Nelson Advisors deliver the 'Inaugural Talk' to the Oxford University MedTech Society

Nelson Advisors Partner Lloyd Price delivered the inaugural talk to the Oxford University MedTech society sharing his journey from Consumer Internet Executive to Healthtech Entrepreneur to Non Executuve Directtor and Healthcare Technology Investment Banker.

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The Oxford MedTech Society is a vibrant student-led community dedicated to exploring the transformative potential of medical technology.
  
Open to students from all disciplines, be it medicine, engineering, business, or beyond, we aim to connect aspiring innovators with leading experts and pioneers shaping the future of healthcare. Through engaging events, insightful talks from key industry leaders, and collaborative opportunities, we provide a platform for learning, networking, and co-creation in the rapidly evolving MedTech field.
  
As a proud branch of the National MedTech Foundation, we also offer access to exciting national initiatives like hackathons, workshops, and partnerships, empowering our members to make meaningful contributions at the cutting edge of healthcare innovation.

Oxford University MedTech Society

Oxford University MedTech Society is a student‑led society that emerged in the mid‑2020s to give Oxford students a dedicated hub around medical technology, distinct from older groups focused on medicine or biotechnology more broadly. It sits within the wider Oxford medtech and healthtech ecosystem, linking students with industry mentors, venture networks, and national organisations.​

Founding and launch

The society was formally launched as “Oxford MedTech Society” in 2024, described publicly as a new hub for students passionate about shaping the future of medical technology.​
Early announcements highlighted a “founding committee” and positioned the group as establishing a clearer medtech presence within the Oxford student community, alongside existing societies such as the Oxford Personalised Medicine Society and Oxford University Biotech Society.​

Purpose and positioning

From the outset, the society has presented itself as a “vibrant student‑led community dedicated to exploring the transformative potential of medical technology”, emphasising interdisciplinarity across medicine, engineering, computer science and entrepreneurship.​
Its remit is narrower than the general Medical Students’ Society (MedSoc) and broader than disease‑ or modality‑specific student groups, focusing on devices, diagnostics, digital health, AI in medicine, and commercialisation pathways for medtech innovations.​

Early activities and ecosystem links

In its first year, Oxford MedTech Society aligned itself as an official spoke of the UK National MedTech Foundation, connecting Oxford students into a UK‑wide network of medtech interest groups and early‑career innovators.​

Founding committee members and early advisors also engaged with external bodies such as the Oxford Venture Capital Network and healthtech M&A mentors, signalling an intention to bridge student interest with investors, startups and policy discussions.​

Relationship to wider Oxford medtech scene

The society builds on a long Oxford tradition of medical and technological innovation but is distinct from formal academic centres like the Medical Sciences Division and history‑of‑medicine institutes, which focus on teaching and research rather than extracurricular student networking.​

It complements neighbouring societies such as the Oxford Biotech Society and Oxford Personalised Medicine Society, which already run hackathons, startup programmes and symposia, by carving out medtech as its primary lens and collaborating where topics overlap

Nelson Advisors

'Lloyd Price is the Founder and Partner at Nelson Advisors, specialising in Healthcare Technology mergers and acquisitions, growth, and strategy, with over 25 years of experience in founding, funding, scaling, and exiting Consumer Internet and HealthTech businesses. 
 
A visionary entrepreneur, he founded Zesty, the UK’s leading patient portal acquired by Induction Healthcare PLC in 2020, and Hive Health, a pioneer in medical device cybersecurity, while also establishing The Future Health, the UK’s leading HealthTech community. Formerly a Consumer Internet executive at Kelkoo.com, Yahoo!, and Badoo/Bumble, Lloyd has driven the growth of global platforms with millions of users. 
 
He now serves as a Non-Executive Director for leading Digital Health companies and as an advisor to Oxford, Cambridge, and UCL business schools, shaping the next generation of HealthTech leaders. A founding member of the Digital Healthcare Council and a frequent speaker at industry events, Lloyd continues to advance healthcare innovation and digital transformation worldwide.'