Life Sciences Program

A Market Access Program Made for Life Sciences Startups

Our Life Sciences program is dedicated to the needs and challenges of the life sciences sector and helps German startups build successful companies that bring effective therapies as well as innovative medical products and technologies to patients worldwide.

In a Nutshell

The Life Sciences program addresses the individual needs of each startup with the help of expert mentors who guide the development and execution of a market entry strategy.

A dedicated program for life science startups working on diagnostics, digital health, medical devices, therapeutics and platform technologies.

The program’s work streams and timelines are customized to meet your company’s most essential challenges and needs.

What’s in It For Your Startup

Accelerate Your Internationalization

We help you navigate a new market, develop market entry strategies, and execute go-to-market plans with the help of business and clinical experts.

Access to Our Global Network

Our global community of strategic partners, customers, investors and program alumni will expand your network, and provide new opportunities for your business.

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We help your business avoid costly mistakes through targeted validation and customer discovery activities.

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Our Life Sciences program is free of charge, we don’t take any fees or equity. Our goal is to help you succeed. No hidden agendas, no strings attached.

What You
Will Work On

Creating a viable roadmap for international expansion by understanding and developing your target and beachhead markets, business model and fundraising strategy

Identifying and strengthening your value proposition for the local market through customer discovery

Optimizing your clinical, regulatory and reimbursement strategy

Executing market access plans with guidance from mentors and partners

Identifying and facilitating partnerships and exit scenarios

Program
Timeline

Getting Started

If you’re thinking of applying, contact our scouts in Germany. They can offer preliminary mentoring and guide you through the application process, discuss requirements, and provide advice on the right program for your startup. We hold application rounds four times per year.

Deep Dive

Companies accepted into the program will be assigned a strategic lead and a team of expert mentors. The program starts with a comprehensive review of your company that helps identify strengths and weaknesses, set goals, and customize work streams according to the most pressing needs of your company.

Tailor-Made Support

Through in-depth and open dialogue with a dedicated expert team of mentors and German Accelerator team members, you will work on specific topics that will accelerate your company’s global expansion. This includes access to our global community to expand your network and engage with the local ecosystem.

Structured Learning

You will participate in specialized workshops to equip you with the knowledge needed to enter markets outside Germany. These interactive, topic-specific sessions are hosted by our expert mentors, alumni, and German Accelerator team members.

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The German Accelerator Life Sciences program validated our business proposal from the U.S. perspective and helped us to get access to local key opinion leaders. Additionally, we were able to validate our clinical plans with different clinical experts in the U.S. The U.S. being our most important target market, this has significantly enhanced our exposure to world class expertise.

Marco Janezic, CEO & Co-Founder at Eternygen

Life Sciences Program

A Market Access Program Made for Life Sciences Startups

In a Nutshell