered funding by Hatch Fairhope at the conclusion of the cohort.
To learn more about participating in the program, visit hatchfairhope.com.
About Hatch
Hatch is at the center of an innovation ecosystem emerging in Baldwin County, AL. The City of Fairhope and the Baldwin Community and Economic Development Foundation have partnered to create Hatch, a business resource hub for technology-based entrepreneurs to learn and grow. Hatch helps its medtech startups access USA Health South, a regional academic medical center, and the UAB Medical Center. Learn more at https://hatchfairhope.com/.
Baldwin County has one of the top 50 MSAs in the United States for job growth, has been named one of the best “small places for small business” by Forbes, and is a leader in Alabama for talent attraction, job growth, and incoming business investment.
About Bessel
Bessel is an impact accelerator for medtech companies, on a mission to deliver health and wellness breakthroughs that scale. Learn more at www.Bessel.co.
Bessel delivers these breakthroughs by empowering startups and technical teams. Bessel transforms professionals and organizations by unlocking the full potential of teams and believes in combining design thinking, agile teamwork, medical device startup experience, and technical expertise.
About Chris Danek
Chris Danek, CEO of Bessel, is an entrepreneur and life sciences industry veteran. Chris believes in empowering medical device startups to deliver breakthroughs that scale. Trained in business and engineering, with over two decades of experience developing breakthrough technologies, Chris developed the Powered by Bessel program. Prior to Bessel, Chris led the development of two clinically and commercially successful medical technologies and is an inventor of over 90 U.S. patents.