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About us
HealthCare Lab is an international acceleration program for early-stage digital healthcare ventures in CEE and Southern Europe. Our mission is to connect, grow and nurture an international community of innovators, researchers, healthcare providers, and regulators to bring
ground-breaking innovations in healthcare to the market faster. HealthCare Lab is powered by industry leaders from Roche, European platform for healthcare innovators EIT Health and run by innovation experts from Civitta.
Healthcare Lab Challenges
We are looking for partners to accelerate solutions that put patients at the centre of Healthcare!
Remote patient monitoring of MS patients
How can we monitor the “silent” progression of MS in patients without patient visits to a physician? Multiple sclerosis (MS) poses u...
Integrated Healthcare Referral Challenge: Bridging Gaps in Patient Transitions
How can we ensure continuum of care for patients transitioning between different specialists or healthcare providers? Enhancing ophthalmology refer...
Is the program for you?
Location
Early-stage startups from CEE and Southern Europe with technology-driven digital solutions. See list of 16 countires in "About" section.
Stage
Functional prototype addressing any of the 3 challenges with either proven traction, paying customers or investment. See "Challenges" section
Team
Experienced and committed team of at least 2 people with background in business or technology development.
Motivation
Willingness to co-develop your business with industry experts and to join industry leaders in further development.
Overview of acceleration sprints & startups
Grow with Healthcare Lab
Our team of experts is ready to take your business to the next level
Equity-free approach
3 months of dedicated support services with no equity taken
Lead generation
Opportunities for lead generation and piloting with program partners
Feedback from industry leaders
Validation from international industry experts and business leaders
Scale-up your business
Support in internationalization and scaling up through our network
Personalized growth plan
Tailored one-on-one mentoring and business coaching approach
Investor matchmaking
Meet with major investors from the region to secure an investment
Global expert network
Access to the expertise and network of the industry leaders from Roche & EIT Health and beyond
Final prize
A cash prize and service package awarded to the Demo day winners
Not sure if you want to join?
Sophia Renteria
COO at upmedic
“We joined the programme while facing some challenges within our business and the timing couldn’t have been more perfect – the programme, mentors and lecturers helped us to overcome those challenges and also to understand the healthcare industry from a business perspective.”
Ibrahim Cagri Kurt
CEO & Co-Founder at ELM Genomics
“Our HCL experience was very valuable in that we comprehensively learned our weak points and the right questions to ask ourselves to move forward. This was especially crucial for a healthcare data analytics startup in the blue ocean with a unique product.”
Brian E. Wallace
Chief Medical Officer at Calmsie
“HCL was one of the best structured and most comprehensive accelerators in which our company has participated. The experts the program gave us access to helped us refine our strategies in several important areas including regulatory, go to market, and fundraising.”
