C.H.I.E.F.S.™ — Commercialization Evaluation System
Brilliant science deserves a smarter path to market.
Most health innovations that fail don’t fail on the science. They fail on the commercialization — on assumptions that looked reasonable, on stakeholders who were never mapped, on reimbursement logic that was never built, on capital strategies that didn’t match the path.
C.H.I.E.F.S.™ is the structured evaluation system that catches those failures before they happen. Six pillars — Customer, Health-Economics, Impact, Execution, Financials, and Scalability, grounded in ten critical factors based on fifty proprietary criteria drawn from what the investors, payers, and hospital systems that actually decide have always looked for. We deliver a scored, factor-by-factor output within 48 hours. It’s specific, actionable, and based on 16 years of knowing exactly where biomedical ventures go wrong.
16 years of biomedical commercialization. Trusted by innovators across Canada, the United States, Europe, and the Pacific.
The challenge
You didn't get into this to play it safe.
But you do need to play it smart.
You’ve spent years on the science. You’ve filed or been granted the patents, run the studies, briefed the boards. What you may not have spent the same energy on (through no fault of your own) is the part of the journey that decides whether all that work will ever reach a patient.
Commercialization in healthcare is its own discipline. It rewards different instincts. But it punishes assumptions that only appear reasonable on paper. That looks reasonable on paper. And it does not care how impressive your technology is if the path to adoption hasn’t been mapped, tested, and defended.
That’s the gap C.H.I.E.F.S.™ was built to close.
The Framework
The C.H.I.E.F.S.™ framework, in one breath.
C.H.I.E.F.S. is a structured commercialization evaluation system built specifically for health innovation. It takes everything we’ve learned over 16 years of guiding biomedical ventures and turns it into a clear, defensible position on where you are — and what it will take to get there.
- For innovators — reduces commercialization risk and improves the measurable odds of success.
- For investors and institutions — separates scientific promise from commercial probability.
- For the field — the system that makes every other program work better.
The Framework
Six pillars. Each one answers a question
your funders are already asking.
C
Customer
H
Health-Economics
I
Impact
E
Execution
F
Financials
S
Scalability
The process
Three steps. Forty-eight hours to
a clear answer.
Step 01
Free pre-evaluation
Step 02
The C.H.I.E.F.S. evaluation
We work from your non-confidential materials — deck, IP, CVs, collateral — and connect by Zoom for review and open Q&A session.
Step 03
Your structured report
Outcomes
Real ventures. Real momentum.
We don’t trade in promises. We trade in progress.
A pain reduction therapy is now closing its next round of funding with C.H.I.E.F.S. guidance.
Straightforward pricing.
No surprises.
Every engagement starts with a free 15-minute Zoom call with Dan Wasserman — no commitment, no paperwork, just an honest conversation.
Free Discovery Call
A 15-minute Zoom with Dan to see if C.H.I.E.F.S. is the right fit for where you are right now.
- 15-minute Zoom with Dan Wasserman directly
- Honest assessment of fit before any fees
- Guidance on next steps regardless of outcome
C.H.I.E.F.S. Evaluation
The complete commercialization readiness evaluation across all six pillars — delivered within 48 hours.
- Review of your non-confidential materials
- Evaluation across all 6 C.H.I.E.F.S. pillars
- Written scorecard with honest findings
- Priority action recommendations
- Delivered within 48 hours
Enterprise Pricing Available
Running an accelerator, incubator, hospital innovation program, or investor portfolio? Enterprise pricing is available for larger organizations supporting multiple ventures. Contact us to discuss what works for your program.
All prices in Canadian dollars and subject to applicable tax.
C.H.I.E.F.S.™ is a trademark of Mammoth Health Innovation Inc.
For Innovators
For founders, scientists, and clinicians.
For Institutions & Programs
For the programs that carry the field.
You have the portfolio. We give you a standardized way to evaluate, advance, and report on commercialization readiness across every venture you support.
Direct with the founder
When you book a discovery call, you talk to Dan Wasserman directly.
Dan founded Mammoth Health Innovation and architected the C.H.I.E.F.S. framework. For more than sixteen years he has served as a judge for health-innovation competitions across Canada, the United States, Europe, and the Pacific.
He has led, advised, and mentored ventures across the full biomedical spectrum — from devices to therapeutics to digital health.
The first conversation is free. The honesty is included.
No cost. No commitment.
When you're ready, the first conversation is no-cost.
A 15-minute discovery call with Dan Wasserman. Direct, candid, and useful — whether or not you ever engage C.H.I.E.F.S. formally.