A joint program between EPFL Innovation Park and Groupe Mutuel
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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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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 90 million raised to date by Alumni cohorts
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2021 & 2022 Tech4Eva start-ups raised CHF 90+ million for women's healthcare to date.
Congratulations to the progress of the start-ups!

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April 2023

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9 Months

Duration
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The Accelerator Program Alumnis

Delee
Deliver Health
EGYN
Efelya
EmbrLabs
Fidelio
FimmCyte
Fireflai
Fizimed
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Benefits

Benefits for Start-ups Selected by the Accelerator

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:
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
2023 Cohort Brochure

Discover Our Mentors

Alissa Pereira
Pharma, Disease Area Director & Strategy Accelerator, Roche
Nanci Govinder
Start-up Board Member, Investor, Coach, Trainer and Juror
Samantha Paoletti
Head of Research & Business Development, Lifesciences Technologies, CSEM
Kai Thornagel
Director, Essity Ventures
Alice Zheng
Principal, RH Capital - A Rhia Ventures Fund
Xavier Mundet
Digital InnovationLAB Manager, Roche
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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
mental health & wellbeing
period health
fertility & infertility
menopause
immune & heart diseases
family life
prevention & care
treatment
brain & bone health
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.
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.
2023 Cohort Brochure