A global FemTech community and a free 9-month FemTech start-up accelerator programme for companies developing innovative solutions to improve technologies related to women's health with an international reach.
Objectives of the 9-Month Start-up Acceleration Programme
The programme aims to help selected start-ups to do so:
- Refining your business models
- commercialisation process strategy
- finding investors
- getting to know potential customers
- get personalised technical and business coaching
- gain visibility through international tours.
Thematic areas
- Application software
- B2C apps Information platforms
- Therapeutics/useful devices
- IoT Preventive Medicine
- Diagnostics
- Monitoring equipment
- AI services
- Non-durable consumers
- Personal products
- Results management and InsurTech
Eligibility Criteria
All start-ups or projects that develop innovative solutions to promote women's health are welcome to apply for this programme. Priority will be given to start-ups that:
- They are driven by technology.
- All nationalities are welcome.
- They have a product / service that is ready to be commercialised.
- They are looking for international development and more fundraising.
- Femtech's fields include: pregnancy and postpartum - wellbeing - period health - fertility and infertility - menopause - oncology - mental health - family life - prevention - treatment - care - inclusive health insurance - women's health in the workplace - values-based healthcare - brain and bone health - immune and heart diseases.
- Having a strong team.
- They are committed to diligently attending all programme activities (1-2 senior team members).
- They have a female and/or male founder.
Innovation Project Eligible
The programme will also accept a limited number of promising Femtech start-up projects that have not yet been incorporated or a team of innovation project companies as associate members of the programme, where business training and coaching will be offered.
Benefits
- 9 months of personalised coaching and specialised workshops
- Develop pilot projects with Grupo Mutuel or its partner companies
- Access to potential clients through international collaborations
- Exposure to international investors
- Access to unique knowledge from the payer's point of view
- A secretary at La Forge, the incubator of the EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne.
- Direct feedback from a panel of technology experts from the EPFL network and the University
