Partners

The EPFL Innovation Park supports disruptive innovations and the transfer of technologies of the EPFL and other regional academic partners. It provides flexible office space, training, acceleration and coaching services to 250 high-tech companies: start-ups, SMEs and R&D centres of large companies. Together with its partners and a dynamic community of venture capital firms, experts and service providers, the Innovation Park is positioned as the main pole of entrepreneurship in Western Switzerland.

Over 1.3 million individual customers as well as some 24,000 companies are insured with Groupe Mutuel. Its overall turnover exceeds CHF 5.6 billion.

In addition to compulsory health insurance (LAMal/KVG) and supplemental insurance (LCA/VVG), customers can choose from an extensive range of life insurance plans to cover risks and provide for their individual retirement benefits, as well as from a range of patrimony insurance solutions (legal protection, private liability insurance and household contents insurance). Moreover, Groupe Mutuel insurers provide daily allowance insurance to companies, pursuant to LAMal/KVG and LCA/VVG, as well as compulsory accident insurance (LAA/UVG). Groupe Mutuel also manages Groupe Mutuel Prévoyance-GMP pension fund.

Amboy Street Venture is the pioneering venture capital fund dedicated to Women’s Health & Sexual Wellbeing across all genders. With a unique focus on transformative solutions, they invest in startups aiming to revolutionize healthcare and wellbeing by addressing underserved needs and promoting inclusive innovation.

BioAlps, the Life Sciences cluster of Western Switzerland, offers a dynamic network, an innovative and supportive environment, and immediate access to the world of Life Sciences. It comprises an active and fertile ecosystem of research institutions, academic institutions, start-up companies and large multinationals concentrated in a small, attractive geographic area with a great infrastructure.

Business Angels Switzerland, BAS, is an association of private individuals willing to invest time and money in small, newly–founded companies with innovative projects.

BAS, Business Angels Switzerland, is the most experienced Business Angel Club in Switzerland. We're a not-for-profit organization and organize 20 events and 60 start-up presentations per year, mainly in Zürich and Lausanne.

Last year we invested CHF 2.7M in 21 rounds. Our eighty members and the start-ups like the familiar and friendly atmosphere of our events. We are currently looking for new qualified Business Angels to join us.

Lausanne University Hospital is one of the five university hospitals in Switzerland, with Geneva, Bern, Basel and Zurich. With its 17 clinical and medico-technical departments and their numerous services, the CHUV is renowned for its academic achievements in health care, research, and teaching. It is also a well-known center of medical education and research thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL).

Debiotech is a service development company focused for over 30 years on innovation in medical technology. We help our clients to bridge the gap between idea and technological implementation. Our multi-disciplinary team of experts is fully dedicated to solving their problems. We specialize in the design of complex medical devices for regulated markets. We know that the needs, requirements, and regulatory constraints of the Medtech sector evolve rapidly. That's why we follow an agile methodology that enables us to deliver tailor-made solutions in record time, while maintaining a high level of quality and safety. ISO 13485 certified, QMS following FDA 21 CFR Part 820 and MDR requirements as well as ISO/IEC62304, 60601-1, 62366,14971, … to create safe and reliable medical devices.

The Embassy’s Swissnex team is part of the Swiss global network connecting Switzerland and the world in education, research and innovation. Our mission is to support the outreach and active engagement of partners in the international exchange of knowledge, ideas and talent. We thereby contribute to strengthen Switzerland's profile as a world-leading science and innovation hotspot.

Essity Ventures is a strategic initiative of Essity, a global, leading, health and hygiene company with a mission to break barriers to wellbeing. As a global leader, we leverage our expertise and resources to help start-ups build credibility and accelerate their growth towards commercial success. We seek for Innovative start-ups and entrepreneurs who share our mission to partner with us in connecting the dots between innovation and expertise to revolutionize the future of health and hygiene.

Our particular focus will be on Feminine Care and Women’s health, tapping into areas such as Femtech, Period pain and Menopause. We also have a high interest in start-ups tapping into the Sustainability, Incontinence, Consumer tissue, Professional Hygiene, Personal Care and Baby care area.

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FemTech India is India's leading platform for driving innovation and partnerships in the FemTech space. Launched in September 2022, it is the country’s first and largest industry network, bringing together founders, professionals, individuals, and investors. As a hub for innovation and strategic partnerships, FemTech India plays a key role in shaping the future of women's health and FemTech in India.

As a leader in the FemTech industry, FemTech India offers a comprehensive range of services and resources aimed at empowering and supporting entrepreneurs. These services include specialized consulting, access to funding opportunities, market entry guidance, in-depth research, educational workshops, curated events, and networking opportunities. FemTech India is proud to be the only company from India that is part of the UNFPA Equity Alliance 2030, supporting companies across South Asia.

