Proof of Usefulness Report

Cambridge MedTech Foundation

Analysis completed on 1/25/2026

+49
Proof of Usefulness Score
You're In Business

The Cambridge MedTech Foundation is a legitimate, verified non-profit organization affiliated with the NIHR and Cambridge University, focused on medical technology education. However, the submission itself is of extremely poor quality, containing demonstrable falsehoods (e.g., claimed reach of 'everyone', 'most people have used my product') and nonsensical financial data ('all time marketcap: 50000'). While the external reality of the project is a respectable student-led academic initiative with regional traction (spokes in multiple UK cities), the specific submission fails to accurately represent it, resulting in a low score driven by severe penalties for accuracy and response quality.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+80
Audience Reach Impact+20
Technical Innovation+40
Evidence Of Traction+50
Market Timing Relevance+60
Functional Completeness+0
Subtotal+44
Usefulness Multiplierx1.12
Final Score+49

Project Details

Project URL
medtechfoundation.org
Description
Established in 2015 as an affiliation of the NIHR Colorectal Therapies Healthcare Technology Cooperative, the MedTech Foundation is now a key part of the Surgical MedTech Co-operative, as part of the support we provide to early career innovators.We believe instilling these skills and interdisciplinary ethos in the next generation of clinicians, scientists, researchers and industry representatives is vital if we are to improve the translation of technologies for patient benefit. We aim to expand the benefits of the MedTech Foundation to other institutes and MICs nationally and already have begun expanding to Cambridge, Birmingham, Warwick and Kings College London. If you want to get involved with this, whether your institute is listed above or not, please do contact us.

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Growing utility with room for optimization
User Engagement
Documented reach suggests active user community
Technical Stack
Modern tech stack aligned with sponsor technologies

Recommendations to Increase Usefulness Score

Document User Growth

Provide specific metrics on user acquisition and retention rates

Showcase Revenue Model

Detail sustainable monetization strategy and current revenue streams

Expand Evidence Base

Include testimonials, case studies, and third-party validation

Technical Roadmap

Share development milestones and feature completion timeline