Month: January 2022

A behind the scenes look at the first week in the Incubator. In January 2022, the third cohort in the Vision Health Pioneers Incubator stepped through the doors to begin their thrilling journey. They follow in the footsteps of the first two cohorts who have taken their startups from a vision to a reality and will themselves be followed by another two cohorts. They will join them in April 2022 (fourth cohort) and July 2022 (fifth cohort). All three will spend an extended 10-months in the Incubator and benefit from a new and improved program. This includes coaching in smaller group sessions, mentoring from some of the best experts in the world of healthcare and overall general support which ranges from access to test sites, to challenging their business models, to pitch training, to deep dives and much more. They will also benefit from a growing alumni network who have ‘been there, done that’ and can pass on their experience and wisdom.

All combined the Vision Health Pioneers Incubator is a thriving ecosystem which propels healthcare startups and fuels a growth of problem solvers. The entrepreneurs grow as individuals, grow as teams and grow alongside their fellow cohorts. Whilst the speed of growth will naturally vary between each team, they have all entered the Incubator at exactly the same time and in exactly the same position: they are all first-time founders of early-stage healthcare startups.

Here is a brief behind the scenes look at some of the things that happen in the first week with Vision Health Pioneers Incubator:

 

The Vision Health Pioneers Incubator Welcome Breakfast. After all Covid-related safety checks, our entrepreneurs pull up a chair, sip from a glass of champagne, nibble on a croissant and meet everyone else! An important part of any successful relationship is the welcome and this is always done with a bit of style at Vision Health Pioneers Incubator. This was the chance for the startups to find out more about each other and also get to know the Vision Health Pioneers Incubator team.

After this warm welcome our Vision Health Pioneers Incubator team introduce the program and talk everyone through what happens during their 10-months in the Incubator. Our structured program is designed to guide them all through the key phases of product development and a go-to-market launch. It’s supported by our exclusive partner network, which includes experts in healthcare, business, tech and innovation.

Strike a pose! Our trusted photographer Dominik Tryba takes portrait and team shots for all the startups which are used in all future communications about their exciting businesses. Dominik has taken all the entrepreneurs headshots and group shots since Vision Health Pioneers Incubator began and this provides a consistent style approach. His approach will always eventually get a smile out of everyone. Here is a behind the scenes look of the photography in action!

Our new crib is Unicorn Workspaces and so during the first week our latest cohort took a tour of the impressive site. With the engaging and welcoming on-site barista team, we are sure our startups will enjoy the instant availability of a coffee or tasty treat. As well as their private room, our startups can use private phone booths, a barista room for important breaks and for those who need a few minutes shut-eye, there is even a napping room.

 

It’s a non-stop first week for our startups when they enter the program. This welcome provides the perfect introduction to what is about to happen and is a strong grounding for the overall appreciation of everyone in the exciting journey. We love supporting startups and watching them all develop for an even stronger future of healthcare.

 

We welcome our third cohort to the family! In January 2022 we welcomed the third cohort into the Vision Health Pioneers Incubator. After a few months exploring many exciting early-stage startups, our team and jury reviewed all the applications we received and five startup teams were chosen. As the New Year began, their new journey started in our new coworking space and for 10 months they will receive coaching, mentoring and overall support from experts in the world of healthcare.

We are delighted to present the startups who have joined us in January 2022.

Welcome to the family to our third cohort!

 

aidable

“Support for the supporters: tool for relatives of eating disorder sufferers”

aidable focus on supporting family members of those suffering from eating disorders, in particular in the therapy aftercare where they want to reduce relapse rates. With their tool they want to act as a guide and as a source of information that enables the best possible support for the road to recovery.

Askalois

“Empowering carers to support their loved ones with dementia at home”

Askalois is a platform that provides a personalised plan and ongoing support to empower first-time carers to support their loved ones. With 200,000 new diagnoses of dementia in Germany every year, they aim to tailor their solution to both location and situation.

NeuriTec

“We are building the pacemaker of the brain”

NeuriTec aims to enhance the outcome of stroke patients and support their rehabilitation. With an AI based, closed-loop brain-computer interface they want to prevent the full impact of neurological deficits after a stroke and increase recovery outcomes.

Physikit

“Enabling at-home (blood) testing as a service for eHealth”

Physikit is the missing puzzle piece between the digital space of eHealth and the physical world of medicine. With its plug-and-play solution, Physikit enables at-home blood collection and subsequent blood analysis for any eHealth service on the market. Services of Physikit include lab search and coordination, selection of the best test kits, orchestrating logistics and integration with lab IT systems. The eHealth developers only have to integrate the Physikit API, and can immediately provide their users with convenient at-home blood collection for monitoring of key health parameters.

Seeme

“The first computer vision indicator for mental health in children”

SeeMe is an AI driven service that monitors the health of patients. We provide an additional layer of information to doctors and patients derived from facial analysis (valence, intensity, engagement, attention, variety of emotions, and heart rate) during video assessment. SeeMe makes sure the patient gets the best after-diagnosis care by offering automatized check-ups that monitor any changes in their behavior. Especially helpful with chronic patients, seniors, and pregnant women.

 

We look forward to sharing more details soon and can’t wait for you to meet them. They will be joined in April 2022 by our fourth cohort and then our fifth and last cohort for 2022-2023 in July this year. Applications are still open to join us in July – apply by 15th April 2022.

Welcome to our new crib! We are excited to showcase our new coworking space in central Berlin. Provided by Unicorn Workspaces in the beautiful AEG building, this is the home for our startups in 2022 and 2023. Whether the entrepreneurs are attending an on-site workshop, zooming into an online mentor session or just building their business, the startups benefit from the comforts of modern office spaces. 

Set in the stunning AEG complex, once one of the largest industrial sites in Berlin, our new crib includes an on-site barista team who help fuel the creativity with delicious coffees and energy boosting treats. When they’re not creating cappuccinos and playing beats, you can spot the team whizzing down the corridors on scooters to save precious minutes – something our startups know all so well! Time is everything when you’re innovating for the future. 

Inside Unicorn Workspaces, the startups can utilise phone booths for private meetings or when they need a power boost, relax in the napping room. This jewel of the workspace provides the perfect place to recharge and a place where you can escape from the world for a while. Phones are not allowed inside. So our entrepreneurs should hopefully feel relaxed after a visit. 

Looking back, the Unicorn Workspaces is set in an impressive part of the city’s history. The complex is the former site of electrical company “Allgemeine-Electricitäts-Gesellschaft“ (AEG) am Humboldthain – this is the place that literally powered Berlin. Today it now helps power healthcare startups. Much of the site has been preserved and so even now we have a glimpse of how the industrial metropolis after 1890 helped Berlin become an electropolis.

With the dark red brick (bluish brick containing iron oxide on the façade), our new coworking space  is the perfect place for our startups to work hard but equally enjoy some downtime in some of Berlin’s best hangout spots – just a stone’s throw away. 

If you’d like to benefit from this coworking space in Berlin, visit our application page to find out more about applying for the last cohort. Join us in July 2022 (apply before 23:59 CET on 15th April 2022).