Deadline: 31-Mar-21
The EPFL Innovation Park and Groupe Mutuel are joining forces to launch Tech4Eva, the first start-up acceleration program in Switzerland addressing women’s health.
The program Tech4Eva is open to start-ups and innovators from Switzerland and around the globe. The program is looking for innovative solutions addressing any female health area, including pregnancy, fertility, menstruation, menopause, mental health, family planning, breast cancer, cervical cancer, etc. The solutions can be wide-ranging, including Apps, exchange platforms, drugs or preventive medicine, and diagnostic tools or therapeutic devices supported by artificial intelligence (AI).
The program also invites innovators and corporate innovation teams with early-stage ideas to apply for opportunities to receive tailored entrepreneurship training and support in getting their solutions to market.
Women are an important pillar of their society. Their health and well-being is important, yet studies indicate that as little as 4 percent of all healthcare research is targeted at women’s health, despite the fact that women, in general, spend an estimated USD 500 billion in medical expenses annually.
Eligibility Criteria
All start-ups or projects 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 are ready to be commercialized.
- Are looking for international development and further fundraising.
- Are in the field of Femtech:
- Pregnancy & post-partum;
- Wellness;
- Period health;
- Fertility & infertility;
- Menopause;
- Mental health;
- Family life;
- Prevention;
- Treatment;
- Care.
- Have a strong team.
- Are committed to attend diligently all the program activities (1-2 senior team members).
- Have female and/or male founders.
For more information, visit https://www.tech4eva.ch/