A joint program between EPFL Innovation Park and Groupe Mutuel
Save the date for the Tech4Eva Conference on Dec. 9th!
We accelerate women's health innovations
A global FemTech community and a 6-month equity free FemTech start-up acceleration program for companies developing innovative solutions to improve technologies relating to women’s health with international reach.
The Tech4Eva program was extremely rich. Coaching, workshop as well as conferences specialized in FemTech allowed us to better understand the challenges of global FemTech and Tech dedicated to obstetrics in particular.
Thanks to the various support services offered by Tech4Eva, our aim is to structure our international offering. The knowledge we have acquired about the various markets, international trade fairs and the quality of the network made available by Tech4Eva will enable us to arrive better prepared and more quickly on our various target market.
Tech4Eva was an excellent program for us to understand better the FemTech environment. It felt like we were all working together towards a common goal of offering better solutions for women's health. The feeling that Tech4Eva created is that there is enough space for all of us and that we are the ones shaping this new emerging industry.
Yair Kira
Founder
Discover Our Mentors
Yahel Halamish
Investment Principal, Head of Investor Relations, Nina Capital
Daniel Koppelkamm
Founder & Managing Partner, Convergence Partners
Samantha Paoletti
Head of Research & Business Development, Lifesciences Technologies, CSEM
Reto Hartmann
Business Coach, EPFL Innovation Park
Marco Ruedi
Entrepreneur, Coach & Trainer, EPFL Innovation Park
Offering innovative solution in one or more of these areas:
Pregnancy & post-partum
Mental Health & wellbeing
Period health
Fertility & infertility
Menopause care
Sexual & pelvic health
Nutrition, Digestive & Hormonal Health
Prevention & treatment
Endometriosis
Bone, Brain Health, Immune & Heart Diseases
Oncology
What solutions or services are we looking for?
Application Software
Mobile Apps
B2C Information platforms
Therapeutics/Wearable devices/Hardware
IoT Preventive medicine
Diagnostics
Monitoring equipment
AI services & Data analysis
Consumer non-durables & Personal products
Outcome management and InsurTech
What stage can we apply?
The program Tech4Eva is open to start-ups and innovative projects from Switzerland, Europe and around the globe. We will accept both early and late stage companies. Ideally you are working on your go-to-market strategy to scale and/or are considering fundraising.
Is there a fee to apply or participate in the program?
There is no fee to apply nor to participate in the program as the program is fully sponsored. We do not take any equity. Selection will be done by merit.
When is the next cohort?
The 5th Femtech program Tech4Eva will run from April/May - November 2025 (August activity break). The next call for application is open and the deadline to apply is February 15th. Video interviews will be conducted early March 2025 with shortlisted applicants.
What is the application deadline?
Please ideally apply by February 15th to give the selection committee time to review all applicants before the opening ceremony end March-early April 2025 (date TBC).
Does the Founder or CEO need to be a woman?
We do not require that the Founder nor CEO of your start-up is a woman. We accept all Founders or CEOs building products and solutions for women’s health.
Does our company need to be based in Switzerland during the program?
Although our program is based in Switzerland, we expect the program to be mostly online. The program is hence global and we accept applications from around the world. We will aim to have key events in presence such as the kickoff and closing conferences and highly recommend you plan to attend these in person.
What are the benefits to take part in the program?
Access to one of Europe’s leading healthcare ecosystems
6 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
Contact Us
For question linked to partnership, sponsorship, mentorship and investment: please contact Lan Zuo Gillet: zuo@epfl-innovationpark.ch