Strengthening Scotland’s Digital Health Innovation

Evidence generation and clinical validation are often the toughest challenges faced by digital health innovators. They are also the most critical. Without robust evidence, even the most promising technologies can struggle to make the leap from prototype to adoption within healthcare systems.

That’s where the collaboration between Techscaler by CodeBase and the Digital Health Validation Lab (DHVL), part of the University of Glasgow’s Living Laboratory programme, comes in. Together, we are bridging the gap between entrepreneurial and clinical innovation, ensuring that founders can access the support they need at the right time. The partnership also aligns closely with a key pillar of Techscaler’s health and medtech strategy: providing founders with access to specialist knowledge and expertise.

By combining Techscaler’s commercial scaling support with DHVL’s clinical validation capabilities, the partnership doesn’t just help individual startups; it strengthens Scotland’s position as a leader in healthtech innovation, creating the conditions for safer, more effective technologies to thrive.

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Complementary Strengths, Shared Ambition

The health and innovation landscape can be difficult for founders to navigate, but the partnership between Techscaler by CodeBase and Digital Health Validation Lab helps simplify it. Each organisation brings unique strengths that together cover the full journey of company building:

• Provide complementary expertise: Digital Health Validation Lab supports innovators with validation and evidence generation, while Techscaler helps them scale their business and access commercial opportunities.
• Deliver the right support at the right time: Founders benefit from mutual referrals and clear signposting, ensuring they don’t lose time searching for specialist guidance.
• Strengthen the ecosystem: By working across the support landscape, both organisations contribute to a more connected, resilient, and internationally competitive medtech sector in Scotland.

It is this blend, entrepreneurial infrastructure on one side and rigorous clinical validation on the other, that makes the partnership a strong contributor to the ecosystem. Together, we are creating a coordinated pathway that takes founders from early ideas through to adoption in healthcare systems, with fewer barriers and clearer guidance along the way.

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Turning Knowledge Into Action

The partnership isn’t abstract; it translates into real opportunities and tangible support for founders across Scotland. Some of the key activities delivered so far include:

• Evidence Generation Clinics: DHVL offered Techscaler members access to one-to-one clinics, providing tailored guidance on developing evidence strategies and practical advice on how to execute them. These sessions gave founders clarity on what is required and actionable steps to move forward.
• Educational Events & Presentations: At the Techscaler Medtech Connect event in Glasgow, DHVL led an insightful session on clinical validation and evidence generation. The presentation offered not just theory but a practical roadmap for startups navigating this complex process.
• A Coordinated Support Pathway: Through ongoing mutual referrals and collaborative planning, the partnership ensures that founders don’t face unnecessary hurdles when seeking help. Instead, they are seamlessly connected to complementary forms of support: Techscaler by CodeBase for commercial scaling, DHVL for clinical validation.

These activities highlight how ecosystem collaboration can deliver practical, high-value outcomes for founders.

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Building Momentum Across Scotland

The early results of the partnership are already visible. Founders who attended the evidence generation clinics have reported feeling more confident in shaping their validation strategies and better equipped to avoid costly missteps. Events like Medtech Connect have demonstrated the appetite for this kind of specialist expertise, drawing strong participation and sparking valuable conversations within Scotland’s medtech community.

But this is only the beginning. Both organisations are committed to building on this momentum, with plans to:

• Expand access to specialist clinics and events that demystify validation and evidence generation.
• Continue providing mutual referrals that ensure founders have seamless access to the right type of support at the right stage.
• Strengthen collaboration across the broader health and medtech ecosystem, creating a more resilient support landscape for startups in Scotland.

By continuing to align our efforts, we are laying the foundations for a healthier, more connected digital health ecosystem.

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Rooted in Cause

For DHVL, the partnership with Techscaler by CodeBase is a natural fit. Both organisations share a commitment to helping startups build impactful solutions, but they approach that mission from complementary angles. Techscaler equips founders with the tools to scale commercially, while DHVL provides the clinical expertise to demonstrate that new technologies are safe, effective, and economically viable.

By working together, full-scale support is deployed to companies: from early concept through to adoption within healthcare systems. The collaboration also enables DHVL to engage with a wider community of startups, connecting with founders at the stage when decisions about evidence and validation are most critical.

This alignment strengthens Scotland’s digital health ecosystem by combining entrepreneurial infrastructure with clinical and academic expertise, creating the conditions in which innovation can flourish and patient outcomes can improve.

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Hear from Digital Health Validation Lab

^“The Digital Health Validation Lab exists to help innovators generate the evidence they need to develop impactful innovations in healthcare. Partnering with Techscaler allows us to meet founders at the right time, connect them with a supportive community, and make sure good ideas and prototypes have the best chance of becoming safe and effective solutions for patients.
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Techscaler’s communities team have been fantastic to work with. They’re approachable, responsive, and genuinely invested in helping founders succeed. Their support has made it easy for us to connect with the right people and contribute to a thriving community.
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