8 startups selected for the Future of Health Grant

The Future of Health Grant received a record-breaking 213 applications in response to its 5th call for projects. These included submissions from around 100 international startups, demonstrating the programme’s growing reputation abroad. 8 promising projects were selected to join the programme.  

Level 1

• Digehealth (Zurich) : offers a 24/7 monitoring device for bowel obstruction. The tool includes a wearable device that collects vital data, a mobile app, and a dashboard using AI to detect obstructions early.
• Même Pas Peur (Lausanne) : this platform is offering customizable AI-driven training programs for managing children with type 1 diabetes. The tool enables quick and secure sharing of professionally validated training videos to effectively enhance caregivers’ skills.
• StudentsPool (Lausanne): this online platform connects students with healthcare institutions for short-term work assignments. The startup fills a market gap by offering new opportunities for students and a pool of candidates for institutions.

Level 2

• Bonescreen (Munich): enhances bone disease care by developing SpineQ, an AI-based software that uses existing CT scans for proactive bone health screening. It integrates seamlessly into existing medical systems to establish a new standard in osteoporosis screening.
• DeepPSY (Zurich): provides AI-enhanced EEG and ECG analyses to help psychiatrists deliver optimal treatment to each patient. It is the first psychiatric solution based on EEG/ECG approved in Europe and Switzerland.
• Enhance-d (Bern): a digital hub for diabetes self-management that integrates vital data such as glucose levels and insulin usage into an app. Enhance-d offers users a space to share their successes, receive support, and get feedback from their doctors.

Level 3

• Precisia Care (Lausanne): Precisia Care SA has developed an AI-powered platform that optimizes healthcare operations and personalizes patient care. It is currently in the pilot phase, with promising results in major Swiss hospitals.
• Zoundream (Basel): Zoundream uses AI and sound recognition to interpret and translate newborns’ cries. In addition to strengthening the bond between the child and parents and reducing their anxiety, the tool enables newborn health monitoring by professionals and the early identification of pathologies.

About the Future of Health Grant

Launched in 2022 by CSS and the EPFL Innovation Park, this programme, which supports innovations in digital health, is distinguished by its practical approach. Each start-up benefits from tailored coaching and monitoring, enabling it to move forward as quickly as possible while optimising its resources. Around 20 start-ups are chosen each year to receive support totalling up to CHF 90,000, without any dilution of ownership. The FoHG draws on the expertise of its founders and of its unique network of partners composed of key players in the Swiss healthcare industry. This ecosystem stimulates the exchange of knowledge and experiences that is essential to agile, collaborative innovation. At present, the partners are: Confinis, Elca, HE-ARC, Hôpital de la Tour, La Source Institut et Haute Ecole de la Santé, Microsoft, Pfizer, Publicis Sapient, Réseau Delta, Takeda, Unisanté, Zühlke and Vaudoise Assurance.

Source: Press Release