HealthCare Lab’s first batch ran between July and November 2020. The program combined 4 intensive sprints and continuous business coaching and mentoring. With a hiatus in the summer period, the program continued from September on with the three remaining sprints in autumn and concluded with a final demo day in November 2020.
Sprint #1 Onborading
6-9 July
Initial Assessment:
- Business model & Value proposition
- Defining a program roadmap & strategy
- Matching with mentors
Customer discovery:
- Overview of the healthcare ecosystem
- Customer validation and assumption testing
Basics of company presentation
- Upgrading a startup pitch with a value proposition
Startup roast & Experience sharing
Sprint #2 Validation & Regulation
7-10 September
Healthcare regulation & Access to market:
- Regulatory landscape
- EU-specific rules, Compliance, Certifications
- Regulatory approvals, validation and clinical trials
- Managing healthcare data
Customer validation & piloting in healthcare:
- Understanding stakeholder and customer views
- Meeting customers & Healthcare stakeholders
- Value proposition validation and lead generation
Networking with stakeholders, customers and partners
Sprint #3 Sales & Marketing
28-30 September
Mastering sales communication:
- Sales strategy & Marketing in Healthcare
- Storytelling & communication
- New markets strategy (US vs Europe vs New markets)
Mastering startup pitching
- Pitch design and Pitch training
- Presentation skills & Storytelling
- Public speaking
Sprint #4 Company Building
19-22 October
Company building:
- Measuring your business (KPIs)
- Investor relations & fundraising
- HR, Leadership and teambuilding skills
- Finance & Accounting
- IP & Legal
Networking with investors
Demo Day
5 November
1st Batch Startups
Platform accelerating transition from standard blood collection by venipuncture to so-called blood microsamples. Unlike standard blood samples that require trained medical personnel and sophisticated laboratory equipment, microsamples can be collected by anybody anywhere and sent by post to a laboratory.