A joint program between EPFL Innovation Park and Groupe Mutuel

Call for Application 2022 Opening soon!

Next Roadshow November 17th

Program Duration 9 months

A joint program between EPFL Innovation Park and Groupe Mutuel

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We accelerate women's health innovations

A Femtech community and a 9-month equity free Femtech start-up acceleration program for companies developing innovative solutions to improve technologies relating to women’s health.

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Don't miss this event to connect with the ecosystem, get insights about the industry and research trends in FemTech and discuss the growing market opportunity!

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Founding Partners

9 Month Start-up Acceleration Program

The program aims to help selected start-up companies to:

refine their business models
go-to-market process strategy
meet investors
meet potential customers
get personalized technical and business coaching
gain visibility through international roadshows

CHF 60 million raised in 2021

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Tech4Eva start-ups raised CHF 60 million for women's healthcare this year alone.
Congratulations to the progress of the early and growth stage start-ups during these nine months of hard work!

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April 2022

Next program start date

March 1, 2022

Application deadline

9 Months

Duration

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The Accelerator Program Alumnis

Benefits

Benefits for Start-ups Selected by the Accelerator

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Access to one of Europe’s leading healthcare ecosystems

9 months of tailored coaching and specialized workshops

Develop pilot projects with Group Mutuel or its partner companies

Access to potential customers through international collaborations

Exposure to international investors

Access to a unique knowledge from payer’s perspective

A desk at La Forge, the incubator of EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne

Direct feedback from a panel of technology experts from EPFL network and the University

Eligibility

Start-up Application

All start-ups developing innovative solutions to foster women’s health are welcome to apply to this program. Priority will be given to those start-ups that:

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Are Tech Driven

Demonstrate growth potential and traction to customers

Have a product /service that is ready to be commercialized

Are looking for international development and further fundraising

Are in the field of FemTech
See definition below

Have a strong team

Are committed to attend diligently all the program activities (1-2 senior team members)

Female and/or male founders

The program will also accept a limited number of promising projects in FemTech that have not yet incorporated, as associated members of the program, where business training and mentorship will be offered

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Mentors & Experts

Jeroen van den Oever

CFO, Sun Bioscience

Douglas Haggstrom

Experienced Digital & Strategy Professional, Innovation Office at University of Basel

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Selection Criteria and Process

Start-ups we are looking for

Offering FemTech innovative solution in one or more of these areas:

pregnancy & post-partum

wellness

period health

fertility & infertility

menopause

mental health

family life

prevention

treatment

care

oncology

Products and services could take the following forms:

application software

apps

B2C information platforms

therapeutics/wearable devices

IoT preventive medicine

diagnostics

monitoring equipment

AI services

consumer non-durables

personal products

outcome management

InsurTech

Selection and Process

Applications are reviewed by a selection committee and include personal interviews for shortlisted start-ups prior to selection.
Maximum of 15 start-up and 10 innovative projects that are not yet incorporated.

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The program will also accept a limited number of promising projects in FemTech that have not yet incorporated, as associated members of the program, where business training and mentorship will be offered.

Applications Closed