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The Future of Health Grant and the SFITS Join Forces to Accelerate Digital Innovation in Surgical and Interventional Medicine
The Future of Health Grant program, a digital health acceleration initiative co-founded by CSS and the EPFL Innovation Park, is proud to welcome a new partner to its network: the Swiss Foundation for Innovation and Training in Surgery (SFITS).
From Deck to Deal: A Swiss VC’s Advice to Digital Health Startups
In the complex world of digital health, raising capital isn’t just about having a brilliant idea or an elegant pitch deck. It’s about timing, fit, readiness — and people. To better understand what makes a digital health startup fundable, we sat down with Diego Braguglia, Managing Partner at VI Partners and long-time investor in life sciences and digital health. His insights offer pragmatic guidance for startup founders navigating the fundraising journey.
Your digital health solution deserves to be reimbursed. Here’s how.
Switzerland has one of the world’s most advanced healthcare systems—efficient, well-funded, and innovation-friendly. But for startups in digital health, cracking the Swiss reimbursement code is no small feat. Between complex rules, multiple stakeholders, and slow-moving processes, it can feel like trying to solve a puzzle blindfolded.
Yet success is absolutely possible. Several startups have done it—and you can too, with a smart strategy, strong evidence, and the right allies.
The Future of Health Grant expands the reach of digital health solutions
The transformation of digital health in Switzerland is accelerating, as demonstrated by the growing momentum of the Future of Health Grant (FoHG). The startup acceleration program, led by CSS and EPFL Innovation Park, received a record-breaking 243 applications for its spring cohort. Six of them have now been selected. And to push innovation even further, the FoHG is launching its “Pilot Factory”, an initiative that will facilitate multi-stakeholder collaborations to test solutions in real-world settings.
It’s time to disrupt diabetes: from reactive management to proactive prevention
As we celebrate the World Diabetes Day today, on November 14th, it’s time we ask ourselves a critical question:
“Why are we content with managing diabetes instead of preventing it?”
What we learned from reviewing 200+ digital health startups
As digital health surges forward, programs like the Future of Health Grant are essential in uncovering and nurturing the startups that will shape tomorrow’s healthcare. Now in its fifth cohort, this grant program not only highlights the latest innovations in digital health but also offers a glimpse into where the field is headed globally. With 213 applications from 35 countries, this year’s cohort brings together a wealth of fresh perspectives and transformative ideas.
Future of Health Grant Conference 2024: Can longevity make prevention sexy?
On August 27, 2024, the Future of Health Grant Annual Conference brought together leading experts and innovators to explore how science, technology, and collaboration are shaping the future of longevity—the pursuit of longer, healthier lives. The key takeaway? The future of aging well starts with one crucial element: prevention. Here are the highlights from this year’s event.
Future of Health Grant steps up its acceleration programme by selecting 8 new startups
The Future of Health Grant (FoHG), an acceleration programme for digital health innovation powered by CSS and the EPFL Innovation Park, is going from strength to strength with a record 213 applications, multi-party pilot projects enabling promising startups to test their solutions, and the addition of 4 influential partners, CSEM, Elca, MedKap and Réseau Delta, to its network of experts.