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
Join our next Roadshow on June 8
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.
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!
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!
Fantastic top-organized program, allowing for a very broad view on the FemTech ecosystem and current developments, with world-class coaches, giving brilliant advice! Thanks for the honour to have been selected for this journey!
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 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
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.
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.