The STARTUP LAB by hei_INNOVATION starts at March 11 - we are part of it!
The STARTUP LAB by hei_INNOVATION of the Transfer Agency of Heidelberg University supports students, young scientists and alumni of the universities in BW who have a business idea and want to take it to the next level of development. The four-week programme will be launched on 11 March.
4 weeks, 10 teams, 10 ideas
During the free four-week program, participants learn to think like an entrepreneur, to further develop their idea with new, creative methods and to transfer it into a portable, scalable business model. The participants will also be prepared to pitch this model to inverstors. The teams are accompanied by the hei_INNOVATION team and trained coaches and mentors from the world of entrepreneurship – Peter Neske, Innovation Lead at Hub Freiburg, will also coach a team of participants in a 1:1 mentoring.
We are looking forward to support this great program!
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Welcome Julia Sahba!
We are happy to announce a new team member: Julia Sahba will support our Berlin team as Manager DTx Development. Julia brings many years of experience working with digital patient solutions, e-health and startup collaborations.
She was initially responsible for the support and implementation of digital therapy concepts for cross-indication "Beyond the Pill" approaches at Berlin Chemie AG. At Pfizer, Julia was previously Commercial Strategy Manager, responsible for setting up digital solutions in the indication area of metastatic breast cancer and implementing omni-channel projects in the area of biosimilars.
At Pfizer Healthcare Hub, Julia will be involved in our collaborations in Digital Health and will be a direct point of contact for interested startups to ask questions about working with Pfizer. If you have questions about collaborations between Pfizer and startups, write to Julia!
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Pfizer Germany and Alex Therapeutics enter strategic partnership in the field of digital behavioral therapies
Alex Therapeutics combines the latest insights from the psychology of cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment therapy with the power of artificial intelligence to develop an AI-powered platform for digital therapies: the "AlexDTx Platform." The Swedish company thus offers personalized stand-alone solutions for the treatment of patients and supports them in avoiding health-damaging behaviors. We are delighted about Alex Therapeutics' cooperation with Pfizer!
The Pfizer Healthcare Hub team and experienced Pfizer experts are working on a digital therapy for smoking cessation via smartphone as part of the cooperation with the Alex Therapeutics team.
The medical product was developed by Alex Therapeutics and adapted to the requirements of the German healthcare system together with Pfizer. Pfizer is currently conducting an extensive clinical trial with the app in Germany to prove the medical benefits of the solution.
"With this solution, we can give patients access to new innovative forms of therapy while taking full advantage of the opportunities offered by digitalization," says Aylin Tüzel, Country Manager at Pfizer Germany.
More about the strategic commercial partnership
The FEMALE FOUNDERS CUP is going into the next round
The FEMALE FOUNDERS CUP is THE pitch event for women in Baden-Württemberg and offers ten female founders or start-up teams the chance to present their business idea in three minutes to a selected jury of experts and the general public.
Attention female founders!
Our partner Startup BW is looking for female founders, entrepreneurs and start-up teams with at least 50% female representation from all over Baden-Württemberg.
The participants of the finale will receive direct feedback from proven experts and can look forward to some benefits:
- Opportunity to present on the platform of Startup BW
- in-depth pitch and camera training
- Photo & video material of the pitch
- Prize money, sponsored by L-Bank
In addition to the prize money, the best team will also receive a ticket to the Start-up BW Elevator Pitch state finals!
Seven of the ten starting places will be awarded by online voting until February 17, 2022, and three additional places will be determined by subject matter experts.
Apply by February 17 or vote for your favorite business!
All further information, the conditions of participation and registration