Femtech France is the collective of femtech entrepreneurs which aims at: Supporting the development of innovative projects in the field of women's health in France; Creating synergies between the different members of the ecosystem: project leaders, start-ups and manufacturers, healthcare professionals, research laboratories, healthcare structures, etc.; and Taking part in the debates and strategic reflections on the political, technological and societal challenges of our sector. In 2022 Femtech France has launched a bootcamp dedicated to entrepreneurs who innovate in women's health, and have unveiled a first mapping referencing 80+ femtech start-ups in France. They opened memberships in 2023 and 40+ French femtech start-ups have already joined the collective.

Fermata accelerates the development of the FemTech ecosystem and a community that celebrates diversity in society, creates a place for women to share their concerns and issues related to their bodies, curates FemTech products from around the world and provides solutions in Asia.

Foreground Capital is a venture capital firm investing in the future of women’s health. The founding team of Elizabeth Bailey, Stasia Obremskey and Alice Zheng is building on its track record and continued management of RH Capital’s Fund I & II to bring a new level of innovation, equity and impact to women’s health

The INSEAD Healthcare Club brings together students who wish to pursue a career in the healthcare industry, those who are seeking to return to the healthcare industry, and students who simply want to learn more about this fast-growing sector.

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Innovaud is the innovation and investment promotion agency for the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland’s Lake Geneva region. We have a long history of supporting innovation by startups, scale-ups, SMEs and large tech companies. We are also the gateway for foreign companies wanting to establish a presence in the heart of Europe. Our services are offered free of charge and backed by Vaud’s Department of the Economy, Innovation, Employment and Patrimony (DEIEP).

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Joyance Partners is the first venture fund focused on finding and growing new companies that deliver Delightful Moments derived from science.  Delightful Moments are part of all human experience: the small, but powerful, separations from the daily humdrum when we feel stronger, calmer, more joyful, more in control, more distant from pain and anxiety.

Now, emerging science and technology present the potential to deliver these experiences. Science can help individuals be a bit happier, which can lead to greater health. Or a little healthier, which can lead to greater potential for happiness. It is a new, transformative cycle of human experience.

This new science of health and happiness ranges from transforming the human organism (genetics, bioscience), to creating new forms of human chemistry (the microbiome), to reading, understanding or altering our minds (neuroscience), to expanding human experience (virtual and augmented reality), and even to altering what we eat and drink (next-generation food) and how we interact with one another (emergent community).

It is a new, transformative cycle of human experience that we see as one of the greatest investment opportunities in decades, a $15 Trillion market opportunity.

Under a legal mandate, Health Promotion Switzerland initiates, coordinates, and evaluates measures aimed at promoting health and preventing diseases. We support the efforts of stakeholders in the field of health promotion and prevention to ensure that as many people and organizations as possible create environments and adopt behaviors conducive to good health. Our goal is to strengthen the health of individuals in Switzerland.

SICPA is a long-trusted partner to governments, central banks, high security printers and the industry: a market leader in security inks for banknotes and a leading provider of secured authentication, identification, traceability and supply chain solutions.

SICTIC is a non-profit organization and the largest Business Angel Network in Switzerland, connecting the most innovative Swiss seed and early-stage tech startups to smart money investors. SICTIC's mission is to shape the investor and startup ecosystem in Switzerland by growing the quantity and quality of Swiss early-stage startup investments. SICTIC is committed to helping Swiss tech startups succeed, creating new jobs, and contributing to Switzerland's economic development.

Founded in 1998, the Swiss Biotech Association represents the interests of the Swiss biotech industry. To support its members in a competitive market, the Swiss Biotech Association works to secure favorable framework conditions and facilitate access to talents, novel technologies and financial resources. To strengthen and promote the Swiss biotech industry, the Swiss Biotech Association collaborates with numerous partners and life science clusters globally under the brand Swiss Biotech™.

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Swissnex is an initiative of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation and is part of the Confederation’s network abroad managed by the FederalDepartment of Foreign Affairs. The activities of Swissnex are based on a collaborative approach, relying on public and private partnerships and funding.

Swissnex collaborates with a broad spectrum of partners related to international research and innovation. Their mission is to support the outreach and active engagement of their partners in the international exchange of knowledge, ideas and talent.

Every year, the WIPO Global Awards celebrate small businesses, start-ups, and university spinouts that leverage Intellectual Property (IP)-backed innovation and creativity in an exceptional manner to achieve business goals and improve society.

The WIPO Global Awards recognize achievements in: 1. Transforming research and ideas into successful commercial ventures; 2. Achieving business growth through IP-driven strategies and 3. Developing innovations that contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Winners receive a tailored mentoring program designed to further support them in commercializing IP-backed innovation and creativity while expanding their access to new financial opportunities.

Women of Wearables (WoW) is a leading global organisation aiming to inspire, connect, and support women and allies in emerging technologies such as wearable tech, IoT, health tech, and everything in between.

With headquarters in London (UK) and more than 20,000 members located around the globe, WoW has become a global movement that supports its growing community through events, mentorship, educational programs, and collaboration with its network of local collaborators and partners. Our members are startup founders, designers, technologists, industry experts, researchers, bloggers, journalists, investors, and many more.